Washington, D.C. – The National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ) is proud to announce the finalists of the prestigious 2024 Ñ Awards. The awards highlight excellence across multiple categories, including Print/Digital, Television, Photography, and Radio, along with special recognitions for investigative journalism and civil rights reporting.
Celebrated for their exceptional contributions to journalism, this year’s honorees will be recognized at the NAHJ 40th Anniversary Conference & Expo in Hollywood, CA, on July 11, 2024.
If you would like to attend the conference, please note that the regular registration deadline to attend #NAHJ2024 is May 31.
NAHJ will present the winners of the six awards within the Print/Digital, Television, Photography and Radio categories, as well as two top tier awards during the ceremony. Below are the finalists listed by piece in alphabetical order.
Ñ Awards Finalists
Print/Digital Journalism
– How Bogotá cares for its family caregivers: From dance classes to job training/Así cuida Bogotá a las personas que ayudan a otros, NPR
– Two Children, a Burst of Gunfire and the Year That Came After, The New York Times
– The Invisible Network, palabra.
Radio/Online Audio Journalism
– Meet the Mexican, female conductor bringing classical music to Latinos in the Pacific Northwest, KNKX
– News Louisa mobile home residents living in ‘precarious position’, VPM
– The popularity of regional Mexican music is crossing borders and going global, NPR
TV/Online Video Journalism
– Survivors of Uvalde school shooting honored, ABC News: GMA3
– The Journals of Maria Muñoz, 48 Hours/CBS News
– The Power of Water: Life without Running Water, ABC News
Photography
– Caring for Colombia’s Caregivers, NPR
– On the Texas Border, Folk Healers Bring Modern Touches to Their Ancient Practice, The New York Times
– Where We Are: The Family Restaurant, The New York Times
Student Print/Online Journalism
– Danzas de Teoplantan en el Sur del Bronx, El Deadline
– Mexican Families Struggle to Send Lost Loved Ones Home for Burial, El Deadline
– The New York Latinas Fighting for Nannies’ Rights, El Deadline
Student Broadcast Journalism
– Bateyes Dominicanos: ¿Cómo es el lugar donde se produce el azúcar prohibido por EE.UU. y por qué es un fenómeno en crecimiento?, Lee Caplin Media News
– Service Indigenous Group Supports Artists Back Home, 219West/NYCity News
– Trazando el Futuro de la Lucha contra el Cáncer: Desafíos y Oportunidades para la Participación de la Comunidad Hispana en Pruebas Clínicas, Caplin News
Al Neuharth Award for Investigative Journalism
– How truck drivers and the cartels profit from the migrant crisis, Noticias Telemundo
– Human trafficking or a guest worker program? H-2A’s systemic issues result in catastrophic violations, Prism
– Slaughterhouse children: Child labor exposed in America’s food industry, NBC News
NAHJ Elaine Rivera Civil Rights & Social Justice Award
– Death on a Dairy Farm, ProPublica
– Slaughterhouse children: Child labor exposed in America’s food industry, NBC News
– Un accidente le cambió la vida. Indocumentada y sin seguro médico, su única opción fue regresar a México, Noticias Telemundo
NAHJ/University of Florida Award in Investigative Journalism: Small/Medium Newsroom
– Aging in Puerto Rico is a struggle for families fragmented by migration, NBC News Digital (NBC Latino)
– Death on a Dairy Farm, ProPublica
– ¿Qué pasa con las familias cuando son desalojadas de sus viviendas en Florida?, WTMO-TV/Telemundo 31
NAHJ/University of Florida Award in Investigative Journalism: Large Newsroom
– A deadly journey: How truck drivers and the cartels profit from the migrant crisis, Noticias Telemundo
– Slaughterhouse children: Child labor exposed in America’s food industry, NBC News
– Unbound by the Bracelet, WFAA-TV