 In addition, the show has won Edward R. Murrow Awards for feature reporting and investigative reporting, the National Press Club's Arthur Rowse Award for Press Criticism, and the Bart Richards Award for Media Criticism in both 2012 and 2013.In 2016, "On the Media" was awarded the Silver Gavel for its episode "Bench Press".In 2017, producer Meara Sharma was awarded a Gracie Award for her production of the episode "Kidnapped", a special hour on how people around the world get news from Syria.