EUROPEAN PRESS PRIZE 2026
The six winners that showcase the very best of independent journalism
INTERVIEW
We met with Erin Reilly, founding director of the Texas Immersive Institute, to discuss what immersive storytelling can offer journalism.
STORIES
The thrill and skill of young reporters in the field
Radio Workshop’s Mike Rahfaldt discussed how critical it is for early career journalists to gain experiences away from their screens. After a week of audiovisual productions, youth reporters from South Africa, Greece, and Zambia shared how it feels to report out of your comfort zone.
INTERVIEW
Lisa Gibbs: Journalism’s future depends on engagement, accountability and connection
ALL STORIES
Lisa Gibbs, president and chief executive of the Pulitzer Center, is betting that accountability reporting can remain essential –if journalists find new ways to ensure their stories break through the noise.
DATA
STORIES
Tools, news and practices from the data journalism community, useful for everyone
We’ve created dozens of charts that update automatically every day without any intervention on our end, thanks to a few lines of Python code and the Datawrapper API.
Using the RSS feed of Αthens Water Supply and Sewerage Company, we collect the latest data on extractable water reserves in Attica on a daily basis. The data is visualized in charts that update automatically, allowing the water reserves in the basin's reservoirs to be monitored.
A detailed guide in using QGIS, from downloading to analysing data.
An automated Telegram channel, Fire News Alerts Greece, sends real-time notifications about new wildfires and de-escalations of active fire fronts.
PRESS FORWARD
Features and analyses about the present and future of journalism
We asked this question to journalists and representatives of journalism organizations from the iMEdD network who joined us at SNF Nostos 2026 and took part in this year's event.
Journalists worldwide navigate internet shutdowns, using risky workarounds to report news, exposing censorship, infrastructure failures, and personal, professional costs.
While collaborating on the writing of Virginia Giuffre’s autobiography, journalist Amy Wallace used meticulous journalistic research to document the trauma, the abuse, and Epstein’s secret network.
The nexus point where AI slop and propaganda meet is journalism’s latest challenge. When institutions are posting deepfakes of regular citizens and journalists themselves are being targeted, how can the public know what is real?
Τhree women who run Afghan newsrooms explain the challenges of practicing journalism under Taliban rule, managing editorial work remotely, and the ongoing struggle to keep their outlets operating.
As Georgia has dropped to 135th place in the 2026 World Press Freedom Index amid unprecedented hostility towards journalists, iMEdD spoke with representatives of four independent media outlets about the challenges facing journalism in the country: imprisonments, attacks, "foreign agent" laws, and the struggle for survival.
Speaking to iMEdD, Louis Jacobson of PolitiFact, described a profession constantly adapting to a fractured and fast-moving information ecosystem.
From “seggs” to “unalive,” online language is evolving to bypass automated moderation. What started as a workaround for content creators is now changing journalism itself. This is the story of algospeak.
EDITOR’S
PICKS
Curated stories and reports from the iMEdD journalism team.
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Feature
A visual essay of U.S. local newsrooms: humor and survival
Photographer Ann Hermes has spent six years capturing the fading world of U.S. local news. She spoke with us about the current state and the future of local journalism.
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Interview
Eliot Higgins: Algorithms, spies and Trump in the mix
The founder of the investigative platform Bellingcat speaks about algorithms and democracy in the 21st century, the world of intelligence services, and how investigative journalism is funded in the era of Trump.
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Feature
Gaza’s storyline: the coverage and the silence
With the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas being a reality, five journalists and media professionals share their perspectives on covering a war that has resulted in the highest number of journalist casualties in history. They assess the experience of the last two years and comment on the prospect of the next day –which has yet to come.
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Interview
Surveillance capitalism, counterintelligence for civil society, and journalism: a conversation with Citizen Lab’s founder
The founder and director of the University of Toronto’s renowned Citizen Lab sat down with iMEdD in Athens to talk about the crisis he perceives in liberal democracy and the future of digital spyware.
UNPACKING THE STORY
A video series about investigations that shed light into systemic problems and social injustices
OPINIONS
Showcasing insights that challenge perspectives
