Raw Story named to Editor & Publisher's '10 to Watch' list

Editor & Publisherhas named Raw Story to its 2024 "News Media's 10 to Watch" list — an honor recognizing 10 news organizations for their innovation and ingenuity.

The publication praised Raw Story's staff expansion, "deep reporting" and growth in readership and subscribers.

"Raw Story spent 2023 investing heavily in investigative and enterprise journalism, and it isn’t stopping," Editor & Publisher wrote in an article published online Thursday. "These investments aim to dramatically expand its original journalism, increase its subscriber base and enhance its overall leadership in national media."

Among the recent Raw Story investigations Editor & Publisher cited:

• A deep dive into the words and actions of Iowa-based religious extremists that have cultivated close ties to Donald Trump
• An exclusive interview with an “honorary” KKK member who’s running as a Republican for governor of Missouri
• Revelations that the federal government mistakenly gave classified information to a former Marine who’s currently in jail awaiting trial on charges related to him allegedly plotting an attack on the U.S. power grid.
• An explanatory piece about unresolved questions related to the January 6 attacks.

"With investigations like these, Raw Story will continue to be one to watch," Editor & Publisher wrote.

Said Raw Story Publisher Roxanne Cooper: "Whether it's our up-to-the-second breaking news, incisive opinion pieces or, certainly, our big investigations, we expect to give our readers many reasons throughout this pivotal election year to watch and read Raw Story."

The Alabama Media Group, Star Tribune in Minneapolis and New York Amsterdam News, one of the nation's leading Black newspapers, also appear with Raw Story on the "10 to Watch" list.

Raw Story's recognition from Editor & Publisher comes the same week the Sidney Hillman Foundation awarded investigative reporter Alexandria Jacobson a prestigious Sidney Award for her months-long investigation into violence against letter carriers and a recent spike in mail-related crime.

The Sidney Award is a monthly prize for "outstanding investigative journalism that exposes social and economic injustices" and given to only one investigation nationwide per month.

Raw Story's investigative reporting has won several other national awards in recent months, including a Best in Business Award from the Society for Advancing Business Editing Writing, a Folio Award from the Fair Media Council and an ION Award. In November, Editor & Publisher named Raw Story the "best news/political blog" of 2023.

Founded in 2004, Raw Story is America’s largest independently-owned political news site.

Long known for its rapid-fire breaking news reports and commentary, Raw Story has significantly expanded its investigative and enterprise reporting team. Hires during the past year include Dave Levinthal, Executive Editor Adam Nichols, Assistant Managing Editor Kathleen Culliton, Night Editor David McAfee and investigative reportersMark Alesia and Jacobson.