December 7, 2024
Loews Hollywood Hotel, Los Angeles, CA
Excelencia Awards & NextGen Benefit
December 7, 2024
Loews Hollywood Hotel, Los Angeles, CA
NAHJ’s Excelencia Awards honor outstanding contributions made by individuals, corporations, and organizations to support the advancement of Hispanic students, professionals, and educators in journalism. The winners will be announced at The Excelencia Awards and NextGen Benefit, a gala event to strengthen community connections and raise money for the next generation of Hispanic journalists.
NAHJ’s share of benefit proceeds will go to NAHJ’s NextGen programs, including scholarships, mentorship programs, internships, training workshops, and other critical resources aimed at empowering aspiring Hispanic journalists to achieve their professional goals and make a lasting impact in media.Â
2024 Awards
This year, as NAHJ celebrates its 40th anniversary, it is partnering with the California Chicano News Media Association for the event. The joint event will focus on Latina leadership, paying tribute to the rich legacy and profound contributions of Latina leaders past and present.
2024 Awards
This year, as NAHJ celebrates its 40th anniversary, it is partnering with the California Chicano News Media Association for the event. The joint event will focus on Latina leadership, paying tribute to the rich legacy and profound contributions of Latina leaders past and present.
Our Impact
Each year, NAHJ provides scholarships to graduate and undergraduate students who plan to work in English and/or Spanish-language journalism on every platform imaginable. Since the program began in 1988, NAHJ has given nearly 2 million in scholarships.Â
NAHJ’s share of benefit proceeds from the Excelencia Awards & NextGen Benefit will go to NextGen programs, including scholarships, mentorship programs, internships, training workshops, and other critical resources aimed at empowering aspiring Hispanic journalists to achieve their professional goals and make a lasting impact in media.
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About NAHJ and CCNMA​
About NAHJ and CCNMA
This year, as NAHJ celebrates its 40th anniversary, it is partnering with the California Chicano News Media Association for the event. The joint event will focus on Latina leadership, paying tribute to the rich legacy and profound contributions of Latina leaders past and present.
The beginnings of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ) can be traced back to a 1982 convention in San Diego. Organized by the California Chicano News Media Association (CCNMA) and a few journalists from the rest of the country, the convention attracted 300 participants. At the time, the largest organization of its type was the Los Angeles-based CCNMA. Following the San Diego conference, CCNMA decided to take the leading role in building the national group. The California association lent its executive director support and resources to the emerging NAHJ.
An organizing committee including men and women representing the Mexican-American, Cuban and Puerto Rican communities, the three largest Hispanic sub-groups in the United States, held meetings in Miami, Denver, Chicago and New York to promote the national group concept and work out the details of the organization. After two years of work, the articles of incorporation for NAHJ were finally signed in February of 1984.
Today, there are more than 3,600 NAHJ members nationwide.
About NAHJ and CCNMA
The beginnings of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ) can be traced back to a 1982 convention in San Diego. Organized by the California Chicano News Media Association (CCNMA) and a few journalists from the rest of the country, the convention attracted 300 participants. At the time, the largest organization of its type was the Los Angeles-based CCNMA. Following the San Diego conference, CCNMA decided to take the leading role in building the national group. The California association lent its executive director support and resources to the emerging NAHJ.
An organizing committee including men and women representing the Mexican-American, Cuban and Puerto Rican communities, the three largest Hispanic sub-groups in the United States, held meetings in Miami, Denver, Chicago and New York to promote the national group concept and work out the details of the organization. After two years of work, the articles of incorporation for NAHJ were finally signed in February of 1984.
Today, there are more than 3,600 NAHJ members nationwide.