ARCHDIOCESE OF LOS ANGELES PUBLICATION VIDA NUEVA NAMED BEST SPANISH-LANGUAGE MONTHLY NEWSPAPER IN THE UNITED STATES
November 4, 2015  |  By:   |  Press Releases  |  

 

PREMIOS_VIDA_NUEVAVida Nueva, the official Spanish-language publication of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, won eight José Martí Publishing Awards from the National Association of Hispanic Publications (NAHP).

Among the eight awards, Vida Nueva was recognized as best “Less Than Weekly Newspaper.” The José Martí Publishing Awards are one of the oldest and the largest Hispanic media awards in the U.S.

Victor Alemán’s photography won best color photograph category for “El día del trabajo” (Labor Day) and second place in the community photo category for “Cesar Chavez: Hombre de fe, hombre de paz” (Cesar Chavez: Man of faith, man of peace).

Alicia Morandi was honored with second place in the Hispanic success story category for her reporting on Jersey Vargas, the girl from Los Angeles who greeted Pope Francis at a general audience at the Vatican Plaza to ask for his help for the release of her father from a deportation jail. Morandi also won third place in the cultural category for her reporting on Cesar Chavez.

José A. Medina won third place for his reporting on Our Lady of Guadalupe and the evangelization in the Latin American culture category. Vida Nueva also won first place for best front page design.

NAHP reports that 57 percent of Latino households use local newspapers or magazines on a weekly basis. Among Latino publications, the combined gross ad revenue totaled more than $1.17 billion in 2014. The circulation among Latino publications rose more than a million to 15.4 million last year.

The Archdiocese of Los Angeles began publishing Vida Nueva in 1991. The publication routinely wins national awards, including a first place as the best Spanish-language weekly in 2001, when the newspaper had a weekly release; six first place honors as a bimonthly Spanish-language publication in the 1990s, when Vida Nueva ran as a bimonthly publication, and three first place honor since it became a monthly publication (2003, 2011 and 2014).

Following is a detailed list of the awards received by Vida Nueva in the category of newspapers with a circulation of more than 30,000:

GENERAL EXCELLENCE AWARDS

OUTSTANDING LESS-THAN-WEEKLY NEWSPAPER

  • Gold Award, Vida Nueva, Los Angeles, CA

EDITORIAL WRITING AWARDS

OUTSTANDING HISPANIC SUCCESS STORY

  • Silver Award, Vida Nueva, Los Angeles, CA, “Jersey Vargas se convierte en la voz de los hijos de indocumentados,” (Jersey Vargas becomes the voice of the children of the undocumented) Alicia Morandi

OUTSTANDING LATIN AMERICA CULTURAL ARTICLE

  • Bronze Award, Vida Nueva, Los Angeles, CA, “Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe y la evangelización” (Our Lady of Guadalupe and the evangelization) José A. Medina

OUTSTANDING CULTURAL ARTICLE 

  • Bronze Award, Vida Nueva, Los Angeles, CA, “Con César Chávez en los recuerdos” (With Cesar Chavez in mind) Alicia Morandi

DESIGN AWARDS 

OUTSTANDING FRONT PAGE DESIGN

  • Gold Award, Vida Nueva, Los Angeles, CA

PHOTO AWARDS

OUTSTANDING COLOR PHOTO – OVERALL

  • Gold Award, Vida Nueva, Los Angeles, CA, “El Día del Trabajo” (Labor Day) Victor Aleman

OUTSTANDING COMMUNITY PHOTO

  • Silver Award, Vida Nueva, Los Angeles, CA, “César Chávez: Hombre de fe, hombre de paz” (Cesar Chavez: Man of faith, man of peace) Victor Aleman

OUTSTANDING INTERNATIONAL PHOTO

  • Silver Award, Vida Nueva, Los Angeles, CA, “El Papa Francisco empieza el año honrando a la Virgen y a la Paz” (Pope Francis starts the year honoring the Virgin and Peace) L’osservatore Romano

ATTACHED PHOTO: Cover of Vida Nueva, official Spanish-language publication of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, which received a first place Jose Marti Publishing Award from the National Association of Hispanic Publications.

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