By Veronica Romero
01 Nov 2023, 06:00 AM EDT
To close with a flourish the celebration of the 110 years of its foundation, El Diario de Nueva York was recognized by the National Association of Hispanic Publications (NAHP) with a total of 20 José Martí Awards, the longest-standing awards that recognize the Hispanic excellence in the United States.
Among the recognitions granted by the NAHP, the newspaper received six gold awards in the categories of Best Auto Section, Best Immigration Article (“We are open and accessible”, by Jesús García), Best Local Political Article (“New Congressional District 10”, by Edwin Martínez), Best Article Series (“Wave of Immigrants in NYC”, by Fernando Martínez), Best Community Service Article (“Surviving Domestic Violence”, by Edwin Martínez) and Best Special Section by a Charter School Education Supplement.
The newspaper received a silver medal in the category of Best Hispanic Newspaper. It was also awarded in the sections of Best National Political Article (“Lower House Approves Historic Plebiscite for Puerto Rico”, by Marielis Acevedo Irizarry); Best Sports Article (“120 Minutes Finals With Grant Wahl”, by Rafael Cores), Best Entertainment Section, Best Health Section, Best Newspaper Design, Best Publication Website Design and Best Event.
The bronze prizes were awarded in the categories of Best Editorial Column (“The Law of the Earth Should Flourish”), Best Photo News (“No Pagan El Pasaje”, by Fernando Martínez), Best Entertainment Article (“Los Latinos Ya Somos Nuestro Padre De La Novia”, by Rafael Cores), Best Food Section, Best Life and Style Section and Best Website Design.
“Receiving these prestigious awards in the media industry reinforces the commitment of our newsroom in defense of truthful, independent and service journalism for the Hispanic community. The José Martí awards come this year at a special moment for El Diario because they mark another milestone in the history of the newspaper, which is celebrating its 110th anniversary,” said Carmen Villavicencio, executive editor of the newspaper.
Also awarded were La Opinión and La Raza, publications that together with El Diario are part of Impremedia, a leading Hispanic news and information company in print and digital media in the US, which is now part of My Code. La Opinión was recognized as the Best Hispanic Newspaper, while La Raza’s executive director, Jesús del Toro, was named the Latino Editor of the year, among other awards.
The award ceremony took place during the NAHP annual convention, held from October 25 to 27, which this year was held in Phoenix, Arizona, and in which the president of Impremedia, Iván Adaime, was elected as vice president of the association.