2024 Ruben Salazar Awards
It is with great pleasure that Latino Journalists of California CCNMA announces the winners for the 2024 Ruben Salazar Awards.
Since 1979, CCNMA has bestowed the Ruben Salazar Award to California journalists who have exemplified journalistic excellence while contributing to a better understanding of Latinos in the United States through fair and accurate reporting.
The award was open to all journalists across the nation in 2022.
An independent judging panel of journalists from across the country reviewed the entries and determined the following winners in two categories: Print and a 3-way win in Digital.
2024 Most Influential Latina Journalists in California
Los Angeles - Latino Journalists of California, CCNMA, is excited to unveil it’s 2024 Most Influential Latina Journalists in California list and in collaboration with the National Association of Hispanic Journalists, the first National Latina Journalist of the year.
“Our list includes a Pulitzer Prize and Emmy awards winners,” said Mekahlo Medina, Latino Journalist of California, CCNMA, Executive Director. ”Their influence reaches millions and their example will inspire many more young Latina women–and men–to pursue careers in journalism.”
“The list was compiled by the Latino Journalists of California, CCNMA, board of directors and is based on three-criteria: the quality of work, the size and importance of the journalist’s reach (broadcast, circulation, social media), and the arc of the journalist’s career—résumé and future.
This year, the CCNMA board along with the board from the National Association of Hispanic Journalists named Cecil Vega from 60 minutes as the first national Latina Journalist of the year recipient.
The board also named 5 other Latinas to compete our list of the 5 Most Influential Latina Journalists in California. (They are below in alphabetical order)
Hilda Gutierrez, NBC Bay Area
Brittny Mejia, LA Times
Alejandra Ortiz Chagin, Telemundo Los Angeles
Zoya Taylor Matich, NBC News
Megan Telles, KTLA
Latino Journalists of California CCNMA will also celebrate it's first "Courage in Journalism" award. It will be awarded to Mariel Garza, the former editorials editor of the Los Angeles Times who resigned after the newspaper’s owner blocked the editorial board’s plans to make a Presidential endorsement.
All these remarkable Latina journalists will honored on December 7th at the Loews Hollywood Hotel, Los Angeles, CA from 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm PT.
Guests can attend by purchasing a ticket here.
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The oldest Latino journalism association in the United States
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SINCE 1972 the California Chicano News Media Association has launched and fostered the careers of untold numbers of Latino journalists through job fairs, workshops, more than $800,000 in scholarships and the heartfelt mentoring of its members. Your donation will support the nonprofit group's operations and provide seed money for an exciting initiative we're calling the Frank Del Olmo Institute. The initiative, named after the late pioneering Los Angeles Times editor and columnist, will provide a platform for programs to serve and inspire students, professionals and the Latino community.
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