Ali Raj
Awards
Los Angeles Press Club Award
2020 - Environmental Reporting
Judges’ comment: "The Los Angeles Times reporters produced a stunning, well-written and researched report, combining facts with heart-wrenching stories about the impact of nuclear bomb testing."
Society of Environmental Journalists Award
2020 - Outstanding Explanatory Reporting (Large Newsroom or Circulation)
Second Place Judges' comments: "Reporters Carolyn Cole, Ali Raj and Susanne Rust, with strong multimedia and data analysis from a Los Angeles Times team, documented how nuclear fallout from United States government tests and climate change in the Marshall Islands have damaged coral, created fishkill and left in disrepair the Runit Dome, a massive radioactive waste facility. They revealed not just the tragedies of the islands and their nearby atolls, but the efforts of the U.S. government to obscure the truth from Marshallese government officials."
California Journalism Awards
2019 - Multiple
o In-Depth Reporting, Digital (First Place) o Investigative Reporting, Digital (First Place) o Enterprise News Story or Series, Digital (Second Place) o Enterprise News Story or Series, Print (Third Place)
South Carolina Press Association Award
2017 - In-Depth Reporting
Society of Professional Journalists Award
2019 - Sigma Delta Chi — Non-Deadline Reporting
Barbara London Lemann Scholarship Award
2017
Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism