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Background and Format: The Drum is a fortnightly marketing business magazine and news-led website covering the advertising/design/digital media sectors. The magazine is specifically aimed at the media, marketing and design community outside of London where they are served by the London-based media and marketing titles. The English and Scottish editions of The Drum merged into one publication on August 2008. The magazine is aimed at top level management and key decision makers. When sending press to the publication, the deadline falls on the last Wednesday of the month prior to publication, the title is then published a week later. The website that accompanies the publication has a monthly unique user figure of 1 million (source: publisher). The circulation is currently not disclosed as 9 months ago they took the company global and are waiting on their most recent figures. The magazine is available through subscription across the globe. Advertising information can be found at www.thedrum.com/advertise Awards: 2017 - PPA Awards, Business Media Brand of the Year (nominated) 2017 - PPA Awards, Business Magazine of the Year (nominated) 2017 - AOP Digital Publishing Awards, Best Online Media Property / Brand B2B (nominated) 2017 - AOP Digital Publishing Awards, Digital Editorial / Content Development Team of the Year, B2B (nominated) 2017 - British Media Awards, Commercial Content Team of the Year: The Drum Studios (bronze) 2016 - AOP Digital Publishing Awards, Digital Publisher of the Year (B2B) (nominated) 2016 - AOP Digital Publishing Awards, Best Online Media Property / Brand (B2B) (nominated) 2016 - PPA Awards, Business Media Brand of the Year (nominated) 2016 - PPA Awards, Event of the Year (business media): Do It Day (nominated) 2016 - PPA Awards, Publishing Innovator of the Year (nominated) 2016 - British Media Awards, Print Product of the Year (bronze) 2016 - British Media Awards, Event of the Year: Do It Day (winner) 2015 - AOP Digital Publishing Awards, Digital Publisher - Business to Business (nominated) 2015 - AOP Digital Publishing Awards, Commercial Partnership: The Drum & SapientNitro (nominated) 2015 - AOP Digital Publishing Awards, Editorial Team - Business to Business (winner) 2015 - PPA Awards, Business Media Brand of the Year (nominated) 2015 - PPA Awards, Business Magazine of the Year (nominated) 2015 - PPA Awards, Gamechanger of the Year (nominated) 2015 - PPA Awards, Event of the Year (business media): The Drum Live (winner) 2015 - PPA Awards, Digital Innovation of the Year (business media) (nominated) 2015 - British Media Awards, Event of the Year: The Drum Live (bronze) 2015 - British Media Awards, Content Team of the Year (bronze) 2014 - PPA Awards, Event of the Year - Business Media: The Drum Live! (nominated) 2014 - PPA Awards, Business Media Brand of the Year (nominated) 2014 - PPA Awards, Business Magazine of the Year (nominated) 2013 - PPA Awards, Event of the Year (Business Media): Dadi Awards (nominated) 2013 - PPA Aw

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Background and Format: The Bureau of Investigative Journalism officially launched on 26 April 2010. The not-for-profit organisation aims to bolster original journalism by producing high-quality investigations for national and international press and broadcast media. Its long-term aim is to explore new ways of conducting and funding investigative journalism.It will initially function as a production house working in collaboration with other news groups to get its investigations published and distributed. Audience and Readership: National and international press and broadcast media Monthly Unique Users: They do not disclose a monthly unique users figure. Ad rates: The website does not carry advertising. Awards: 2019 - Online Media Awards, Editorial Innovation of the Year: Refuge Woman (winner)  2019 - Online Media Awards, Best Campaigning / Investigative Journalism: Dying Homeless (nominated)  2019 - Amnesty Media Awards, Investigation: Dying Homeless (nominated)  2018 - British Journalism Awards, Innovation: No Refuge (nominated)  2018 - British Journalism Awards, Campaign of the Year: Dying Homeless (nominated)  2018 - British Journalism Awards for Specialist Media: Food and Agriculture (winner) 2018 - Online Media Awards, Editorial Innovation of the Year: Bureau Local (nominated) 2017 - British Journalism Awards, Innovation of the Year: The Bureau Local (winner) 2017 - Online Media Awards, Best Launch/Relaunch of the Year: new site (winner) 2012 - British Journalism Awards, Innovation of the Year (nominated) 2012 - British Journalism Awards, Investigation of the Year: Covert War on Terror (nominated) 2012 - Amnesty International Media Awards, Digital, Deaths in custody: a case to answer: The Bureau of Investigative Journalism (Winner)

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