DEADLINE: NAHJ Ñ Awards

Each year the annual awards program is administered by the National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ) to honor outstanding contributions to an informed society and exemplary news coverage highlighting issues affecting Hispanic, Latino, and Latinx communities.

NAHJ will present six awards within the Print/Digital, Television, Photography and Radio categories, as well as two top tier awards.

General Award Categories:

Latino Issues – Print/Digital Journalism
Latino Issues – Radio/Online Audio Journalism
Latino Issues – TV/Online Video Journalism
Latino Issues – Photography
Latino Issues – Student Print/Online Journalism
Latino Issues – Student Broadcast Journalism

Al Neuharth Award for Investigative Journalism recognizes groundbreaking work that uses investigative journalism in the role of being a community’s watchdog.

NAHJ Elaine Rivera Civil Rights & Social Justice Award recognizes 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.

In addition to the Ñ Awards, NAHJ will also present the NAHJ/University of Florida Award in Investigative Journalism. This award recognizes the top multimedia investigative stories that, in part, shed light on wrongdoing, injustice, corruption and abuse of power affecting Latino and other under-represented communities of color as a result of policies, individuals and/or corporations. Two $5,000 prizes will be awarded, one for small/medium newsrooms (under 250 employees) and one for large newsrooms (250 employees or more). The award is made possible by the estate of Lorraine Dingman. 

NAHJ membership required.

Deadline is Mar 29, 2024 extended to Apr 5.

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