2017 NAHJ Ñ Award Winners
Latino Issues – Print/Digital Journalism
Jeremy Schwartz – Austin American-Statesman
Silent Majority: Texas’ Booming Hispanic Population Deeply Underrepresented in Local Politics
Latino Issues – Radio/Online Audio Journalism
Maria Hinojosa – LATINO USA
The USA v. Oscar López Rivera
Latino Issues – TV/Online Video Journalism
Jason Sacca – CBS News Sunday Morning
Latino Issues – Photography
Almudena Toral – Univision News Digital
La viralidad aterriza en un pueblo mexicano sin internet (los XV de Rubí en fotos)
Latino Issues – Student Print/Online Journalism
Lynda Gonzalez – Reporting Texas
Ending Obama Immigration Program Could Affect Texas Classrooms
Latino Issues – Student Broadcast Journalism
Angélica M. Casas – PBS Newshour
The Latino Vote in Arizona
Al Neuharth Award for Investigative Journalism
recognizes groundbreaking work by a journalist or a team that uses investigative journalism in the role of being a community’s watchdog. NAHJ is partnering with the Gannett Foundation to honor the best in investigative journalism. The winner of this award will receive a $5,000 prize, courtesy of the Gannett Foundation.
Seth Wessler – The Nation (in partnership with The Investigative Fund)
Dying in Private Prisons
NAHJ Elaine Rivera Civil Rights & Social Justice Award
recognizes excellencein coverage of civil rights of Latino Americans and/or issues of social justice for Latinos. Elaine Rivera, was a former NAHJ board member and working journalist with a commitment to social justice.
María Sánchez Díez – Univision Noticias
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