Noema is an award-winning magazine exploring the transformations sweeping our world. We publish essays, interviews, reportage, videos and art on the overlapping realms of technology, philosophy, governance, economics, geopolitics and culture. In doing so, our unique approach is to get out of the usual lanes and cross disciplines, social silos and cultural boundaries. From artificial intelligence and the climate crisis to the future of democracy and capitalism, Noema Magazine seeks a deeper understanding of the most pressing challenges of the 21st century.
In ancient Greek, noēma means “thinking” or the “object of thought.” And that is our intention: to delve deeply into the critical issues transforming the world today, at length and with historical context, in order to illuminate new pathways of thought in a way not possible through the immediacy of daily media.
Published online and in print by the Berggruen Institute, Noema grew out of a previous publication called The WorldPost, which was first a partnership with HuffPost and later with The Washington Post. Noema publishes thoughtful, rigorous, adventurous pieces by voices from both inside and outside the institute. While committed to using journalism to help build a more sustainable and equitable world, we do not promote any particular set of national, economic or partisan interests.
AWARDS:
2025 LA Press Club’s SoCal Journalism Awards:
- Winner: Medical/Health, Diseases and Epidemics for “Viruses Play A Leading Role In Humanity’s Story, And Not As A Villain” by Carrie Arnold
- Winner: Science Reporting for “A Digital Twin Might Just Save Your Life” by Joe Zadeh
- Winner: Crime Reporting for “The Rise Of the Bee Bandits” by Oliver Milman
- Winner: Hard News Feature, General News for “Chasing Utopia, Startup Style” by Lily Lynch
- Winner: Soft News Feature, General News for “Living In A Lucid Dream” by Claire L. Evans
- Winner: Visual Arts/Design/Architecture Feature for “The Artists Digitally Liberating Colonial Plunder” by Alizeh Kohari
- Second place: Technology Reporting for “A Digital Twin Might Just Save Your Life” by Joe Zadeh
- Second place: Portrait Photo, Non-Entertainment for “A Country Shaped By Poetry” by Mustafa Saeed
- Second place: Photo Essay (Single Topic), News/News Feature for “Protecting Dark Sky Country” by Tim Georgeson
- Second place: Page Design for “Protecting Dark Sky Country” by Peter Mellgard, Amara Higuera
- Second place: Investigative Reporting, Magazines for “The Rise Of the Bee Bandits” by Oliver Milman
- Second place: Investigative Reporting, Crime Related for “The Rise Of the Bee Bandits” by Oliver Milman
- Second place: Commentary for “The Lunacy Of Rebuilding In Disaster-Prone Areas” by Brian Stone Jr
- Second place: Theater/Performing Arts Feature for “A Country Shaped By Poetry” by Nina Strochlic
- Third place: Public Service News or Feature for “I Wrote The Magna Carta, And You Can Too” by Joe Mathews
- Third place: National Political/Government Reporting for “A Country Shaped By Poetry” by Nina Strochlic
- Third place: Illustration for “The Rise Of the Bee Bandits” by Alex Valentina
- Third place: Animation/Moving Graphic for “Living In A Lucid Dream” by Brindha Kumar
- Third place: Cover Art for “Issue No. 5: Threshold” by Sterling Ruby
- Third place: Feature, Business/Government (Over 1,000 Words) for “Inside Silicon Valley’s Grand Ambitions To Control Our Planet’s Thermostat” by Stephen Robert Miller
- Third place: Environmental Reporting for “Inside Silicon Valley’s Grand Ambitions To Control Our Planet’s Thermostat” by Stephen Robert Miller
- Third place: Hard News Feature, General News for “Inside Silicon Valley’s Grand Ambitions To Control Our Planet’s Thermostat” by Stephen Robert Miller
- Third place: Feature, Culture/Arts (Over 1,000 Words) for “What Feral Children Can Teach Us About AI” by John Last
- Third place: Non-Political Commentary for “Parenthood Amid California’s Devastating Climate Crisis” by Stephanie Kotin
- Finalists:
- Finalist: Technology Reporting for “Chasing Utopia, Startup Style” by Lily Lynch
- Finalist: Multimedia Package for “Protecting Dark Sky Country” by Caia Hagel, Tim Georgeson
- Finalist: Medical/Health, Mental and Physical Health for “A Digital Twin Might Just Save Your Life” by Joe Zadeh
- Finalist: Photo Essay (Single Topic), Culture/Entertainment for “A Country Shaped By Poetry” by Mustafa Saeed
- Finalist: Investigative Reporting for “Behind The Facade Of Modi’s ‘New Kashmir’” by Rana Ayyub
- Finalist: Commentary for “By Challenging Our Physical Bodies, We May Heal Our Civic Ones” by Colm O’Shea
- Finalist: Commentary for “The Danger Of Superhuman AI Is Not What You Think” by Shannon Vallor
- Finalist: Race And Society Reporting for “Who Gets To Be Chinese?” by Jacob Dreyer
2025 Creative Quarterly Award: CQ80
- Winner: Professional Illustration for “All for the Price of Eggs?” by Olga Aleksandrova
2025 ASME Awards For Photography And Illustration:
- Finalist: Best Social Media for “Protecting Dark Sky Country” on Instagram by Jennifer Prohov
- Finalist: Best Animated Illustration for “Why We Fear Diverse Intelligence Like AI” by m0 studio
2024 European Journalism Centre’s Climate Journalism Awards:
- Winner: Storytelling & solutions category for “Green Colonialism” by Isobel Cockerell, with photography by Frankie Mills, in partnership with Coda and The Economist
2024 LA Press Club’s SoCal Journalism Awards:
- Winner: Technology Reporting for “The Seductive Vision Of Green Aviation” by Henry Wismayer
- Winner: Commentary for “What AI Teaches Us About Good Writing” by Laura Hartenberger
- Second Place: Commentary for “AI Is Life” by Sara Walker
- Third Place: Commentary for “How To Fix Our Green Infrastructure Problem” by J.B. Ruhl and James Salzman
- Second Place: Consumer News Or Feature for “The Unending Quest to Build a Better Chicken” by Boyce Upholt
- Second Place: Animation/Moving Graphic for “Climate Lessons From A Lost Land” by Jesse Stone
- Finalist: Travel Reporting for “The Seductive Vision Of Green Aviation” by Henry Wismayer
- Finalist: Science Reporting for “The Extraordinary Green Promise Of A Tiny Molecule” by Holly Jean Buck
- Finalist: Solutions Journalism for “Banks For The People” by Piper French
- Finalist: Animation/Moving Graphic for “The Bold Idea To Move Millions To Climate Havens” by SERIFA
- Finalist: Feature, Culture/Arts for “Finding Awe Amid Everyday Splendor” by Henry Wismayer
- Finalist: Race And Society Reporting for “Hiking Sacred Peaks: Spiritual Act Or Desecration?” by Sparsh Ahuja
- Readers’ Choice: Best Conceptual Cover
2024 American Illustration and American Photography (AI-AP) Awards:
- Winner: American Illustration for “From The Age Of Empires To The Age Of Humanity” by Tianshu Wu
2023 LA Press Club’s SoCal Journalism Awards:
- Winner: Science Reporting for “Concrete Built The Modern World. Now It’s Destroying It.” by Joe Zadeh
- Winner: Commentary for “We Need To Talk About the Carbon Footprints Of The Rich” by Genevieve Guenther
- Winner: Medical/Health Reporting for “Deep Time Sickness” by Lachlan Summers
- Second Place: Science Reporting for “The Surprisingly Sophisticated Mind Of An Insect” by Carrie Arnold
- Second Place: Commentary for “How Black America Fell Out Of Love With Africa” by Alden Young
- Second Place: Feature Photo for “China Dreams Of A Palace In The Sky” by Matjaž Tančič
- Third Place: Music/Arts Feature for “The Centuries-Long Quest For The Scent Of God” by John Last
- Finalist: Commentary for “The Clash Of Two Gilded Ages” by Yuen Yuen Ang
2023 ASME Awards For Photography And Illustration:
- Finalist: Best News and Entertainment Photograph for “China Dreams Of A Palace In The Sky” by Matjaž Tančič
- Finalist: Best Print Illustration for “How Black America Fell Out Of Love With Africa” by Uréchi Oguguo
2022 Covering Climate Now Journalism Awards:
- Winner: Photography for “The Last Of The Marsh Arabs” by Emily Garthwaite
- Finalist: Commentary for “Environmentalism With Chinese Characteristics” by Yifei Li and Judith Shapiro
2022 Lowell Thomas Journalism Award:
- Winner: Environmental and Sustainable Tourism for “The Last Of The Marsh Arabs” by Leon McCarron
2022 ASME Awards For Photography And Illustration:
- Finalist: Best Photo Portfolio for “The Last Of The Marsh Arabs” by Emily Garthwaite
- Finalist: Best Digital Illustration for “Making Common Sense” by Noah Campeau