Raw Story

== Awards and recognition ==

In 2008, the [[Online News Association]] named ''Raw Story'' a finalist in the 2008 [[Online Journalism Award]]s in the "Investigative, Small Site" category for the article "The permanent Republican majority", which revealed improper partisan influence in the prosecution of former Governor [[Don Siegelman]] of [[Alabama]].<ref>{{multiref2|2={{cite news|last1=Alexandrovna|first1=Larisa|author-link1=Larisa Alexandrovna|last2=Kane|first2=Muriel|date=November 18, 2002|title=The permanent Republican majority|work=Raw Story|url=http://rawstory.com/news/2007/The_Permanent_Republican_Majority_1125.html|access-date=December 5, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081201155730/https://www.rawstory.com/news/2008/The_Permanent_Republican_Majority_1125.html|archive-date=December 1, 2008}}|1={{cite web|date=August 4, 2008|title=2008 Online Journalism Awards – Finalists|url=https://awards.journalists.org/winners/2008/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210612100013/https://awards.journalists.org/winners/2008/|archive-date=June 12, 2021|access-date=June 27, 2021|website=[[Online News Association]]}}}}</ref>

In 2021, a ''Raw Story'' report by Daniel Newhauser broke the story on South Dakota Governor [[Kristi Noem]]'s use of the state airplane for non-official purposes, which resulted in criminal investigations.<ref name="groves">{{cite news |url=https://apnews.com/article/campaigns-south-dakota-kristi-noem-political-organizations-9c03ef45ca8e9210331f410c964eb8d8 |title=Democratic lawmaker asks AG to investigate Noem's plane use |publisher=[[AP News]] |date=February 25, 2021 |first=Stephen |last=Groves |access-date=October 10, 2022 |archive-date=October 10, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221010013542/https://apnews.com/article/campaigns-south-dakota-kristi-noem-political-organizations-9c03ef45ca8e9210331f410c964eb8d8 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>[https://www.keloland.com/keloland-com-original/author-of-story-on-noems-plane-use-in-2019-following-ag-complaint/ Author of story on Noem's plane use in 2019 following AG complaint] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221010013558/https://www.keloland.com/keloland-com-original/author-of-story-on-noems-plane-use-in-2019-following-ag-complaint/ |date=October 10, 2022 }}, [[KELO-TV|KELO]], September 7, 2022</ref> The investigative reporting was a finalist for a 2022 [[Society of Professional Journalists]] award which "honors a journalist or news organization for outstanding use of public records in reporting or advocacy of rights such as press freedom and public access."<ref>{{multiref2 |1=[https://spjflorida.com/sunshine-state-awards/ 2022 SPJ Sunshine State Awards], [[Society of Professional Journalists]] Florida chapter|2=[https://spjflorida.com/awards-categories/ 2022 Categories : Special Awards Division], [[Society of Professional Journalists]] Florida chapter}}</ref>

In 2022, ''Raw Story'' won the first place [[EPpy Awards|EPPY Award]] by ''[[Editor & Publisher]]'' in the category "Best news/political blog (1 million or more unique visitors)" for "How I left the far right", an opinion piece by [[Dakota Adams]], son of [[Oath Keepers]]' founder [[Stewart Rhodes]], that described how Adams became disillusioned with the anti-government militia group in the later days of the Trump administration.<ref>{{multiref2 |1={{cite web |url=https://www.eppyawards.com/ |title=2022 EPPY Awards |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221103150913/https://www.eppyawards.com/ |archive-date=November 3, 2022 }} |2={{cite web |url=https://www.rawstory.com/dakota-rhodes/ |title=Opinion : How I left the far right |date=July 12, 2022 |website=Raw Story |access-date=November 16, 2022 |archive-date=November 9, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221109174156/https://www.rawstory.com/dakota-rhodes/ |url-status=live }} }}</ref> ''Raw Story'' was also named the best U.S. news and political blog by ''Editor & Publisher'' in 2023.<ref>{{cite web |title=Eppy Awards 2023 |url=https://eppyawards.com/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240309224329/https://eppyawards.com/ |archive-date=March 9, 2024 |website=[[Editor & Publisher]] |access-date=March 26, 2024 |year=2023}}</ref>

In 2023, ''Raw Story'' [[investigative reporter]] Jordan Green won the [[Fair Media Council]]'s Folio award for his coverage of the [[January 6 United States Capitol attack|January 6, 2021 US Capitol riot]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Folio Awards - Best in News 2023 |website=[[Fair Media Council]] |date=2023 |url=https://www.fairmediacouncil.org/folio-awards/folio-award-winner-list-2023/ |access-date=September 17, 2023 |archive-date=September 18, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230918050144/https://www.fairmediacouncil.org/folio-awards/folio-award-winner-list-2023/ |url-status=live }}</ref> 

In 2024, ''Raw Story'' won a [[Society for Advancing Business Editing and Writing]] Best in Business award for its "Lawmakers, Law Breakers" series, which exposed Democratic and Republican lawmakers who violated U.S. conflict of interest and insider trading laws. It received honorable mentions in two other categories. The series also won the first place inaugural ION Award in 2023, which called the nonpartisan investigation "fair, bold, specific, and thoroughly documented."<ref>{{Multiref2 
|1={{Cite web |title=SABEW Unveils 29th annual BIB Awards Recipients |url=https://sabew.org/2024/03/sabew-unveils-29th-annual-bib-awards-recipients/ |date=March 14, 2024 |website=[[Society for Advancing Business Editing and Writing]]}}
|2={{Cite web |title=2023 Best in Business Awards |website=[[Society for Advancing Business Editing and Writing]] |url=https://sabew.org/contestsawards/best-in-business/ }}
|3={{Cite web |title=Announcing Winners of the 2023 ION Awards for Investigative and Original News Reporting |first=Sharyl |last=Attkisson |date=October 15, 2023 |url=https://sharylattkisson.com/2023/10/announcing-winners-of-the-inaugural-ion-awards/ |website=[[Sharyl Attkisson]]}}
|4={{Cite web |title=Lawmakers, law breakers: 37 members of Congress have violated a conflicts-of-interest law |url=https://www.rawstory.com/congress-stock-act-violations/ |first=Alexandria |last=Jacobson |work=Raw Story |date=November 27, 2003}} }}</ref>