✨ Our Public Discourse Award 2026 goes to “Not again!” by Kerstin Kohlenberg, @zeit.de. Drawing parallels between Trump’s rise and the appeal of the AfD, this deeply researched piece asks Germany to recognise the warning signs while it can change course: www.europeanpressprize.com/article/not-...
✨ The Investigative Reporting Award 2026 goes to Michael O’Farrell for “The Brother D conspiracy”. A decade-long investigation into an international child abuse cover-up, made possible through exceptional persistence and the bravery of victims: www.europeanpressprize.com/article/the-...
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Our board member @beatabalogova.bsky.social writes for @theguardian.com on propaganda, public-interest journalism, and the stories that endure. Her piece also reflects our 2026 Winners.
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✨ We are recognising journalists from @wearesolomon.bsky.social, @republik.ch and WAV Recherchekollektiv with The Migration Journalism Award 2026 for the investigation into unaccompanied children sleeping on floors in shifts in Greece’s EU-funded camps: www.europeanpressprize.com/article/unac...
✨ The Special Award 2026 is presented to “Killing for the photo” by Barbara Matejčić, Novosti, BIRN. A powerful investigation asking: when an execution is photographed at close range, does the camera only record what happened or did its presence shape it: www.europeanpressprize.com/article/kill...
Outstanding journalism by @maberalv.bsky.social, @malvarezdelvayo.bsky.social, @carmen-tm.bsky.social, and Adrián Maqueda revealing the human cost of opaque technology!
Incredible work by @lydiaemman.bsky.social, @corina-petridi.bsky.social, @stavinoha.bsky.social, @malichudis.bsky.social, @maybulman.bsky.social, Iliana Papangeli, Galatia Iatraki, @lonaeg.bsky.social, @oabdullah.bsky.social, Lukas Haeuptli on the children Europe must protect and knowingly failed.
⭐ The European Press Prize 2026 Award Ceremony is starting! We're delighted to begin the evening with a live performance by Mensagem de Lisboa. Rooted in the city that is hosting us this year, the performance sets the stage for an evening dedicated to outstanding journalism and the people behind it!
✨ Our Innovation Award 2026 goes to @civio.es’ investigation into an AI cancer-detection tool that missed nearly one in three melanomas and was trained almost entirely on images of white patients: www.europeanpressprize.com/article/mole...
✨ We are awarding the Distinguished Reporting Award 2026 to “What the wounds are telling us” by Maud Effting and Willem Feenstra, @volkskrant.nl. A deeply human investigation built from medical evidence gathered when access to Gaza is impossible: www.europeanpressprize.com/article/what...