42 entries were honored out of the more than 300 submitted to the competition for this anniversary edition, which marks 15 years since the launch of the Superscrieri Awards
- The Superscrieri 15 competition included the following main categories: Journalistic Debut, Thematic Journalism, Interview, TV & Video Journalism, Investigative Journalism, Local Press, Feature Writing, Innovation, and Civic Influencers
- During the gala, honorary awards were presented for: Editorial Team of the Year, Editor of the Year, Non-Fiction Book, Explanatory Journalism, Lifetime Achievement Award, International Journalism, Anti-Disinformation, and Mentor to Generations of Journalists;
- Special thematic awards were also presented: “Mental Health in Romania” and “Animal Welfare in Romania”;
- Thematic scholarships were also offered: the Superscrieri – Ion Rațiu Scholarship for investigative journalism, the Superscrieri – Naumann Scholarship on human rights and civil partnerships, the Superscrieri – Snoop Scholarship dedicated to mental health, and the Superscrieri – Bitdefender Scholarship dedicated to online scams using AI techniques;
- In total, 42 winning entries were selected from over 300 submissions;
- The 15th anniversary edition had the theme “Together, we have achieved more than we think” and celebrated the evolution of Romanian journalism over the past 15 years.
Bucharest, May 28, 2026 – The Superscrieri Awards, now in their 15th anniversary edition and organized by the Friends for Friends Foundation, announced their winners at the Superscrieri Gala. The Recorder documentary “Justice Captured” received the “Superscrieri of the Year” and “Readers’ Superscrieri” awards. The jury prize was awarded to the PressOne report on how the Romanian state trains fighters from Horațiu Potra’s private army in elite units of the Ministry of National Defense. Forty-two journalistic pieces published in the press in Romania and the Republic of Moldova were honored out of the more than 300 entries submitted to the competition.
