Miami (January 22, 2019) .- The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) has confirmed that the closing of the invitation to its Excellence in Journalism contest is January 30, 2019. Unlike other years, this time there will be no extension.
The objective of the contest, aimed at journalists and media in Latin America and the Caribbean, as well as in Spain, is to promote the quality of content and its impact on society. Before submitting your work, it is recommended that competitors consult the
Regulation to avoid confusion about the requirements.
A jury composed of members of the IAPA Awards Committee will choose the winner in each of the categories. The first prize in each of them is paid with $ 2,000 (two thousand US dollars). The awards ceremony will be held in October 2019 during the 75th SIP General Assembly in Miami, Florida.
Every year, the IAPA awards the Grand Prize for Press Freedom to a person or organization with significant achievements in favor of this cause.
To participate, it is not necessary to belong to the IAPA; just click here.
The 13 categories are:
1. Cartoon (Prize sponsored by El Tiempo, Bogotá, Colombia)
2. News coverage on the Internet (Award sponsored by TV Venezuela, Miami, Florida)
3. News coverage (Award sponsored by Organización Publicitaria, S.A., San Pedro Sula, Honduras
4. News coverage for mobile Alejandro Miró Quesada Garland (Award sponsored by El Comercio, Lima, Peru)
5. Chronicle (Award sponsored by El Comercio, Quito, Ecuador)
6. Human Rights and Community Service (Award sponsored by Panama America, Panama City, Panama, El Comercio, Lima, Peru )
7. Photography (Prize sponsored by La Prensa Gráfica, San Salvador, El Salvador)
8. Infographics (Award sponsored by Clarín, Buenos Aires, Argentina)
9. Opinion (Award sponsored by El Mercurio, Santiago, Chile)
10. Data Journalism (Award sponsored by Instituto de Empresa IE, Madrid, Spain)
11. Journalism in Depth (Prize sponsored by La República, Lima, Peru)
12. Environmental journalism Roberto Eisenmann Jr. (Prize sponsored by La Prensa, Panama)
13. University Journalism Pedro Joaquín Chamorro (Sponsored by La Prensa, Managua, Nicaragua)
The IAPA is a non-profit organization dedicated to the defense and promotion of freedom of the press and of expression in the Americas. It is composed of more than 1,300 publications from the Western Hemisphere; and is based in Miami, United States.
