{"id":20415,"date":"2026-05-21T21:14:52","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T18:14:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/?p=20415"},"modified":"2026-05-21T21:40:30","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T18:40:30","slug":"ol-ha-rudenko-ta-mykhajlo-tkach-otrymaly-premiju-imeni-heorhija-gongad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/suspilstvo\/ol-ha-rudenko-ta-mykhajlo-tkach-otrymaly-premiju-imeni-heorhija-gongad\/","title":{"rendered":"Olga Rudenko and Mykhailo Tkach received the Georgiy Gongadze Prize"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In 2026, two journalists, Olga Rudenko and Mykhailo Tkach, were awarded the Giorgi Gongadze Prize. The editor-in-chief of The Kyiv Independent and the head of investigations at Ukrayinska Pravda were among the three finalists this year. Marian Kushnir, a war correspondent for Radio Liberty, was also shortlisted.<\/p>\n<h2>Winners of the 2026 award<\/h2>\n<p>Prize named after <strong>Georgy Gongadze<\/strong> in 2026 went to two journalists at once. <strong>Olga Rudenko<\/strong>, who is the editor-in-chief and co-founder of the English-language edition of <a href=\"https:\/\/kyivindependent.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">The Kyiv Independent<\/a>, became the winner after her third nomination. Her colleague, <strong>Mikhail Tkach<\/strong>, He is the head of the investigations department at Ukrayinska Pravda and was nominated for the second time this year.<\/p>\n<h2>Finalists and selection features<\/h2>\n<p>In addition to the winners, the finalists are <a href=\"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/world\/zelenskyj-i-narod-ukrayiny-nominovani\/\">awards<\/a> was Marian Kushnir, a war correspondent for Radio Liberty. He was the third finalist this year. 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