The Press Gazette has announced the shortlist for the Future of Media Awards 2026, recognising excellence across digital news media in the UK and worldwide.

• Advertising Technology & Commercial Excellence (sponsored by Admiral) – Mediatech; The Guardian.
• App of the Year (sponsored by PugPig) – Belfast Telegraph; Sky News; The Guardian; The i Paper; The Times.
• Digital Storytelling (National/International) – Daily Mail; Financial Times (two entries); Sky News; The Economist; The Guardian.
• Digital Storytelling (Specialist/Regional) – Birmingham Live/Mail; MyLondon; Newsday; The Bureau of Investigative Journalism; The Will Hayward Newsletter; What's Happening in Wigan.
• Live Journalism (National/International) – Bloomberg; Daily Mail; Financial Times; Politico; Sky News; The Times/Times Radio.
• Live Journalism (Specialist/Regional) – Belfast Telegraph; BirminghamLive; Live Science; Nottingham Post; Reach Visual Journalism Team; The Yorkshire Post.
• Newsletter of the Year (National/International) – Financial Times; Politico; The Economist; The i Paper; The Kyiv Independent.
• Newsletter of the Year (Specialist/Regional) – Carbon Brief; Cheapskate London; Democracy for Sale; Don't Miss Margate; High Life North; The Will Hayward Newsletter.
• Online Video (National/International) – Daily Mail; Financial Times; The Economist; The Guardian; Sky News; The Times.
• Online Video (Specialist/Regional) – Cybernews; Manchester Evening News; Mongabay; Openly; Platts, S&P Global Energy; The Will Hayward Newsletter.
• Podcast of the Year (National/International) – BBC Radio 4 + BBC Sounds/Tempo+Talker; Sky News; Sky News/Tortoise Media; The Guardian; The Times and The Sunday Times (two entries).
• Podcast of the Year (Specialist/Regional) – Clyde 1/Bauer Media; Electrifying.com; Radio Kingston/WKNY; The Belfast Telegraph; The Bristol Cable; The Currency.
• Reader Revenue Strategy – Don't Miss Media Group; The Belfast Telegraph; The i Paper; The Irish News; The Kyiv Independent.
• Website of the Year (Specialist/B2B) – Carbon Brief; Electrifying.com; Opta Analyst; Racing Post; Rail; Schools Week and FE Week.
• Website of the Year (Regional/Local) – Andover Advertiser; Belfast Telegraph; Birmingham Live; Kent Online; SoGlos; The Chelsea Citizen.
• Website of the Year (National/International) – Bloomberg UK; Financial Times; Sky News; The Guardian; The i Paper; The Times.
• Best Use of AI – BBC World Service; El Vocero de Puerto Rico; Nikkei; Reach; Reuters; The Sun.
• News Industry Technology Partner of the Year – CounterPress; Mather; Tickaroo.
• Publisher of the Year – DMG New Media; Politico; SoPublishing; The Daily Beast; The Economist; The i Paper; Times Media.
• Media Innovator of the Year – Alfredo Triviño (ABC); Harry Lewis-Irlam (Daily Mail); Kate Day (Politico); Nick Moar (DMG New Media).

Winners will be announced at the awards ceremony on 10 September. For more information, visit futureofmedia.co.uk.