The following business-related news organizations were named winners in the 2026 EPPY Awards:
Best Online-only News Site
(With fewer than 1 million monthly unique visitors)
Winner:
STAT: A decade of journalistic excellence
STAT
Judge’s comment: “Best overall, STAT delivers authoritative journalism and digital sophistication.”
Best Business/Finance Website
(With fewer than 1 million monthly unique visitors)
Winner:
The business of the biopharma industry
STAT
STAT staff
2nd Place:
Latitude Media
Latitude Media
3rd Place:
Growthspotter
GrowthSpotter
Best Collaborative Investigative/ Enterprise Reporting
(With 1 million or more monthly unique visitors)
Winner:
Collaborative Investigation: Pricing at Instacart
Consumer Reports
Judge’s comment: “An exceptional example of collaborative investigative journalism, this project combined rigorous data analysis, innovative crowdsourcing and the expertise of multiple news organizations to expose hidden AI-driven pricing practices.”
2nd Place:
Jailed and Pregnant
Bloomberg Industry Group
Bloomberg Law
Judge’s comment: “A deeply affecting and meticulously researched investigation that combined legal expertise, data analysis and powerful firsthand testimony. This collaboration elevated the voices of an especially vulnerable population.”
Best Business Reporting
(With 1 million or more monthly unique visitors)
Co-Winners:
Zombie Debt
Bloomberg News
Unaffordable America
NBC News Digital
2nd Place:
Arizona ‘Experiment’ Leads to National Wave of Consumer Complaints
The Arizona Republic / azcentral.com
3rd Place:
She was lonely and depressed. Her ‘beautiful little AI family’ changed everything.
The Boston Globe
Dana Gerber
Best Business Reporting
(With fewer than 1 million monthly unique visitors)
Winner:
Out of Pocket, Out of Reach: Investigating the soaring cost of health care
STAT
Bob Herman
2nd Place:
ICE Contracting
Project On Government Oversight
Nick Schwellenbach, Luisa Clausen, Aarushi Sahejpal, René Kladzyk, Julienne McClure – POGO Investigates and the Investigative Reporting Workshop
Best Business/Finance Column
(With 1 million or more monthly unique visitors)
Winner:
The Straits Times’ Young & Savvy column
SPH Media
The Straits Times
2nd Place:
Amazon’s layoffs and leaked AI plans beg the question: Is the era of robot-driven unemployment upon us?
Fortune
Best Business/Finance Column
(With fewer than 1 million monthly unique visitors)
Winner:
Working Strategies
Working Strategies
Amy Lindgren
2nd Place:
Matthew Herper’s “Matt’s Takes” on the business of health and medicine
STAT
Matthew Herper
Best Investigative/Enterprise Video
(With 1 million or more monthly unique visitors)
Winner:
Deportation, Inc: The Rise of America’s ICE Towns
Bloomberg News
Bloomberg Originals
See all of the winners here.
