PressHop® wins two National Technology Awards 2026 in a landmark moment for the Future of Journalism
- Chris
- 20 hours ago
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London, UK - PressHop®, the real-time citizen journalism marketplace, has achieved one of the biggest milestones in its journey yet, winning two major titles at the National Technology Awards 2026, one of the UK's most prestigious celebrations of innovation and technology excellence.
This marks PressHop®'s third industry award since launch, cementing its position as one of the fastest-growing companies reshaping the future of news and media worldwide. Today, PressHop® is home to over 125,000 verified citizen journalists, known as Hoppers, more than 600 publishers worldwide, and partnerships with major media groups including The Sun, Newsquest, and Reach PLC.
The platform proudly took home:
Media, Entertainment & Publishing Technology of the Year
Innovative Enterprise Product of the Year
PressHop® Network Plans: 125,000 pairs of eyes
At the heart of PressHop®'s growth is its Network platform, available at Premium and Pro tiers, which connects publishers directly with over 125,000 Hoppers embedded in communities across the UK, USA, India, and beyond. Through a live interactive map updated in real time, editors can see exactly where stories are breaking and act on them immediately.
Publishers on the Network plans can:
• Browse and purchase verified content uploaded by Hoppers - photos, videos, audio, and written notes, all time-stamped and location-verified at the point of capture.
• Broadcast on-demand tasks to Hoppers within a defined geographical radius, with content delivered in under 60 minutes.
• Access both exclusive and syndicated content through a transparent, commission-based marketplace with no intermediaries and no hidden costs.
• Collaborate across editorial teams using internal chat, content review tools, and secure payments, all within one platform.
Every piece of content passes through PressHop®'s three-level verification process, combining AI-powered detection with human editorial oversight. Publishers receive content that is authenticated, traceable, and ready to publish.
PressHop® Enterprise: The first intelligent field operations platform for journalism
Alongside its award wins, PressHop® has officially launched its Enterprise platform, a workforce management solution purpose-built for media organisations running teams of 10 or more. Where the Network plans solve the content sourcing challenge, Enterprise tackles the operational one.
In a typical newsroom today, a single working day might involve WhatsApp for team communications, a separate tool for scheduling, email chains for task briefings, and phone calls to locate field journalists, particularly when teams are deployed in fast-moving or high-risk environments where knowing exactly where your people are is not just useful, it is essential. Enterprise replaces all of it and builds the safety net in.
The platform gives editors and newsroom managers a single dashboard from which to:
• Track the live location of every field journalist and freelancer in real time, with opt-in controls per session.
• Assign tasks and briefs to individuals or teams, with deadlines, location pins, and full progress tracking.
• Manage schedules, availability, and daily assignments through an integrated calendar view.
• Receive content submissions directly from journalists in the field via a dedicated app, routed straight to editorial review and through AI verification before it reaches the newsroom.
• Respond to safety incidents instantly through a one-tap SOS alert system that sends a journalist's location automatically to the editor dashboard the moment it is triggered.
• Communicate across teams via 1:1 chat, group chat, and task-specific threads -- replacing the need for WhatsApp, Slack, and email chains entirely.
PressHop® Enterprise also integrates seamlessly with the tools newsrooms already rely on, including Google Workspace, Microsoft 365, Slack, Zoom, Microsoft Teams, and leading CMS platforms such as WordPress and Brightspot, meaning teams can transition without disruption and without replacing their existing infrastructure.
The plan has already attracted significant interest from several leading UK publishers, including a major national title, which worked directly with PressHop to shape specific integrations and onboarding workflows ahead of launch.
Newsrooms can now book a free 30-minute demo to see the Enterprise platform in action and explore how it can transform their field operations.
"When we launched PressHop®, people questioned why the world needed another media platform. But we believed journalism deserved technology that could move faster, verify deeper, and keep the people telling the story safe. Winning two National Technology Awards validates everything we set out to build, and the launch of PressHop® Enterprise marks the next chapter. We have built a platform where 125,000 Hoppers on the ground and a newsroom's own journalists and freelancers can operate together, in real time, from a single dashboard. This is the complete platform modern journalism has been waiting for, and for us, this is only the beginning."
- Ritchie Nanda, Chief Editor, PressHop
About the National Technology Awards 2026
The National Technology Awards celebrate the UK's most innovative technology companies across media, AI, enterprise software, and digital transformation. For PressHop®, this double win signals not only rapid growth, but the arrival of a new era in journalism - one where speed, authenticity, safety, and community-driven reporting can coexist on a global scale.
With international expansion accelerating throughout 2026 and a growing team working across the UK, India, and beyond, PressHop® says this milestone is only the beginning of what it plans to build.
About PressHop
PressHop® is a real-time citizen journalism marketplace connecting newsrooms with a global network of over 125,000 verified Hoppers - everyday people who capture and sell verified news content at the click of a button. The platform offers live content feeds, on-demand task broadcasting, and a rigorous three-level verification process to ensure authenticity and editorial integrity. PressHop®'s Network plans (Premium and Pro) are available now, with the Enterprise platform open for demos and early access.
Website: www.presshop.news
Media contact: support@presshop.com
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