This award is presented to talented young people who stand out for the high quality of their personal skills and original, creative and innovative ideas in the magazine industry. 

Creator: Anouk de Groot  

“Into the depths”, featuring author John Boyne. 

Creators: Jon Smith
 

The 3 northern dailies have been running a joint readers’ campaign since the start of the war: Help Ukraine Now! Readers donated over €1.7 million over 3 years, which has been used to buy medicine and food, acquire ambulances and a fire engine and repair or rebuild homes. Part of the money also goes to Voices of Children in Kyiv, which helps traumatised children. The campaign was initiated by reporter Patrick van ’t Haar, who regularly travels to Ukraine, takes aid with him and uses his reports to show where the money goes. 

Creator: Patrick van ’t Haar

Valère, the partner of Veerle Duflou, chose to donate his body to science. Ten years after his death, Veerle wants to know what happens to those bodies. She visits the anatomy lab at the University of Antwerp and follows the people who receive donated bodies. The resulting five-part podcast was a series on the border of life and death, human interest and science. 

Creators: Wederik De Backer, Frederik De Clercq, Veerle Duflou, Rina Govers & Omara Poppe 

“Oh sister, where art thou?”, featuring interviews with some of Ireland’s youngest nuns about life in an enclosed order. 

Creators: Irish Independent features team  

From the award jury’s report: “Saskia Belleman has made the court accessible to a large and broad audience. In doing so, she contributes to transparency and understanding of the judiciary. An indispensable pillar of our much-discussed rule of law.” 

Creator: Saskia Belleman

Daniel Wiffen cover, featuring a photo of the Olympic swimming hero. 

Creator: Gerry Mooney  

Haagse Zaken is NRC’s weekly political podcast. Its episode “Everything you need to know to understand NSC” was awarded the Prinsjespodcastprijs, which honours the best political podcast every year. 

Creators: Guus Valk, Lamyae Aharouay, Iris Verhulsdonk & Fleur Kleinhuis 

Since the Gaza incursion, Israeli soldiers have frequently shared photos and videos on Instagram, TikTok or Facebook. For six months, Georgia Oost followed dozens of soldiers who posted their trophy photos and videos from the Gaza Strip. She verified the images, showing how they could provide evidence for the destruction of Gaza.    

Creators: Georgia Oost 

Front‑page treatment of boxer Kellie Harrington’s historic gold medal at the Olympic Games in Paris. 

Creators: Irish Independent publishing team

“Pressing forward”, featuring Olympian Philip Doyle on the front page. 

Creator: Leslie Ann Horgan 

IndoSport, a free sports‑focused podcast that rapidly grew to more than 150,000 downloads and expanded into audio documentaries, social media and live events. 

Creators: Mary Carroll & the Irish Independent audio team  

Alina Churikova has been diving into economic current affairs with Kop of Munt (Heads or Tails) every week since April 2025. This immediately picked up the Current Affairs category at the Oorkondes in November. De Standaard has won the category for four years in a row. 

Creators: Alina Churikova, Sofie Steenhaut, Yves Delepeleire, Pieter Santens, Alexander Lippeveld 

“Field of broken dreams”, about claims made by multiple female footballers that they were subjected to unwanted or inappropriate sexual advances from FAI coaches in the 1990s. 

Creators: Mark Tighe, Marie Crowe & Ellen Coyne 

“Behind closed doors: The disgraced landlord Christian Carter and the newspaper gagging order”, a two‑part Indo Daily special exploring the truth behind Christian Carter’s case. 

Creators: Garrett Mulhall, Fionnán Sheahan, Amy Molloy & Kevin Doyle 

Photographer Mark Condren for his image “Wading high”, which captures Irish National Stud gardeners removing pondweed from one of their park lakes. It highlights the stud’s non-use of pesticides policy as part of the Stud’s sustainability and biodiversity plan. 

Creator: Mark Condren

The award for national political journalism was presented to Lamyae Aharouay, who, according to the judges, “very much stands out and delivers consistent quality across a wide area”. 

Creator: Lamyae Aharouay 

Domhnall O’Donoghue, honoured for a collection of work and recognised for the breadth and excellence of his writing across a wide range of categories, as well as for a standout body of travel writing. 

Creator: Domhnall O’Donoghue 

Mutausbruch is a podcast that addresses what it’s like to grow up in a world in constant crisis. Jasper Riemann, journalist and podcaster, spent time with four children and young people from Aachen and the region to hear their experiences. 

Creator: Jasper Riemann 

“AI video: Can you tell if this is real or not - and what does this mean for us?”, a tech explainer examining hyper‑realistic AI‑generated video and its implications. 

Creator: Adrian Weckler 

Pól Ó Conghaile, for a collection of work on Ireland, including “Ireland’s Wild West: Why Connemara has such a hold on the Irish imagination (and our holidays)” 

Creator: Pól Ó Conghaile

An award from the Association of Investigative Journalists that honours editors who promote investigative journalism. 

Creator: Wubby Luyendijk 

“Behind the mask”, an edition focused on mascots. 

Creator: Rachel Dugan

Romy had spent four years convincing people that her suffering was unbearable and death was the only way out. Yet at the very last minute, she decided against euthanasia. Journalist Stephanie Bakker spoke to her some 40 times in a year and a half. The story of Romy, who chose not to be anonymous when sharing her story, not only gave hope but also laid bare the problems in the mental health system and the dilemmas around euthanasia in young people. 

Creator: Stephanie Bakker 

“The Indo Daily”, highlighting its reputation for insightful analysis and engaging reporting, and bringing listeners in‑depth, 20‑minute stories that fit into their day. 

Creators: Kevin Doyle, Fionnan Sheahan, Tabitha Monahan, Tessa Fleming & the Indo Daily production team 

Paddy Barry, for “Our mad drive to Mongolia”, documenting a 15,000km journey several friends in their 60s, 70s and 80s undertook from Kerry in small second-hand cars. 

Creator: Paddy Barry

Gerry Mooney won second prize for “Ryan’s air of discontent”. The judges said: “A brilliant shot of Environment Minister Eamon Ryan illustrates his bitter dispute with Ryanair over the passenger cap at Dublin Airport.” 

Creator: Gerry Mooney

Dunya, an Afghan woman who lives in Flanders, fled her family in fear of honour killing and in search of another life. The four-part podcast series by Debbie De Ridder and Nieuwsblad was the winner of De Grote PodCasting award. 

Creators: Debby De Ridder, Nathalie Delporte, Bert Heyvaert & Stef Lenaerts 

The Indo Sports podcast looked at the High Court ruling against Conor McGregor, with Mark Tighe explaining the case details and Luke Thomas assessing what the verdict means for McGregor’s profile in the US and beyond. 

Creators: Joe Molloy & Indo Sport team 

NRC’s Carola Houtekamer and Karlijn Kuijpers discovered that ships from the Russian “shadow fleet” refuel in the western Scheldt before continuing to transport crude oil across the oceans. Their investigation not only exposed a loophole and security risk, but also led to enhanced inspections by the Environment and Transport Inspectorate. 

Creators: Carola Houtekamer & Karlijn Kuijpers 

“Field of broken dreams”, about claims made by multiple female footballers that they were subjected to unwanted or inappropriate sexual advances from FAI coaches in the 1990s. 

Creators: Mark Tighe & Marie Crowe 

“Indo Sport, a closer look”, reinforcing our expertise in in‑depth sporting stories, with a daily take on the biggest sports news. 

Creators: Joe Molloy & Indo Sport team 

Rik Wassens and Carola Houtekamer followed six young analysts and the team leader at Offlimits’ hotline for reporting images of child sexual abuse. Offlimits is a private foundation set up by the Dutch hosting industry to clean up the heavily polluted Dutch internet. NRC worked with filmmakers Jaap van Heusden and Jefta Varwijk. 

Creators: Rik Wassens & Carola Houtekamer 

The Indo Daily won bronze in the ‘News’ category. This podcast takes you beyond the headlines of the stories people are talking about and relies on oldfashioned journalism. The collaboration between dedicated journalists and our talented audio team has been particularly successful in reaching new audiences. 

Creator: Irish Independent audio team  

The Indo Daily won bronze with “Field of broken dreams”, about claims made by multiple female footballers that they were subjected to unwanted or inappropriate sexual advances from FAI coaches in the 1990s. 

Creators: Irish Independent audio team, Mark Tighe & Marie Crowe 

The report uncovered a pollution scandal in Beverwijk’s Aagtenpark, right next to a residential area. The reporters also revealed how the municipality systematically tried to cover up this environmental pollution. It was the first journalistic production to show how dangerous and polluting the use of steel slag is.   

Creators: Friso Bos, Oscar Spaans & Bart Vuijk 

“A history of Ireland in 100 Paddys”, St Patrick’s Day issue. 

Creators: Irish Independent features team   

NRC Vandaag is NRC’s daily podcast that brings listeners the story of the day in 20 minutes every weekday, told by NRC’s best journalists. The makers won the award for Best Daily Podcast for the third time in a row. 

Creators: NRC Vandaag team 

Court reporter Saskia Belleman was named Journalist of the Year. She won the prize for her Telegraaf podcast Zij is van mij (She Belongs to Me), about femicide in the Netherlands, and her court reporting. The jury called her a heroine. 

Creators: Saskia Belleman & Wilson Boldewijn 

The BelTel won silver in the ‘News’ category. This podcast brings you some of Northern Ireland’s top journalists, giving you the inside stories behind what’s in the news. The collaboration between dedicated journalists and our talented audio team has been particularly successful in reaching new audiences. 

Creators: Belfast Telegraph audio team  

“McCartin strums a new tune at Avalon”, on CEO and new owner John McCartin’s acquisition of premium custom guitar maker Avalon Guitars and the road ahead. 

Creator: Fearghal O’Connor 

Catherine Murphy, for “Sustainable Algarve”, recognised for her insightful exploration of the region’s environmental challenges and opportunities 

Creator: Catherine Murphy