SoftServe Chile Announces Winners of the 2025 Journalism for the Future Awards

SANTIAGO, Chile (April 10, 2026) – SoftServe, a premier IT consulting and digital services provider, today announced the winners of the third edition of the Journalism for the Future Awards 2025, recognizing work from national and regional outlets helping audiences better understand how technology is changing people’s lives, institutions, and public discourse.

SoftServe launched the Journalism for the Future Awards in Chile in 2023, one year after entering the Chilean market. The inaugural edition drew more than 70 submissions and awarded a single winner across all formats. By this third edition, the program had grown to more than 160 submissions and expanded to four separate categories – including a newly introduced Young Talent award for emerging journalists.

SoftServe launched the Journalism for the Future Awards in Chile in 2023, one year after entering the Chilean market. The inaugural edition drew more than 70 submissions and awarded a single winner across all formats. By this third edition, the program had grown to more than 160 submissions and expanded to four separate categories – including a newly introduced Young Talent award for emerging journalists.

Submissions were reviewed by a jury representing journalism, academia, and the technology sector. Entries were evaluated for public interest, reporting quality, originality, sourcing, and relevance to Chile.

2025 Journalism for the Future Awards Winners

National Audiovisual: Alejandro Meneses (TVN), “My Virtual Girlfriend”
National Written: Carlos Montes (La Tercera), “Chilean engineers create an AI system that anticipates earthquake intensity”
Regional Written: Bruno Rozas (Diario Concepción), “Not all of us are good at these things: the digital challenge of older adults”
Young Talent: Michelle Collipal Martínez (Revista Efecto), “Big Tech is coming for democracy”

Through the Journalism for the Future Awards, SoftServe continues to invest in news reporting that helps the broader Chilean society make sense of technology – honoring those in the media who bring the same rigor to complex topics that certain sensitive or intricate storylines demand.