Congratulations to the 2026 Winners of the Online Journalism Awards

Posted By: Erin McGregor Association Updates, News, ONA Weekly,

As the night of the 2026 Online Journalism Awards (#OJA26) comes to a close, we congratulate the winners in the remaining 12 of 28 categories.

The 2026 OJAs, hosted by V Spehar of Under the Desk News at City Winery in NYC, proved to be a night to celebrate the best in digital journalism. Thank you for celebrating with us.

From groundbreaking investigations to compelling audio storytelling, this year's winners demonstrate the extraordinary ways journalism can strengthen communities and serve democracy. We are honored to present the winners and encourage you to get to know their work and impact.

See the 2026 OJA winners and finalists
Excellence in Audio Digital Storytelling
Daily and Weekly Series

Portraits of Childhood in Gaza

CBC, Front Burner

Limited Series

Left to Their Own Devices

The Toronto Star

Ongoing Series

Pablo Torres Finds Out

Meadowlark Media

Use of Audio

You've never heard climate change like this before

National Geographic

Excellence in Newsletters
Portfolio

From reach to connection

The Boston Globe

Single Newsletter

Camberville

The Boston Globe

Excellence in Social Media Engagement
Small Newsroom

Rankin County Sheriff's Office reporting

Mississippi Today

Medium Newsroom

The Cranford Killings

NJ Advance Media

Large Newsroom

TikTok channel

The Economist

Excellence in Visual Digital Storytelling
Small Newsroom

The Pudding

Medium Newsroom

What is the tallest mountain on Earth?

National Geographic

Large Newsroom

Scammed Into Scamming

Reuters

Gather Award in Community-Centered Journalism
Community-Based and Rural Focus

Opioid settlement funds project

Gulf States Newsroom

Urban and National Focus

Chicago Under Siege

Block Club Chicago

General Excellence in Online Journalism
Knight Award for Public Service
University of Florida Award for Investigative Data Journalism
Large Newsroom

Zombie Debt

Bloomberg News

AI Reporting (Aspen Digital)
Micro

Shell Game

Kaleidoscope

Small

My Mom and Dr. DeepSeek

Rest of World

Tie
Medium

"AI Boyfriends": Teens and Chatbot Relationships

Hearst Connecticut Media Group

Tie
Medium

The Invisible Labor of AI

The Verge

Topical Reporting: Immigration
Medium

Agents of Chaos

Bellingcat, CalMatters, Evident Media

Large

Deported and Imprisoned

Alianza Rebelde Investiga, Cazadores de Fake News, ProPublica, The Texas Tribune

Rich Jaroslavsky Founder Award

Jose Zamora

ONA Impact Award

The Daily Show team

Accepted by Ramin Hedayati and Max Browning