NAHJ 2023 Ñ Awards - Winners & Finalists
NAHJ 2023 Ñ Awards – Radio/Online Audio
Marta Martinez, Latino USA and El Tímpano – “Undocumented and Unhoused”
WINNER: Marisol Medina-Cadena, KQED – “From the Soil: Farmworkers Building Fire Resilience“
Blanca Torres, KQED – “Many California Families Can’t Access Mental Health Care for Kids. This East Palo Alto Mom Found a Way“
NAHJ 2023 Ñ Awards – Print/Digital
WINNER: Sandra Lilley, NBC News Digital (NBC Latino) – “Who’s Latino? Amid growing numbers the definition is expanding“
Rommel Ojeda, Documented – “Latin American Migrants Use TikTok to Share Their Journeys to the U.S. Border“
Rick Rojas, The New York Times – “Mariachis Ride Into Uvalde With Songs of Heartache and Hope“
NAHJ 2023 Ñ Awards – TV/Online Video
John Quiñones, ABC News – “ABC News Live – The Struggle to Understand: Día de los Muertos“
María Elena Salinas, ABC News – “ABC News Live Prime with Linsey Davis: A Migrant Survivor Speaks Out“
WINNER: Mireya Villarreal, ABC News – “ABC News Live THC: The Human Cost“
NAHJ 2023 Ñ Awards -Elaine Rivera Civil Rights & Social Justice Award
WINNER: Miriam Jordan, The New York Times – “Abrupt New Border Expulsions Split Venezuelan Families“
Albinson Linares, Noticias Telemundo NBC News – “‘Hay que votar por nuestras vidas’: la comunidad hispana LGBTQ explica qué le motiva a participar en esta elección“
Eliván Martínez, Centro de Periodismo Investigativo – “Salud repite durante el huracán Fiona los errores de María con pacientes que dependen de electricidad“
NAHJ 2023 Ñ Awards – Al Neuharth Award for Investigative Journalism
Leslie Berestein Rojas, LAist 89.3 Southern California Public Radio – “Ancient Lung Disease Strikes Countertop Cutters In LA“
WINNER: Jacqueline Montalvo, NBC News NOW – “‘Like a Dumping Ground’: Latina moms in Texas border city are fighting air pollution“
Simon Romero, The New York Times – “‘We Will Die for Brazil’: How a Far-Right Mob Tried to Oust Lula“
NAHJ/University of Florida Award for Investigative Journalism – Small/Medium Newsroom
WINNER: Cristina del Mar Quiles, Centro de Periodismo Investigativo – “Cientos de policías arrestados por violencia doméstica pocas veces enfrentan consecuencias“
Valezka Gil-Wester, WTMO-TV – “Crisis de Vivienda, sobreviviendo el colapso“
Omaya Sosa Pascual, Centro de Periodismo Investigativo – “¿Vivienda para quién?“
NAHJ/University of Florida Award for Investigative Journalism – Large Newsroom
Alejandro Lazo, CalMatters – “Unpaid Wages: A Waiting Game“
WINNER: Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald – “Domestic violence is rampant among Puerto Rico police officers. Few face consequences“
Ana Rodriguez, Noticias Telemundo – “Salud de Alquiler“
Toyota Emerging Journalist Competition
Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone – “Diversity in Journalism: Más Que Una Moda“
Lionel Ramos, Oklahoma Watch/Report for America – “The Token or the Difference“
WINNER: Claudia Rivera Cotto, Enlace Latino, NC – “Embracing Diversity in Journalism“
