WAN-IFRA ha anunciado los finalistas de los Digital Media Awards 2026 tras evaluar 811 candidaturas procedentes de Asia-Pacífico, sur de Asia, Oriente Medio, Europa, África y América, configurando una selección de 278 proyectos que reflejan el estado actual del periodismo digital.
La innovación en producto, el uso intensivo de datos y la integración de inteligencia artificial se consolidan como ejes estructurales de las redacciones, en un escenario en el que también adquieren protagonismo las estrategias de relación con la audiencia y los modelos de ingresos sostenibles. ios globales en 12 categorías, cuyos ganadores se darán a conocer el 2 de junio en Marsella, en el marco del World News Media Congress 2026.
La selección ha sido realizada por un jurado internacional de 61 expertos, entre ellos el director editorial de este Laboratorio de Periodismo, Lluís Cucarella, quienes han evaluado propuestas que combinan ejecución técnica, impacto medible y escalabilidad.
Las candidaturas muestran un ecosistema en el que conviven newsletters, pódcast, productos basados en inteligencia artificial y visualizaciones interactivas, con una presencia destacada de iniciativas orientadas a combatir la desinformación y reforzar la confianza pública. WAN-IFRA ha subrayado también la incorporación de una nueva categoría, Best Emerging News Providers, centrada en creadores y nuevos actores informativos.
A continuación, la lista completa de finalistas:
Best News Website or App Relaunch
Audience-First Relaunch of a Digital News Website | Okaz Organisation for Press and Publication | Saudi Arabia
Beyond the Headline – A digital news redesign | Debunk Media | Kenya
CNA App Revamp | CNA, Mediacorp | Singapore
Crime World | Irish Independent | Ireland
Daily Sun – The People’s Paper, Digitally Reimagined | Daily Sun | South Africa
Deccan Herald and Prajavani Epaper Revamp | The Printers Mysore Private Ltd. | India
Kauppalehti Pörssi 2.0: Reinventing Finland’s Leading Stock Market Service for a New Generation of Investors | Kauppalehti / Alma News Media | Finland
LA NACION, 30 years of innovation | La Nacion | Argentina
N1 Info Website & App Redesign | N1 | Serbia
Netwerk24 Newsroom Transformation | Netwerk24 | South Africa
New El Tiempo News App | Casa Editorial El Tiempo | Colombia
New website – A Redação | A Redação | Brazil
Reinventing ‘Der Tag’ – How F.A.Z. Turned a Freemium News Product Into a Premium News Experience | Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung | Germany
Rheinpfalz App | RHEINPFALZ Verlag | Germany
Saudi Gazette | Okaz Organisation for Press and Publication | Saudi Arabia
Sinar Daily | Sinar Karangkraf Sdn Bhd | Malaysia
The Chosen Ones | NTM | Sweden
The Daily Jagran | Jagran New Media | India
UOL: The Multiplatform Evolution (Towards 30 Years) | UOL | Brazil
Young World Club | The Hindu Group | India
ZBSchool.sg Relaunch: Building the Next Generation of Chinese News Readers Through Learning-Led Engagement | SPH Media, ZBSchools | Singapore
Best in Countering Disinformation
Anatomy of a Buzzer Network | Kompas Daily Newspaper | Indonesia
Augsburg checkt’s | Günter Holland Journalistenschule / Augsburger Allgemeine | Germany
Building Public Resilience to Information Pollution in Libya (RIPIL) | BBC Media Action | Libya
Debunking the ‘Lifetime Golden Visa’ Rumour: A Verification-Led Newsroom Response by Khaleej Times | Khaleej Times | UAE
Detektif Deepfake | Tempo | Indonesia
Exposed: The Fake News Factory | News24 | South Africa
Indicator | Indicator | Canada
Kumbh Investigation | BBC News Hindi | India
La Buloteca | Maldita.es | Spain
Latin American Network of Fact-Checking Trainers: Collaboration as a Response to the Trust Crisis | Chequeado | Argentina
Noticias Falsas, Víctimas Reales | Agencia EFE | Spain
Sach ke Sathi Senior Citizens Media Literacy Program | Jagran New Media (Vishvas News) | India
SEMS EUROPE | Maldita.es | Spain
The Hindu Written By Journalists | The Hindu Group | India
The Smear Campaign Against Daraj | Daraj Media | Lebanon
Tren de Aragua: Fact vs. Fiction | InSight Crime Incorporated | USA
X-Boer Unmasked | News24 | South Africa
Best Emerging News Providers
APT | IE Online Media Services Private Limited | India
Children United | Children United | UK
Dave Jorgenson Goes Independent | Dave Jorgenson | USA
Fayli Xelk: Community Powered Journalism | AVA Media | Iraq
Fayn | Fayn | Turkey
Headstart | SPH Media, The Straits Times | Singapore
Housing emergency in Italy | VD | Italy
Indicator | Indicator | Canada
Ngewarta | PT Dynamo Media Network (kumparan) | Indonesia
Novanews.co.za | Novus Media | South Africa
Bangkok Local News | Society | Thailand
Spot On: journalism meeting the moment in a creator economy | Spot News | India
Vale Vivo Project | Grupo A Hora | Brazil
Willow Health Explainers | Willow Health Media | Kenya
Willow Health Media – Emerging Health Journalism for Africa | Willow Health Media | Kenya
Best Reader Revenue Strategy
Di +Pro | Bonnier News | Sweden
Enhancing the Premium subscription tier to drive acquisition, engagement and upgrades | The Washington Post | USA
From Transaction to Trust: Leveraging Single-Article Sales for Audience Loyalty | Erna Media | Sweden
Local newspapers: From endangered product to success story | Bonnier News Local | Sweden
Manorama Online Premium | Manorama Online | India
News24: A Converged Commerce Strategy | Media24 – News24 | South Africa
Olé suscriptores | Olé | Argentina
Personalised Homepages – Proven Outcomes | Finansavisen | Norway
Premium Audience Engagement | Bisnis Indonesia Premium | Indonesia
Resilience & Revenue: Turning Investigative Impact into a 45% Subscription Growth in 2025 | Tempo.co | Indonesia
SCMP Lite | South China Morning Post | Hong Kong
UOL+: The Lifestyle Bundle Strategy | UOL | Brazil
V+ Daily Pass | Russmedia | Austria
Winning the young ones | NTM | Sweden
Best AI-driven News Product, Format or Strategy
AI Integrated Editorial CMS for Newsroom Efficiency | Saudi Gazette | Saudi Arabia
AI LINK: Let News Flow | Seoul Economic Daily | South Korea
AINews | Journalism Resource Center – JRC | Georgia
Ask Aunty Chatbot | Raseef22 | Egypt
Bihar SIR | The Hindu | India
Cheatsheet: a spreadsheet-based investigative tool to make sense of large datasets using A.I. | The New York Times | USA
Developing News Stories through Data Science Analysis of Open Source Data | AsiaOne Online Pte. Ltd. | Singapore
EditorialEye | Briefly News | South Africa
EqualVoice-Assistant | Ringier AG | Switzerland
Framing Gaza | Daraj, Saheeh Masr | Egypt
Graflager | Fædrelandsvennen | Norway
HT Archives Digitization | HT Media Labs | India
Impact Engine: An AI-powered tool for impact tracking and planning | Daily Maverick | South Africa
LANA – Laboratory for Automated News Analysis | El Economista | Mexico
NoticIA | El Vocero de Puerto Rico | Puerto Rico
Noticias Falsas, Víctimas Reales | Agencia EFE | Spain
Publish X , An AI-Driven News Decision Engine | United Daily News Group | Taiwan
Rani | Haaretz Group | Israel
SEMS EUROPE | Maldita.es | Spain
Varta Setu – News Bridge | The Printers Mysore Limited | India
WOHIN | Russmedia | Austria
Best Newsletter
AI PRISM: Personalized Report & Insight Summarizing Media | Seoul Economic Daily | South Korea
AI Prognosis newsletter | STAT | USA
Eroi del clima | Il Giornale di Vicenza (Gruppo Athesis) | Italy
Explaining Latin America through newsletters | The Brazilian Report | Brazil
fetzt. – A local newsletter guiding Chemnitz through its year as European Capital of Culture 2025 | Freie Presse – Medien Union GmbH Ludwigshafen | Germany
Freie Presse: Gastro Newsletter ‘Schmecken lassen’ | Freie Presse Chemnitz | Germany
From the Editor | The Telegraph | United Kingdom
India Business Briefing | Financial Times | India
Middle East Today | The National | UAE
Rapor Ekonomi Satu Tahun Prabowo-Gibran | Bisnis Indonesia Group | Indonesia
Slurrp’s Just One Thing | HT Media Labs | India
Standup | Capital Brief | Australia
The AI Shift | Financial Times | United Kingdom
The Hindu Explains | The Hindu | India
The state of Israel | Haaretz | Israel
The Week with SvD | Svenska Dagbladet | Sweden
Unhedged | Financial Times | USA
WeekendPost Extra | WeekendPost Newspaper | Botswana
Best in Audience Engagement
Ask an Expert | Financial Times | United Kingdom
Chamchamal Flooding: From Broadcast to Boots on the Ground | AVA Media | Iraq
Dave Jorgenson Goes Independent | Local News International | USA
FloodControlPH | Rappler | Philippines
From Transaction to Trust: Leveraging Single-Article Sales for Audience Loyalty | Erna Media | Sweden
Gaumenfreuden’ events | Tiroler Tageszeitung | Austria
Ideas | Capital Brief | Australia
Intelligent Notification System with Reinforcement Learning | HT Digital Streams | India
Iran International Telegram bot | Volant Media UK Ltd | United Kingdom
Kumparan Multi-channel Journalism | PT Dynamo Media Network (kumparan) | Indonesia
News24 WhatsApp Channel | News24 | South Africa
Papeletas Ciudadanas (Citizen Ballots: Turning Viral Complaints into Legal Enforcement) | El Comercio | Peru
Political Discourse: Mkhwanazi Coverage | Daily Sun | South Africa
Rani | Haaretz Group | Israel
Rapport/Netwerk24’s 100 Best Afrikaans Books | Rapport/Netwerk24 | South Africa
Sema Na Z: The Youth Voice Project | Nation Media Group | Kenya
Slurrp Community: Building India’s Largest Food Platform | HT Media Labs | India
Truth or tale? | SWI swissinfo.ch | Switzerland
Under The Same Sun: Gujarat’s Women Powering India’s Solar Transition | PLUC | India
UOL 360° Ecosystem: From ‘Dark Social’ to Live Broadcasting | UOL | Brazil
VG promotes quality journalism without influencers | VG | Norway
Vozes do Agro (Agribusiness Voices) | Editora Globo | Brazil
Xor subbrand at TV2 Østjylland | TV2 Østjylland | Denmark
Most Innovative Digital Product
A Re Buwe | Daily Sun | South Africa
AI NOVA: News Orchestrating Vivid Agent | Seoul Economic Daily | South Korea
Ask an Expert | Daily Sun | South Africa
Bergen Monitor | Bergens Tidende | Norway
Erased Palestinian Communities (Erased) | Haaretz | Israel
Fintech AI Suite | HT Digital Streams | India
Iran International Telegram bot | Volant Media UK Ltd | United Kingdom
Keeron: Accelerating Careers, Redefining Media | The Daily Star | Bangladesh
LN PLAY: A Planned Product to Distribute Video News and Analysis in Real Time, from Newsroom to Platform | LA NACION | Argentina
News Connect: Same journalism. New Interface. AI Native. | Ippen Digital GmbH & Co. KG | Germany
Personalised Homepages – Proven Outcomes | Finansavisen | Norway
Publish X ,A Digital Product for Scalable Editorial Decision-Making | United Daily News Group | Taiwan
Rani | Haaretz Group | Israel
Reimagining video for premium journalism | VG | Norway
RUN – A running platform turning local sports data into journalism, loyalty and revenue | Stavanger Aftenblad | Norway
Sakal E-paper | Sakal Media Group | India
Scaling Success Across Borders: How a Record-Breaking Methodology Empowered Danish and Norwegian Newsrooms | Berlingske | Denmark
SOJO QuickInsights | Nigeria Health Watch | Nigeria
Unlocking growth with flexible access: Giving customers more ways to pay for journalism | The Washington Post | USA
UOL Flash: The Social News Feed | UOL | Brazil
Vietnam’s Journey to Independence – Recreated on Digital Platforms | Nhân Dân Newspaper | Vietnam
Best Use of Video
Anatomy of BGB shootings in Rampura | The Daily Star | Bangladesh
Behind The Story of Pacu Jalur | Fkum | Indonesia
Benito en PR | El Vocero de Puerto Rico | Puerto Rico
Dana: la vida y la muerte en cien metros | ABC | Spain
Faktos Franquistas | elDiario.es | Spain
GZH Streaming operation | Grupo RBS | Brazil
How women protect Mexico City’s ancient island farms | Mongabay and Associated Press | Mexico
Hunted – Tracked, traced and eliminated: How Mpho Mafole was murdered | News24 | South Africa
Le Touriste, Le Parisien’s video series | Le Parisien | France
Les Echos’ Video Programs: Expanding the Reach of Economic Journalism | Les Echos | France
Lost sons of Kenya | TUKO.co.ke | Kenya
Moor: Storytelling to Story-Living | Daraj Media | Lebanon
NIKKEI Film: The ‘megadrought’ striking the American Southwest | NIKKEI Inc | USA
Samidat: In the Face of War | The New Arab | Egypt
Short Video Analyses – Kleine Zeitung | Kleine Zeitung GmbH | Austria
The Final Confession of Toa Payoh Ritual Murderer Catherine Lim | Our Grandfather Story | Singapore
The Highway of Death: Jatrabari Killings | Prothom Alo | Bangladesh
The Prejudices of the People | Bergens Tidende | Norway
The price of silence: Exposing the IDT bribe attempt on journalist Africa International | Daily Maverick | South Africa
Through The Years | AsiaOne Online Pte. Ltd. | Singapore
Um Brasil que desmorona (A Brazil that crumbles) | Metrópoles | Brazil
Why Indian Cities aren’t Walkable | The Quint | India
Best Use of Audio
Age of Anxiety | CNA, Mediacorp Pte Ltd | Singapore
Audio Led Access to Journalism Across Platforms | Okaz Organisation for Press & Publication | Saudi Arabia
Black Circle: The Shocking Story of Norwegian Black Metal | Bergens Tidende | Norway
Caso Zero | O GLOBO | Brazil
Delayland | DW (Deutsche Welle) | Germany
Escoltas: la sombra que me protegía de ETA | ABC | Spain
Just Between Us | Irish Independent | Ireland
Mission Manipur | Frontline magazine | India
Neymar: The Business Empire Behind the Star | UOL | Brazil
No quiet at home: The reality of living with Singapore’s traffic noise | SPH Media, The Straits Times | Singapore
On the frontlines: Eco-Business Podcast series | Eco-Business Pte. Ltd. | Singapore
Sanaa’s Odyssey | The New Arab | United Kingdom
Storytime with Zaza and Zuzu | BBC Media Action | Palestine
The Killing Call – An Investigation | Collective Newsroom | India
The Man with Two Faces | Bergens Tidende | Norway
The Outlaw Ocean Podcast | The Outlaw Ocean Project / CBC Podcasts | USA
Trapped in the Mountain | Bergens Tidende | Norway
VAPE UNIVERSE | Bhekisisa Centre for Health Journalism | South Africa
West Africa’s Borderless Women: Inside the Yoruba Sisterhood Linking Nigeria and Cote d’Ivoire | RM Times | Nigeria
Why Indian Forces Lost 72 Fighter Jet Pilots Without Any War in the Last 26 Years | The Quint | India
Wrapped 2025 | EL PAÍS | Spain
Youth-Led Audio Storytelling Lab | Izuba Radio & TV | Rwanda
Best Data Visualisation
A new, mobile first election coverage | VG | Norway
Aniversario dana | Las Provincias | Spain
Así volaron una fábrica de armas en la Argentina para ocultar pruebas de corrupción | LA NACION | Argentina
From Cradle to Future: Why childhood vaccination is protecting Kenya’s generations | Willow Health Media | Kenya
How bad is the air Delhi breathes? | Collective Newsroom | India
I Thought I Was Too Young For Breast Cancer | Our Grandfather Story | Singapore
Inside North Korea’s vast operation to help Russia’s war on Ukraine | Reuters | United Kingdom
Interactive Map of Israeli Targets in the 12-Day War | Iran International | United Kingdom
Investment in AI is exploding | Reuters | India
Nuwa Senchi: From Survivors to Women Leaders | El Comercio | Peru
SOS Montseny | Diari ARA | Spain
Stranded at sea: A decade after EU’s migrant crisis, hundreds still dying in Mediterranean | Reuters | United Kingdom
Surviving the unsurvivable: Sole survivors in plane crashes | Reuters | India
The Crime Map | O Globo | Brazil
The lives lost in Gaza | Reuters | Singapore
The Vanishing Lifeline: Can Kenya’s Healthcare System Survive Without US Funding? | Willow Health Media | Kenya
What data can tell us about South Africa’s child literacy problem and how to solve it | TheOutlier.co.za | South Africa
When a typhoon hits Hong Kong | South China Morning Post | Hong Kong
When Empty Spain Fills Up: Crowded Mountains, Packed Beaches and Seasonal Overpopulation | Agencia Colpisa (Vocento) | Spain
Best Marketing Campaign for a News Brand
Algokind by WZ | Reuters | United Kingdom
Campaña-cunyadisme-Nadal | Diari ARA | Spain
Democracy under attack | Reuters | United Kingdom
Every goal counts | VG | Norway
HHH: Heads Held High | Prothom Alo | Bangladesh
Manorama Online – Chumma MO it! | Manorama Online | India
Netwerk24 het GROOT NUUS (Netwerk24 has BIG NEWS) | Netwerk24 (Media24) | South Africa
O GLOBO 100 | O GLOBO | Brazil
Powering The Future | Star Media Group Berhad | Malaysia
RP+ CampusPass: Exclusive access to the young target group | Rheinische Post Medien GmbH | Germany
Stand Up and Be Counted | Food For Mzansi | South Africa
The National Concert “To Quoc trong tim: Homeland in Our Hearts | Nhân Dân Newspaper | Vietnam
STAT10 | STAT | USA
The Australian: Welcome To The Contest Of Ideas | The Australian / News Corp Australia | Australia
The Hindu Made of Chennai | The Hindu Group | India
The P&J – Your voice of the North | DC Thomson | United Kingdom
The Whole Picture | The Guardian | USA
Woman Life Freedom | Volant Media UK Ltd | United Kingdom
