Digital Media Awards 2026

The global benchmark for digital journalism excellence

📣 Submission Final Deadline: 23 January 2026!

WAN-IFRA’s Digital Media Awards is the news industry’s most prestigious global competition celebrating excellence in digital publishing. The awards honour publishers and media organisations that have delivered outstanding and original digital projects, products, or strategies.

Get inspired with our 2025 winners worldwide and their winnig cases, or downlaod the detailed report available free for WAN-IFRA Members.

What’s new

The awards process has now been streamlined and unified for greater fairness and simplicity:

One global platform: All entries will now be submitted through a single system.
One timeline: The competition runs simultaneously across all regions: APAC, South Asia, Middle East, Europe, Africa, and Americas.
One submission: You only need to submit your work ONCE.
One process: Entries will first compete and get recognised regionally. The top-performing entry from each region will then automatically advance to compete for the global titles.

This new process ensures that excellence is recognised fairly across diverse markets while spotlighting the most impactful digital projects worldwide.

Why enter

Important Timelines

Call for entries: Closes 23 January 2026, at midnight CET.

Finalists announcement:

All regional Finalists will be announced between 13 and 23 March 2026.
Global Finalists will be announced on 4 May 2026.

Winners announcement:

Regional Winners: During WAN-IFRA’s Digital Media regional events
Global Winners: On 2 June during the Awards & Gala Night at the World News Media Congress 2026

The 2025 worldwide winners at the 76th World News Media Congress in Krakow, Poland.

The 2026 Categories