Mexico City, February 9, 2024. Universidad Panamericana celebrated the fifth edition of its 5th Journalism Award, an event that highlights excellence and innovation in university journalism.
With the participation of students, professors and renowned journalists, this award is consolidated as a benchmark in the training and recognition of future information professionals in our country.
Among the special guests at the event were Liliana Del Olmo, editor of the newspaper Reforma and representative of the external jury, as well as Ofmara Fernanda Rangel, winner of the 4th edition of the 4th edition of the Journalism Award and alumni of the Bachelor's Degree in Communication.
Also present were Dr. María del Carmen Camacho María del Carmen Camacho, academic of the Universidad Panamericana; Dr. María del Carmen Camacho Dr. José Luis López Aguirre José Luis López Aguirrecoordinator of the Journalism Award Committee, and Dr. José Luis López Aguirre, coordinator of the Journalism Award Committee. Dr. Íñigo Fernández, coordinator of the Journalism Award Committee, and Dr. Íñigo FernándezResearch Secretary of the School of Communication.
Revaluing journalistic work
The meeting began with remarks by Professor Teresa López, who emphasized the role of journalism in society, especially in times of disinformation and overinformation.
Dr. Íñigo Fernández then stressed the importance of revaluing the work of journalism. He also stated that "journalism is an exercise in criticism, an exercise in democracy, an exercise in dialogue at a social level that is indispensable; frankly, I cannot imagine a society without newspapers and journalists".
The students who participated in this contest had to go beyond the classroom and go out into the streets to confront reality and interview the protagonists of the events. Dr. López Aguirre emphasized that "this is not only a journalism of denunciation or description, but also a journalism that seeks solutions to the various problems that our society is going through".
Winners of the 5th Journalism Award
The awards were given in different categories and highlighted the diversity and richness of the students' journalistic work. Each category recognized the effort, originality and dedication of the students in their respective areas. The categories and winners of this edition were:
Semblance interview:
First place: Gabriela Sofía Núñez Rea with the work Fashion is a tool to try to change the world we live in.
Honorable mention 1: Aitana Luaces Díaz with the work El desequilibrio de géneros era mi mayor interés, abonar a un mundo más sensato: Aura García-Junco.
Honorable mention 2: Emilio Alejandro Morlett López with the work Jaime Maussan invites young people to investigate and take the side of truth.
Chronicle:
First place: Gilberto Arellano with the work ALS, a disease that still has no cure or cause.
Multimedia report:
First place: Emiliano Becerril Contreras, Hareth Ignacio Peraza Yaseen, Eveline Cuevas Gómez, Frida Sophia Segura Arredondo and Paolo Moro Ramírez with the work: Arpeggio. Arpeggio: How has music production changed with social networks?
Honorable Mention: Gustavo Rodríguez, Diego Hernández, Luis Mario Hernández and Daniel San Román with the work Mixed martial arts in Mexico.
Report for a printed media:
Honorable Mention: Óscar Sakaguchi Barrón with the work From masses to shelter: a day in the parish that shelters hundreds of migrants.
Honorable Mention: Hania Larissa Orozco Silva with the work The decadence of the multifamiliar Miguel Alemán.
Audiovisual news report or program
First place: Ximena Gómez, Araxi Maldonado, Mariana Martínez, Dennis Mora and Frida Morán with the work Microinfluencers.
Honorable Mention: Josune Vizuet, Rodrigo Chávez, Juan Pablo Diz and Vanessa Estrada with the work Estefanía Garcés, street artist in Mexico City..
Innovation in storytelling:
First place: Montsserrat Betancourt Quintana, Alma Sofía Arias Limas and Sebastián Kevin Estrada Martínez with the work Between dice and cards.
Honorable Mention: Josune Vizuet, Rodrigo Chávez, Juan Pablo Diz and Vanessa Estrada with the work Why do women march?
This award not only celebrates the talent and creativity of young journalists, but also reflects Universidad Panamericana 's commitment to academic excellence and its role in training professionals capable of meeting the challenges of contemporary journalism.
Learn more about the School of Communication at: https://www.up.edu.mx/educacion-universidad-escuela-de-comunicacion/
