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Today is the fifth edition of “Voces del Periodismo.” Sponsored by The National Association of Hispanic Journalists, it recognizes the best in Spanish and English Journalism in the last year at Florida International University. Here are the winners;
Best “News Story”:
- First prize:
- Second prize:
- Sabrina Bacal, “Guerra Israel-Hamás: claves para entender el conflicto.”
- Third prize:
- Alejandro Sánchez, ”La galería ambulante.”
Best “Feature Story”:
- First prize:
- Laura Palfrey, Jasmine Arocha and Sheetal Bahadursingh “Life beyond height: Little people’s struggle to access public buildings.”
- Second prize:
- Aquiles Barreto and Steban Roldon, “Immigrants respond to Florida’s crackdown on immigration.”
- Third prize:
- Honorable mention:
Best “Investigative or explanatory reporting”:
- First prize:
- Milena Malaver “$46 Million Condo Shock: Eerie reminder of Champlain Towers.”
- Second prize:
- Jeronimo Mura and Pamela Correa “Bateyes Dominicanos: ¿Cómo es el lugar donde se produce el azúcar prohibido por EE.UU.?”
- Third prize:
- Samuel Larreal, Amelia Orjuela Da Silva and Kylie Hannigan:
- “Great escape: Venezuelans head north to uncertainty,” Part 1 and Part 2.
Best “Video Story”:
- First prize:
- Alejandro Sanchez and Carlos Fernando Tinoco Guzman “Darién: 2 caras de la crisis migratoria”.
- Second prize:
- Samantha Gutierrez “Workers seek protections from dangers of hot days in Miami-Dade bill”
- Third prize:
- Laura Palfrey, Sheetal Bahadursingh and Jasmine Arocha, “Little people switch to online classes due to poor accessibility on campuses”.
Best “Audio Story”:
- First prize:
- Laura Palfrey, Jasmine Arocha and Sheetal Bahadursingh
- For the podcast, “Life beyond height: little people and their struggle to get access to public buildings”, which aims to advocate for equitable access in the world for little people.
- Second prize:
- Milena Malaver, Steban Rondon and Luca Fornon:
- “Transcending Perspectives”, episode one, a podcast to transcend hate and create a more inclusive and compassionate world for everyone.
- Third prize:
- Brianna Arias, “A mother who found peace in sound healing”
Best “Slideshow”:
- First prize:
- Second prize:
- Milena Malaver, Steban Rondon and Luca Fornon:
- “Transcending Perspectives”, photographic essay.
- Third prize:
- Brianna Arias, “Sobrepasando una pérdida con un poco de sol y mar”.
Best “Social Media Story”:
- First prize:
- Carolina Ocampo’s Instagram post: “Step al extremo: aventura Off Road en cuatrimoto”.
- Second prize:
- Daniela Zulueta’s Instagram post: “Pasaportes: Turkey”
- Third prize:
- Nicole Castañeda’s Instagram post “Noticias (políticas) en un minuto” from Washington D.C.
The director of the Florida International University (FIU) master’s degree in journalism, Alejandro Alvarado, congratulated the nominated and the winners.
“It is something very significant, which they will surely remember all their lives,” says professor Alvarado. “For some it is just the first journalism award they have won, and that makes it very significant.”
This new edition of Voces could be carried out thanks to the judges; journalists, reporters and News Media executives, always willing to support the journey of the younger generations. They are Andoni Abirruena, Erika Carrillo, Liliana Castaño, Valeria Conde, Juan Jesús González, Luis Alberto González, Sonia Osorio and Lyng-Hou Ramirez.
The FIU student chapter of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ), led by president Andrea Fonseca and Kerelyne Escobar, organized and produced the Awards Voces del Periodismo.
