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Washington, D.C. - NAHJ is proud to announce the winners of its 2006 ñ and Journalism Awards honoring excellent work that truly serves the Latino community and outstanding journalists who have covered stories ranging from the continuing danger of land mines in Latin America to the effect of Hurricane Katrina on Hispanics in the Gulf region.
The 20 winning journalists or media outlets spanning from Los Angeles to Miami, from El Paso, Texas to Barcelona, Spain, will be honored at NAHJ's 21st Noche de Triunfos Journalism Awards Gala on Oct. 5 at the Capital Hilton in Washington, D.C. For ticket and sponsorship information, visit the Noche de Triunfos webpage.
NAHJ is honored to once again hold this prestigious event during Hispanic Heritage Month. Noche de Triunfos is an inspiring and thought-provoking evening devoted to honoring Latino journalists, exemplary news coverage of the Latino community, and leadership in efforts to achieve newsroom diversity and fair coverage.
“The excellent and varied work Latino journalists are doing not only makes us proud, but proves that we have a valuable contribution to make in an informed, democratic society,” said Iván Román, NAHJ’s executive director. “Latino journalists and other colleagues keep making strides in telling our stories, and their work encourages us to keep moving forward in that effort.”
The ñ awards, NAHJ’s top honors, will go to three individuals and two media outlets that have done excellent work, have proven their commitment to public service, or led the way in the struggle to achieve fair coverage and address crucial issues. The Leadership Award goes to Editorial Televisa’s Tu Dinero magazine for its pioneering efforts to guide the Latino community towards financial literacy. The Broadcast Journalist of the Year Award goes to Ernesto Schweikert, owner, and the staff of New Orleans’ KGLA Radio Tropical for their tireless work in providing the region’s Spanish-speaking community with crucial information in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and for serving as the link between displaced residents and their relatives abroad.
The Photojournalist of the Year Award goes to videographer Tony Delgado of KHOU in Houston for his creative visual storytelling of events as varied as Hurricane Katrina and crimes in cattle ranches. The Frank del Olmo Print Journalist of the Year is Rocky Mountain News’ city columnist Tina Griego for her yearlong work documenting the pitfalls for Hispanic youth in the city’s public education system, which spurred meaningful reforms while giving young Latinos a voice to express their perspective on potential solutions. Daniel Hernandez, a writer with L.A. Weekly and formerly with the Los Angeles Times, was selected as the Emerging Journalist of the Year for his distinct cultural take on the people and events of Los Angeles, graced with wonderful writing.
The 14 Journalism Awards given at the gala will honor journalists for their coverage of stories like the Guatemalan mudslides, the presence of the Mara Salvatrucha gang in El Salvador, hidden pesticides causing deformities in children, the abuse of Latino workers who plant U.S. forests, the scourge of land mines in Latin America, the influence of the Christian right in politics, and struggles of Mexican police on Tijuana streets controlled by drug cartels.
Carl Quintanilla, co-anchor of CNBC’s signature morning program “Squawk Box,” will serve as the black-tie gala’s master of ceremonies. Quintanilla was formerly an NBC News correspondent where he covered a variety of stories ranging from the 2003 East Coast blackout to the 2004 Presidential campaign.
Cristina Saralegui, host and executive producer of Univision’s “The Cristina Show,” will serve as the honorary gala chair. Award presenters include Rick Rodriguez, executive editor and senior vice president of the Sacramento Bee; Betty Cortina, editorial director of Latina Media Ventures; and Marie Arana, editor of “Book World” for The Washington Post.
Last year’s gala brought together close to 300 attendees who witnessed award winners share personal stories about their work and voice their opinions on media coverage of Latinos in the United States. This year’s event promises to be as impressive and a valuable part of NAHJ’s efforts to highlight and push for fair coverage of the country’s Latinos.
For information on purchasing tables, tickets or other sponsorship opportunities, please contact Azuree Salazar, NAHJ Development Director, at (202) 662-7482 or asalazar@nahj.org. Sponsors to date include: Freddie Mac, Continental Airlines, CNN, Hearst Newspapers, The Coca-Cola Company and State Farm Insurance.
The following is a list of the winners to be honored at this year’s gala. For a more complete list and description of their work, click here.
ñ AWARD WINNERS
The ñ Awards honor journalists for their professional achievements and their leadership in bringing greater awareness to issues affecting the Latino community.
The Leadership Award
Tu Dinero magazine, Editorial Televisa
Emerging Journalist Award
Daniel Hernandez, L.A. Weekly
The Frank Del Olmo Print Journalist of the Year Award
Tina Griego, Rocky Mountain News, Denver
Broadcast Journalist of the Year Award
Ernesto Schweikert, owner, and staff of KGLA Radio Tropical, New Orleans
Photographer of the Year Award
Tony Delgado, Chief Photojournalist, KHOU-TV Houston
JOURNALISM AWARD WINNERS
The NAHJ Journalism Awards honor Latino journalists for excellence in their specialized fields of work or any journalist for their outstanding coverage of the Latino community.
PRINT – Breaking News
E. Eduardo Castillo, The Associated Press -- “Huracán Katrina”
Castillo’s coverage in Spanish about the effects of Hurricane Katrina on Latinos and Latin American immigrants in the Gulf region offered immediate information to Spanish media and a voice to immigrants wary of receiving aid.
PRINT – Commentary
Ana Menendez, The Miami Herald - “In My Opinion” columns
The columns brought south Florida to life with commentary about a Holocaust survivor and a human rights report criticizing the U.S. embargo against Cuba.
PRINT – Design
Hugo Espinoza, Chicago Tribune -- “7 Wonders of Chicago”
PRINT – Feature (Tie)
Luis Fabregas, Pittsburgh Tribune Review - “Born to Fight”
A special report about the struggle of premature twins to stay alive.
Krissah Williams, The Washington Post - “Tenacity Drives Immigrant’s Dream”
A gripping chronicle of a Guatemalan immigrant’s struggle to open a restaurant.
PRINT – Investigative News
John Lantigua, Christine Evans and Christine Stapleton, The Palm Beach Post – “A Cloud over Florida: Hidden Pesticide Problems”
A year-long series investigating Florida’s hidden pesticide problem, resulting in federal, state and county probes in three states with promises of tougher enforcement.
TELEVISION – Breaking News
María Elena Salinas, Aquí y Ahora, Univision newsmagazine show – “Enterrada en Vida”
A story of survivors of a mudslide that buried residents and washed away a village in Guatemala during Hurricane Stan.
TELEVISION – Documentary
Llúcia Oliva, José Jiménez Pons, Juan Antonio Sacaluga – TVE (Spanish Public Televisión) – “En Nombre de Dios”
The documentary details the growing influence of Christian fundamentalists in the Republican Party and how it’s affecting everyday life in the U.S.
TELEVISION – Feature
Rebecca Medina, Miguel Mendez, KDBC 4, El Paso, Texas – “Sgt. Ruby Lives On,”
tells the story of a civilian’s push for forgiveness and peace from the family of a female soldier who died in Iraq.
TELEVISION – Investigative News
Alvaro Visiers, Mario Carrasco, WGBO Univision Chicago – “El Reto de Michael” (Michael's Challenge)
A story about the system failures in a Chicago school that graduated students who could not read or write.
RADIO – Reporting
Mandalit del Barco, National Public Radio – General Coverage
For her reporting in Central America on the notorious Mara Salvatrucha gang, and in Houston about evacuees from Hurricane Katrina beginning a new school year away from home.
PHOTO – News
Hector Amezcua, The Sacramento Bee – “Pulled Back”
Amezcua captured a mother’s pain by capturing the moment when Nicolasa Rios is pulled from her son’s coffin as the hearse that would carry her son’s body arrived.
PHOTO – Story
Marice Cohn Band, The Miami Herald – “Land Mines in Latin America”
A detailed visual documentation of land mines left in Latin America that continue to kill 3,000 people a year, most of them children.
ONLINE
Tom Knudson and Hector Amezcua, The Sacramento Bee, Sacbee.com – “Pineros: Men of the Pines”
An interactive investigative piece on extensive abuse of Latino workers who plant and thin federal and private forests in the U.S. resulted in support from abroad and official vows of reform.
GUILLERMO MARTÍNEZ-MÁRQUEZ AWARD for Latin American Reporting
Anna Cearley-Rivas, The San Diego Union Tribune – “Law Enforcement and the Cartel”
Details the deeply personal and troubling choices faced by Mexican law enforcement officials forced to work in areas controlled by organized crime.
