Ainhoa Díez

Ainhoa Díez was selected for the 2025 Shortlist with Segregated by the Wheel of Inequality in Spain: How Impoverished Neighbourhoods Become Hotspots for the Lower Educated.

Ainhoa Díez once disliked mathematics but eventually discovered a passion for data journalism. She holds a degree from the University of Valladolid and a master’s degree in Investigative Journalism, New Narratives, Data, Fact-Checking, and Transparency from Rey Juan Carlos University (URJC). She began her career in the Cantabria newsroom of elDiario.es — her home region — before joining its data team, where she contributed to projects such as The Wheel of Inequality, which received the INJUVE Award for Journalism and Communications in 2024. She is currently part of the team at Maldita.es, where she works on making complex stories accessible and understandable through data.

Victòria Oliveres

Victòria Oliveres was selected for the 2025 Shortlist with Segregated by the Wheel of Inequality in Spain: How Impoverished Neighbourhoods Become Hotspots for the Lower Educated.

Victòria Oliveres is a data journalist in elDiario.es (Spain), where she has been part of the Data team since 2020. Specializing in data gathering, analysis, and visualization, she focuses on investigations related to education, public health, the environment, housing, and gender inequality. Her team achieved the INJUVE Award for Journalism and Communications in 2024, and they have also received multiple nominations for the Sigma Awards in data journalism. She graduated in Journalism from Universitat Pompeu Fabra (2015) and also holds a Master’s in Data Journalism from Birmingham City University (2018). In addition to her reporting work, she has taught master’s-level courses at Universitat Oberta de Catalunya and Blanquerna – Universitat Ramon Llull.