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The awards for excellence in European journalism ✨

Submit your best work: https://www.europeanpressprize.com/before-you-enter/

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Innovation in journalism takes many shapes: a newsroom relocating to report closer to a community, a chatbot fighting misinformation, a cross-border team mapping wealth, satellite data exposing environmental risks. These are the projects our Innovation Award recognized: buff.ly/Mw0mpZh
November 20, 2025 at 2:00 PM
One month to go until entries close for the European Press Prize 2026 ⏰

If you’ve published a piece this year that you are pround of, don’t sit on it. Submit it: www.europeanpressprize.com/before-you-e...

Deadline: 14 December.
November 14, 2025 at 11:15 AM
🎥 We’re going live on Instagram today at 12:00 CET: www.instagram.com/europeanpres...

Join our Jennifer Athanasiou-Prins and Cristian Lupșa for a conversation about journalism, the Prize, and how to make your entry stand out.

Your best chance to ask questions before entering!
November 13, 2025 at 9:03 AM
The 2024 Media Pluralism Monitor shows significant risks to media pluralism across Europe: cmpf.eui.eu/media-plural...

If you’re a journalist giving voice to under-represented communities, the European Press Prize 2026 is open for your work: www.europeanpressprize.com/before-you-e...
November 12, 2025 at 8:30 AM
We know that submitting your work for an award can feel like a lot. That’s why we’re going live to make it a bit easier by answering all your questions.

Join us this Thursday at 12:00 CET on Instagram for an open chat about journalism, entries, and your questions: www.instagram.com/europeanpres...
November 10, 2025 at 10:49 AM
It’s the weekend — a good moment to pause, look at the work you’re proud of, and consider submitting it. Entries for the European Press Prize are open until 14 December 2025. If your journalism made an impact this year, we want to see it.

More details: www.europeanpressprize.com/before-you-e...
November 8, 2025 at 9:15 AM
What does the European Press Prize really look for in a winning story? How does the judging process work, & does recognition matter?

Join our Instagram Live on 13 Nov with Executive Director Jennifer Athanasiou-Prins & Cristian Lupșa from the Preparatory Committee: www.instagram.com/europeanpres...
November 5, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Today we mark the International Day to #EndImpunity for Crimes against Journalists. Around the world, reporting the truth can mean facing threats, harassment, or worse. We honour those who take these risks and reaffirm that journalism is a public service.
November 2, 2025 at 9:00 AM
✨ We are proud to announce that Natalie Nougayrède, French journalist and former editor-in-chief of Le Monde, will chair the European Press Prize Panel of Judges.

A voice of integrity and experience, she has long championed independent journalism across Europe.

Welcome, Natalie!
October 27, 2025 at 3:34 PM
👏 We congratulate Beata Balogová, member of the European Press Prize Board, on receiving the 2026 Columbia Journalism School Alumni Award for her outstanding contributions to journalism: journalism.columbia.edu/news/announc...

A truly well-deserved recognition of her integrity and impact!
October 25, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Every day, somewhere in Europe, a journalist asks a question no one else dares to.

Our newsletter follows those questions and the people behind them.

✉️ Subscribe to stay close to the stories shaping our future: www.europeanpressprize.com
October 20, 2025 at 9:59 AM
🤝 Entering the European Press Prize 2026 means more than recognition. It connects you with journalists across Europe who share a commitment to high standards and impactful storytelling.

Submit your work before 14 December: www.europeanpressprize.com/before-you-e...
October 9, 2025 at 10:45 AM
☕ It’s Monday. Perfect time to share that piece you’re proud of!

Entries for the European Press Prize 2026 are open. Journalists from across Europe can submit their best work before 14 December 2025.

Learn more and enter: www.europeanpressprize.com/before-you-e...
October 6, 2025 at 7:15 AM
💬 Our Executive Director, Jennifer Athanasiou-Prins, puts it best: "Submitting your work to the @europeanpressprize.bsky.social means joining a community of journalists committed to high journalistic standards..."

If you’ve created a story that deserves recognition, now’s the time to share it!
October 1, 2025 at 9:28 AM
✨ The European Press Prize 2026 is open for entries!

We’re seeking the best journalism published over the past year — work that informs, inspires, & makes a difference. If you’ve written a piece you’re proud of, we want to see it!

🗓️ Submit before 14 Dec: www.europeanpressprize.com/before-you-e...
October 1, 2025 at 9:28 AM
📆 From tomorrow onwards, we will be attending iMEdD - incubator for Media Education and Development’s International Journalism Forum in Athens. You can find us in the Forum’s Media Village to learn more about our work, or chat about possible partnerships or collaborations! 👋

#iMEdDIJF25
September 24, 2025 at 12:22 PM
🏆 Today marks three months since we announced our Winners and Runners-Up at the 2025 Award Ceremony in Bari, Italy.

You can find the full list of Winners, Runners-Up, and Nominees here: www.europeanpressprize.com/shortlists/y...

Photos: Antonio Pellegrino
August 28, 2025 at 9:01 AM
🏆 In case you missed it: You can find the full list of Winners, Runners-Up, and Nominees for the 2025 European Press Prize here: www.europeanpressprize.com/shortlists/y...

Photo: Antonio Pellegrino.
June 20, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Published by: Abzas Media, @derstandard.at, d'Lëtzebuerger Land, Forbidden Stories, @france24.com, IRPI, Knack, @lemonde.fr, @lesoir.be, @nrc.nl, @occrp.org, @papertrailmedia.de, @radiofrance.fr, Radio France Internationale, Radio Télévision Suisse, Tamedia, @theguardian.com, & @zdfde.bsky.social.
June 6, 2025 at 12:36 PM
✨ Our 2025 Special Award goes to AbzasMedia and @forbidden-stories.bsky.social for "The Baku Connection" Project, coordinated by Forbidden Stories and their 15 media partners.

Find the project here: www.europeanpressprize.com/article/the-...
June 6, 2025 at 12:36 PM
✨ The Winner of our 2025 Migration Journalism Award: "Growing Up ‘Non-Western’ in Denmark’s Nanny State", by @mggalvin.bsky.social.

Published by @newlinesmag.bsky.social.

Read it here: www.europeanpressprize.com/article/grow...
June 6, 2025 at 7:33 AM
✨ The Runner-Up of our 2025 Migration Journalism Award: "The Brutal Truth Behind Italy’s Migrant Reduction: Beatings and Rape by EU-Funded Forces in Tunisia" by Mark Townsend.

Published by: @theguardian.com

Read it here: www.europeanpressprize.com/article/the-...
June 6, 2025 at 7:30 AM
✨ The Winner of our 2025 Public Discourse Award: "Mothers at the End of the World" by Katarzyna Boni.

Published by Książki.

Read it here: www.europeanpressprize.com/article/moth...
June 5, 2025 at 12:27 PM
✨ The Runner-Up of our 2025 Public Discourse Award: “Memory Machines” by @jesstraynor.bsky.social.

Published by @thedialmag.bsky.social.

Read it here: www.europeanpressprize.com/article/memo...
June 5, 2025 at 12:23 PM
✨ The Winner of our 2025 Investigative Reporting Award: "Serving Moscow", by @mariutanistor.bsky.social and Natalia Zaharescu.

Published by Ziarul de Garda.

Read it here: www.europeanpressprize.com/article/serv...
June 4, 2025 at 12:21 PM