FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 29, 2021
NAHJ ANNOUNCES THE 2021 Ñ AWARDS FINALISTS
Washington, D.C. — The National Association of Hispanic Journalists has announced the finalists to be recognized during The 2021 NAHJ Ñ Awards.
Presented by Toyota, the national awards show will be co-hosted by Noticias Telemundo Anchor Julio Vaqueiro and NBC News Anchor and Correspondent Morgan Radford. The program will stream Saturday, October 30 (8:00 P.M. ET/5:00 P.M. PDT) through NBC and Telemundo News social platforms.
The NAHJ Ñ Awards recognizes exemplary news coverage that brings awareness to issues affecting Hispanic, Latino & Latinx communities, and honors outstanding contributions to an informed society. NAHJ will honor journalists in several categories including print/digital journalism, radio/online journalism, TV/online video journalism, and photography. There is also an opportunity to nominate student journalists. Two vanguard awards will also be presented for exceptional work in investigative journalism and coverage of civil rights and social justice for Latinos. The bilingual award program is a valuable component of NAHJ’s efforts to promote fair coverage of Latinos across the globe.
Here are the 2021 finalists:
General Award Categories:
Latino Issues – Print/Digital Journalism
Ana Elena Azupura – Univision Noticias
Scars of the Pandemic
Steve Padilla – Los Angeles Times
Chicano Moratorium: 50 Years Later
Edgar Sandoval – The New York Times
Chasing Virus News, Even When it Hits Home
Latino Issues – Radio/Online Audio Journalism
Marisol Medina Cadena – KQED
Inside Frida Khalo & Diego Rivera’s Life in San Francisco
Andrea Gutierrez – NPR
What Did the Chicano Moratorium of 1970 Mean for Chicano Activists?
Mariana Pineda – Radio Bilingüe
Altos mandos en el ojo del huracán, por soldada desaparecida en cuartel
Latino Issues – TV/Online Video Journalism
Gregory Nieto – KWGN/KDVR-TV
The History of the Chile Pueblo Farmer
Joanna Suarez – Univision News: Real America with Jorge Ramos
Deadly Force: Latinos and Police
Mireya Villareal – CBS News
The CBS Weekend News: When a South Texas Border Became a Coronavirus Hotspot
Latino Issues – Student Print/Digital Journalism
Génesis González Díaz – ONCE
53 mujeres muertas en 47 semanas. ¿Y el Estado, qué?
Yacob Reyes – The Hawkeye
Buried in Silence: How the Other Half Lives
Génesis Rodriguez Torres – ONCE
53 mujeres muertas en 47 semanas. ¿Y el Estado, qué?
Latino Issues – Student Broadcast Journalism
Edwin Flores – Al Día
The Essential Workers of Coachella
Ignacio Ventura – Annenberg Media Dímelo
Dímelo Census Issue
Melody Waintal – Annenberg Media Dímelo
5 Countries, 5 Ways to Make Rice
Vanguard Award Categories:
NAHJ Al Neuharth Award for Investigative Journalism
Recognizing groundbreaking work by a journalist or a team that uses investigative journalism in the role of being a community’s watchdog.
Luis Giraldo – CBS News
Pandemia: Latinos in Crisis
Kristian Hernandez – Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Scheme provided illegal workers to sausage plant stricken by virus
Daniella Silva – NBCNews.com
Lured to America -then Trapped
NAHJ Elaine Rivera Civil Rights & Social Justice Award
Recognizing excellence in 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.
Camilo Montoya-Galvez – CBS News
“I want to continue living”: Latinos in ICE custody feel particularly vulnerable to the spreading coronavirus
Mariana Pineda – Radio Bilingüe
Altos mandos en el ojo del huracán, por soldada desaparecida en cuartel
Christine Romo – NBC News & Telemundo
Hay que seguir adelante”: adolescentes agricultores enfrentan el dilema de trabajar o estudiar
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About the NAHJ
The National Association of Hispanic Journalists is the largest organization of Latino journalists in the United States and dedicated to the recognition and professional advancement of Hispanics in the news industry. The mission of NAHJ is to increase the number of Latinos in the newsrooms and to work toward fair and accurate representation of Latinos in the news media. Established in April 1984, NAHJ created a national voice and unified vision for all Hispanic journalists. NAHJ has over 4,300 members, including working journalists, journalism students, other media-related professionals, and journalism educators. For more information please visit NAHJ.org or follow on Twitter @NAHJ.
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