Supporting transparency
and independence in journalism

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.

The percentage of the global population living in countries where press freedom is rated “good” has dropped dramatically from 20% in 2002 to less than 1% in 2026. Since 2022, Greece has remained the lowest-ranked country among European Union member states.

We collected nine years of data from the Price Observatory, created interactive charts and developed a tool that updates daily with the latest data. The visualizations are freely available for integration.