2026 OPC Awards Citation (Runner-up) Winners
(For work in calendar year 2025)
THE HAL BOYLE AWARD
Best newspaper, news service, newsletter or digital reporting from abroad
Staff
The Washington Post
“The Dismantling of USAID”
THE WILLIAM WORTHY AWARD
Best newspaper, news service, newsletter or digital interpretation of international affairs
Staff
The Wall Street Journal
“The Race to Defend the Arctic”
THE ROBERT CAPA GOLD MEDAL AWARD
Best photographic reporting from abroad requiring exceptional courage and enterprise published in any medium
Saher Alghorra
The New York Times
“A Year of Suffering in Gaza”
THE OLIVIER REBBOT AWARD
Best photographic news reporting from abroad in any medium
Abdel Kareem Hana, Jehad Alshrafi and Mariam Dagga
The Associated Press
“On The Brink of Famine”
THE DANISH SIDDIQUI AWARD
Best feature photography on an international theme published in any medium
Rodrigo Abd
The Associated Press
“Retirees Struggle in Argentina”
THE LOWELL THOMAS AWARD
Best radio, audio, or podcast coverage of international affairs
Anas Baba, Daniel Estrin and Aya Batrawy
NPR
“Dying for Food in Gaza”
THE DAVID KAPLAN AWARD
Best TV or video spot news reporting from abroad
Mark Scialla, John Holman, Rodrigo Galdos, Adrienne Haspel and Sean Sarca
Al Jazeera English
“Fault Lines – The Last Lifeline”
THE EDWARD R. MURROW AWARD
Best TV, video or documentary interpretation of international affairs with a run time up to 20 minutes
Gerardo del Valle, Reporting and Production Teams
ProPublica, The Texas Tribune, Alianza Rebelde Investiga, Cazadores de Fake News
“Surviving CECOT”
THE PETER JENNINGS AWARD
Best TV, video or documentary about international affairs with a run time over 20 minutes
Amel Guettatfi, Laila Al-Arian, Adrienne Haspel and Media Town
Al Jazeera English
“Fault Lines – The Disappearance of Dr. Abu Safiya”
THE ED CUNNINGHAM AWARD
Best magazine-style, long-form narrative feature in print or digital on an international story
Liam Taylor
The Economist’s 1843
“Dying for gold: who killed the miners of Buffelsfontein?”
THE BEST CARTOON AWARD
Best print or digital graphic journalism, including cartoons, on international affairs
Patrick Chappatte
Boston Globe, freelance
THE MALCOLM FORBES AND MORTON FRANK AWARD
Best international business news reporting in any medium
Staff
Reuters
“Shadow Fleets”
THE SHIREEN ABU AKLEH AWARD
Best reporting on a continuing international conflict or crisis in any medium
Samed Abu Zarifa, Samir Al Boji, Lawahez Jabari and Staff
NBC News
“Filmed in Gaza”
THE CORNELIUS RYAN AWARD
Best non-fiction book on international affairs
Drew Hinshaw and Joe Parkinson
Harper
“SWAP: A Secret History of the New Cold War”
THE MADELINE DANE ROSS AWARD
Best international reporting in print or digital medium showing a concern for the human condition
Drew Philp
The Atavist Magazine
“There Will Be No Mercy”
THE DAVID A. ANDELMAN AND PAMELA TITLE AWARD
Best international TV, video, radio, audio or podcast reporting showing a concern for the human condition
Robin Barnwell, Toby Fitzpatrick, Darren Kemp, Dan Edge and Staff
Amel Guettatfi, Josh Rushing, Singeli Agnew, Adrienne Haspel and Media Town
Al Jazeera English
“Fault Lines – Kids Under Fire”
THE JOE AND LAURIE DINE AWARD
Best international reporting in any medium dealing with human rights
Sarah Topol
The New York Times Magazine
“The Women of House Three”
THE WHITMAN BASSOW AWARD
Best reporting in any medium on international environmental issues
Will Fitzgibbon and Peter S. Goodman
The Examination and The New York Times
“The Poisonous Lead Trade”
THE ROBERT SPIERS BENJAMIN AWARD
Best reporting in any medium on Latin America
Elliott Woods
Texas Monthly, The Food and Environment Reporting Project, The Economic Hardship Reporting Project
“Inside the Deadliest Immigration-Related Disaster in U.S. History”
THE KIM WALL AWARD
Best story or series of stories in any medium on international affairs using creative and dynamic digital storytelling techniques
Christina Goldbaum, Erika Solomon, Christiaan Triebert, Charlie Smart and the Staff
The New York Times
“War Crimes, Unpunished, in Syria”
THE ROY ROWAN AWARD
Best investigative reporting in any medium on an international story
Staff
Reuters
“Syria After Assad”
THE FLORA LEWIS AWARD
Best commentary in any medium on international news
Suzy Hansen
New York Magazine
“Israel’s Undeniable War Crimes in Gaza”