The Data Investigator’s Toolkit: Lessons from 2026’s Sigma Award Winners
What does it take to produce outstanding data journalism today? From emerging technologies to innovative reporting practices, leading investigative teams
The Sigma Awards
An international competition to celebrate the best data journalism from around the world. It is also here to empower, elevate and enlighten the global community of data journalists.
2026 Winners
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From Toxic Supply Chains in Africa to Baltic Sabotage to Stolen Children in Syria: 10 Data Projects Win 2026 Sigma Awards
Ten outstanding data-driven journalism projects, from as many countries, were chosen from among the 31 finalists – 26 individual projects and five portfolios — by a diverse Prize Committee of 17 judges.
‘Remarkable Diversity’…‘Confronting Some of the Most Urgent Issues of Our Time’: Announcing the 2026 Sigma Awards Shortlist
The Sigma Awards – the premier international data journalism competition – attracted 543 entries from 84 countries for the 2026 iteration. And
Sigma Awards 2026 for Data Journalism Are Open for Entries (DEADLINE EXTENDED)
We are excited to launch a new edition of the Sigma Awards, which recognizes the best of global data journalism.
GIJN Webinar: Behind the Data — Tools and Techniques from the 2025 Sigma Award Winners
In this fast-paced session, winning teams will each have five minutes to share key insights from their reporting process — from their favorite tools to innovative methods that helped uncover complex stories.
From Flammable Buildings to Slavery’s Hidden Legacy to Tainted Groundwater: Projects from 10 Countries Win GIJN’s 2025 Sigma Awards
Ten outstanding data-driven journalism projects, from as many countries, were chosen by a diverse Prize Committee of 17 judges from 498 entries from 80 countries.
Announcing the Sigma Awards 2025 Shortlist
GIJN, the new home of the Sigma Awards, is proud to announce the 2025 shortlist for the best data journalism projects and portfolios in the past year.
Submissions Open for 2025 Sigma Awards, GIJN New Host of Data Journalism Award (DEADLINE EXTENDED)
The Sigma Awards is once again eager to celebrate the best of data journalism around the world. We are now