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EmailToday, Aspen Digital, in partnership with Online News Association (ONA), is excited to announce the 2026 winners for the Online Journalism Awards Topical Reporting: Artificial Intelligence category.
There are many voices and ways reporters and communities are talking about AI in the world, and it can be hard to know where to look to get it right.
This year, Aspen Digital partnered with The Online News Association to recognize news outlets for their reporting over entire pieces or series produced between April 3, 2025 and March 30, 2026 that clearly and accurately describe AI technologies from around the world.
Check out the winners below!
Large Newsroom Winner | Bloomberg News
Inside the Trillion-Dollar AI Machine
Medium Newsroom Winner | Hearst Connecticut Media Group
“AI boyfriends”: Teens and chatbot relationships
Medium Newsroom Winner | The Verge
The invisible labor of AI
Small Newsroom Winner | Rest of the World
Micro Newsroom Winner | Kaleidoscope
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