
日本新聞協会は21日、2026年度新聞協会賞の1次選考を通過した17作品を発表した。協会加盟50社から応募された計106作品の中から選ばれ、「ニュース」部門など3部門の通過作品が公開された。授賞作品は9月2日に決定・発表される。
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日本新聞協会は、毎年優れた報道活動を表彰する新聞協会賞を主催しており、今回は2026年度の1次選考結果が発表された。
日本新聞協会は21日、2026年度新聞協会賞の1次選考を通過した17作品を発表した。
協会に加盟する新聞・通信・放送50社から応募があった計106作品から選ばれた。「ニュース」部門では朝日新聞の「日本生命による出向先情報の不正持ち出しをめぐる一連のスクープと関連報道」など5作品が選ばれた。
通過作品は協会のサイト(www.pressnet.or.jp/journalism/)で見ることができる。授賞作品は9月2日に決定し、発表する。
■新聞協会賞 各部門の1次選考通過作品
【ニュース】日本生命による出向先情報の不正持ち出しをめぐる一連のスクープと関連報道(朝日新聞社)▽「首相、衆院解散検討」「衆院投開票 来月8日軸」のスクープ(読売新聞東京本社)▽フェンタニル密輸問題をめぐる一連のスクープと調査報道(日本経済新聞社)▽「原爆供養塔の遺骨、DNA型鑑定で身元判明」の一連のスクープと関連報道(中国新聞社)▽調査報道「歪んだ関係―福岡県政を追う」(西日本新聞社)
【写真・映像ニュース】「終わらぬ悲しみの連鎖」 ガザ戦闘から2年の一連の写真報道(共同通信社)▽大分市佐賀関の大規模火災(大分合同新聞社)▽沖縄県勢15年ぶり甲子園V(沖縄タイムス社)
【写真・映像企画】NIKKEI Film 米南西部を襲う「メガ干ばつ」 水資源、投資マネー巻き込み争奪戦に(日本経済新聞社)▽島を渡る 瀬戸内シーカヤック紀行(山陽新聞社)▽NHKスペシャル「ヒグマ 異変の海に生きる」(日本放送協会)
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2026年度新聞協会賞の授賞作品が9月2日に決定・発表される。
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