IWMF Board Member Maria Salinas to be Honored with Lifetime Achievement Award
July 18, 2012 -- Jorge Ramos and IWMF Board member Maria Elena Salinas, longtime co-anchors of Univision’s evening newscast “Noticiero Univision” and pioneers of Spanish-language broadcasting in the U.S., will receive the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) at the 33rd Annual News and Documentary Emmy® Awards on October 1, 2012.
Salinas and Ramos are the most recognized and influential Hispanic journalists in the U.S. The New York Times has called Salinas “the voice of Hispanic America.” As co–anchors of “Noticiero Univision”, Univision Network’s flagship nightly newscast, Salinas and Ramos reach 96 percent of Hispanic Americans living in the United States averaging nearly two million viewers every night.Salinas' insightful reporting on the impact of daily news to the increasingly growing Hispanic community of Southern California earned her the credibility that would lead her to assume the anchor chair at “Noticiero Univision” in 1987, becoming one of the first women in the U.S. to co-anchor a national nightly newscast.
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Hu Shuli to receive the Missouri Honor Medal for Distinguished Service in Journalism
July 17, 2012 -- Hu Shuli, member of the IWMF Board of Directors and one of the most powerful media leaders in China, wins 2012 Missouri Honor Medal for Distinguished Service in Journalism.
Considered one of journalism’s most prestigious, this award honors career-long outstanding service to journalism. After Christiane Amanpour, Shuli will be the second member of the IWMF Board of Directors to be honored in this way by the Missouri School of Journalism.
The awards will be given during an evening banquet on October 15, 2012.
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Reeyot Alemu's Sentencing Delayed
July 17, 2012 -- Reeyot Alemu, an Ethiopian columnist and winner of the 2012 Courage in Journalism Award, is currently imprisoned on charges of terrorism after writing critiques of her country’s government. Based on her articles alone, a judge sentenced Alemu to 14 years in prison.
Alemu whose case is drawing increased international attention, has appealed her conviction and is currently awaiting the court's decision. Her sentencing hearing was initially scheduled for July 17 and subsequently postponed until August 3, 2012. It is unlikely that she will be released in time to accept her award in person at the Courage Awards ceremony in October.
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