FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 27, 2022
The leading U.S. Organization for Hispanic media professionals releases award finalists honoring excellence in journalism impacting Latino communities
The “2022 Ñ Awards” to be Hosted from Washington, D.C. by National Network Political Director Fin Gómez
(Washington, D.C.) — The National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ) announced this year’s Ñ Awards finalists and program slated to honor outstanding contributions to an informed society and exemplary news coverage highlighting issues affecting Hispanic, Latino, and Latinx communities.
Presented by Toyota, the national awards show will be hosted by CBS News Political Director Fin Gómez and streamed Sunday, October 30 (8:00 p.m. EDT/5:00 p.m. PDT) through official national NAHJ digital platforms. In addition to becoming the nation’s first Latino appointed as a broadcast network’s political director, Gómez is the first Latino journalist to serve on the White House Correspondents Association’s board in its 108-year history.
The nation’s largest organization for Hispanic news and media professionals will honor journalists in several categories including print/digital journalism, radio/online journalism, TV/online video journalism, and photography. Two vanguard awards will also be presented for exceptional work in investigative journalism and coverage of civil rights and social justice for Latinos. The award program is a valuable component of NAHJ\’s efforts to promote fair coverage of Latinos across the globe.
The annual awards administered by the NAHJ comes just ahead of a contentious 2022 midterm election. The economy is the top issue concerning Latino registered voters ahead of this fall\’s midterm election, followed by health care, education, violent crime, and gun policy. As the Congress becomes increasingly polarized, efforts to increase Latino voter turnout will have a significant impact on the balance of power in the future.
Sunday evening’s program will be a clear illustration of the storytelling required to convey the exceptional nuance of Hispanic and Latino communities represented in news and media.
Review the full list of finalists here:
General Award Categories:
Latino Issues – Print/Digital Journalism
Manny Fernandez – The New York Times
A Nightmare Every Day’: Inside an Overwhelmed Funeral Home
Lulu Ramadan – The Palm Beach Post/ProPublica
Black Snow: Big Sugar’s Burning Problem
Oscar Molina – Revista Late
Todxs Para Todxs: La Consigna Trans Frente a la Pandemia
Latino Issues – Radio/Online Audio Journalism
Brenda León – Connecticut Public Radio
Los De María: Four Years After The Hurricane, Still Making A Home
Mariana Pineda – Radio Bilingüe
Avanza vacunación de niños menores en Texas, entre dudas de algunos padres latinos
Kerry Sheridan – Florida Public Media
Class of COVID-19: Finding the lost children of migrant farmworkers
Latino Issues – TV/Online Video Journalism
Sandy Hooper – USA Today
‘More deaths than anyone should ever have to see’: Life and death inside a COVID-19 ICU
Marta Planells – Noticias Telemundo
Un día en la vida de un latino ‘deliverista’ en Nueva York
Joanna Suarez – Univision News
Latino Issues – Student Print/Digital Journalism
Génesis González Díaz – ONCE
Génesis Rodríguez Torres – ONCE
Veronica Hernandez – South Florida Media Network
EI viaje de la vida: How I got to know my peripatetic mom
Photography
Gary Coronado – Los Angeles Times
Migrant Deaths Rio Grande Valley
Kathryn Styer Martinez – Minnesota Public Radio News
‘One has to dream big’: Mentors, family, grit help light a teen’s future
Vanguard Award Categories:
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.
Tom Llamas – Top Story with Tom Llamas, NBC News NOW
Crude reality: One U.S. state consumes half the oil from the Amazon
Christine Romo – NBC News
Crude reality: One U.S. state consumes half the oil from the Amazon
Norberto Santana – Voice of OC
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.
Silvia Foster-Frau – The Washington Post
Latinos are disproportionately killed by police. Their deaths go largely untold.
Alejandra Reyes-Velarde – Los Angeles Times
Pandemic Portraits: The Latino Experience
Alexis Terrazas – El Tecolote
Rent, Stress, and the Pandemic in San Francisco’s Latinx Immigrant Community
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About 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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