The Ruben Salazar Journalism Award is now a National Journalism Award and is presented by CCNMA: Latino Journalists of California to photographers and reporters or teams for work published or broadcast that exemplify journalism excellence while contributing to a better understanding of Latinos in the United States by portraying Latinos fairly and accurately, including general stories affecting the Latino community.
The contest dates are from: August 31, 2024 - December 31, 2025.
The new extended deadline to enter: January 30th
The awards are named after the late Ruben Salazar, who at the time of his death in 1970 was a columnist for the Los Angeles Times and news director of Spanish-language television station KMEX in Los Angeles. Salazar was covering the Chicano anti-Vietnam War Moratorium in East Los Angeles when he was killed by a tear gas projectile fired by a Sheriff’s deputy. Salazar had a keen sense of perspective and introspective in providing insight into the Latino community. As the Los Angeles Times eulogized him, Salazar was "sometimes an angry man as he observed the inequities around him, yet he spoke out with a calm vigor that made his words all the more impressive and influential."
CCNMA is a non-profit organization founded in 1972 that is dedicated to the social, economic and professional advancement of Latino journalists, and that seeks to foster a fair and accurate portrayal of Latinos in the news media.