Global winners announced!
Global finalists for the Digital Media Awards 2026
We are thrilled to announce the 50 global finalists for the Digital Media Awards 2026!
Selected from 278 regional top-performing finalists across Europe, Africa, APAC, the Americas, South Asia, and the Middle East, this year’s global shortlist is a testament to the creativity, ambition, and resilience driving digital journalism forward. Spanning 12 categories, these innovators, storytellers, and digital pioneers represent the best of the industry, from bold independent publishers to the world’s biggest news brands, across both established and emerging markets.
The global winners will be announced live on stage at theΒ World News Media Congress 2026Β in Marseille on 2 June, in front of the global news publishing community. It will be a night to remember.Β Secure your spot at the CongressΒ today!
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β¨ Best News Website or App Relaunch
This category recognises outstanding redesigns or relaunches of digital news platforms, including websites and apps, that significantly improve user experience, editorial presentation, performance, and strategic value.
β¨ Best in Countering Disinformation
This category rewards outstanding work that strengthens public understanding and trust by confronting disinformation with transparency, responsiveness, and innovation.
β¨ Best Emerging News Providers
This new category recognises independent news creators or early-stage news organisations that demonstrate credibility, originality, and clear public value. It celebrates creators who consistently produce factual, community-relevant information for digital platforms, particularly in underserved or low-trust information environments.
β¨ Best Reader Revenue Strategy
This category recognises smart subscription and membership strategies that support journalism through long-term loyalty, especially those that are technically sound, editorially strong, and contextually adapted to different markets and audiences.
β¨ Best AI-driven News Product, Format or Strategy
This category recognises innovative, ethical, and fully implemented uses of AI in journalism.
β¨ Best Newsletter
This category honours newsletters as essential journalistic formats that combine voice, service, and strategy to deepen audience relationships and build long-term loyalty, regardless of business model or scale.
β¨ Best in Audience Engagement
This category honours initiatives that build strong, sustained relationships with audiences through intentional, inclusive, and digitally relevant engagement.
β¨ Most Innovative Digital Product
This category recognises a digital product that offers a compelling and effective solution to a specific audience or market need.
β¨ Best Use of Video
This category honours powerful video journalism that makes strong use of the format to serve editorial goals, tell original stories, and engage audiences across digital platforms.
β¨ Best Use of Audio
This category rewards audio journalism that expands storytelling, deepens public understanding, and engages listeners through sound.
β¨ Best Data Visualisation
This category recognises data visualisations that turn complex information into clear, engaging and accessible storytelling.
β¨ Best Marketing Campaign for a News Brand
This category recognises the most impactful marketing campaigns led by news organisations to grow their audience, strengthen brand positioning, or reinforce trust and public value.
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