The Bureau has been shortlisted for or won nearly 30 prestigious journalism awards since it launched in April 2010.
2016
Shortlisted – Medical Journalists’ Association awards, Newcomer of the year: Victoria Parsons
Shortlisted – Global Editors Network Data Journalism Award for Contractors tracking terror targets at heart of drone war: Abigail Fielding-Smith and Crofton Black
2015
Shortlisted – British Journalism Awards, Business journalism category: Nick Mathiason
Shortlisted – British Journalism Awards, new journalist of the year category: Crofton Black
Shortlisted – Amnesty Media Awards, for Kent to Kabul: Maeve McClenaghan, Sue Clayton
Shortlisted – Amnesty Media Awards, Gaby Rado Award: Maeve McClenaghan
Shortlisted – Orwell prize: Nick Mathiason
2014
Winner – New journalist of the year at British Journalism Awards: Tom Warren
Winner – Bar Council Legal Reporting Award for Joint Enterprise: Rachel Stevenson, Melanie McFadyean and Maeve McClenaghan
Bronze Winner – Lovie Award, News category for Where the Drones Strike project
Shortlisted – Amnesty Media Awards, innovation category for Where the Drones Strike
Shortlisted – British Journalism Awards in political category for Party Political Funding investigation
2013
Winner – Martha Gellhorn Award for Covert Drone War: Jack Serle, Alice Ross and Chris Woods
Shortlisted – British Journalism Awards, young reporter of the year: Maeve McClenaghan
Official Honoree – Webby Awards, news category: Bureau website
2012
Winner – Amnesty Media Awards, digital category: Deaths in Police Custody
Winner – British Journalism Awards, young reporter of the year: Emma Slater
Shortlisted – British Journalism Awards, investigation of the year: Covert Drone War
Shortlisted – British Journalism Awards, business journalist of the year: Nick Mathiason
Shortlisted – British Journalism Awards, innovation of the year: The Bureau
Shortlisted – One World Media Awards, television award: Aid to Ethiopia investigation
Shortlisted – One World Media Awards, press award: Ghosts of Baghdad
Shortlisted – One World Media Awards, popular features award: Ghosts of Baghdad
2011
Winner – Amnesty Media Awards, digital category: IraqWarLogs
Winner – Thomson Reuters Reporting Europe Award: Structural Funds
Shortlisted – Foreign Press Association Media Awards: Covert War project
Shortlisted – Investigative Reporters and Editors Awards: Structural Funds