2026 SIGMA AWARDS
Submit your story by January 18, 2026
FEATURE
We asked four professionals who, through their work, move from buzzwords to action
Four editors, who work on turning a buzzword into practice, explain what it takes for a story to make a difference and share how they build impact in reporting from the very beginning. Meet the Impact Editors.
FEATURE
Reuters Institute: How AI could redefine journalism in 2026
Τhe Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism asked leading media experts how AI will reshape the way news is found, verified, produced, and financed, and what that shift will mean for public trust.
FEATURE
Journalism in 2026
ALL STORIES
According to Nieman Lab’s 2026 prediction series, news will balance technology, ethics, and community, keeping audiences at the center of every story.
DATA
STORIES
Tools, news and practices from the data journalism community, useful for everyone
A guide for journalists on how to observe and measure the reduction of water reserves in water bodies, like the Aposelemi Dam in Crete, with the use and the analysis of satellite images.
We have collected historical data on the water reserves in Attica's reservoirs and are publishing it as an open dataset.
A guide on non-coding journalists using AI to build web scrapers and access complex public data for their investigations.
Professor Nick Diakopoulos speaks to iMEdD about how generative artificial intelligence is affecting newsrooms and journalism’s comparative advantage in content production. He comments on the competitive pressures media face in distribution and sees the opportunity for trust in journalism as still very much alive.
PRESS FORWARD
Features and analyses about the present and future of journalism
FEATURE
Ann Hermes has spent six years photographing the fading world of U.S. local news, capturing the humor and humanity of newsroom life alongside the melancholy of an industry in retreat. She spoke with iMEdD about the state of local journalism today — and what it might become tomorrow.
In this collection of essays, executives, reporters, and media innovators from the iMEdD network reflect on what lies ahead for journalism in the coming year.
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.
Jelani Cobb, Dean of the Columbia Journalism School, author, and longtime staff writer for The New Yorker, speaks to iMEdD about academic freedom in the United States, the challenges facing the press today, so-called “Trump coverage,” and the public interest as journalism’s enduring mission.
A digital exhibition by the International Press Institute brings to light just a small sample of a treasure trove of archives. We spoke with the IPI team about the organization's major project to organize and make available the archives, which represent the history of freedom of the press around the world.
One of the most consequential conflict photojournalists of our era, Ron Haviv, talked with us about how his photographs led the way for the representation of conflict for the world.
EDITOR’S
PICKS
Curated stories and reports from the iMEdD journalism team.
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Data
Armaments: Israel and the others
Data from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) on international arms transfers to Israel, Syria, Iran, Lebanon, Yemen and Palestine. What does the data on the quantity and origin of transfers show?
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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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Stories
“Never a good time to break down” – Journalists in Gaza continue to report amidst fear for their lives
Four Gazan journalists reflect on how it feels to be reporting after nearly 20 months of war.
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Stories
MATRIX: A murdered journalist and the mafia’s crypto-phones
How the murder of a journalist in Amsterdam is linked to the investigation of organized crime in Athens.
UNPACKING THE STORY
A video series about investigations that shed light into systemic problems and social injustices
OPINIONS
Showcasing insights that challenge perspectives
