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The National Association of Hispanic Journalists, Chicago Chapter, would like to thank the sponsors and attendees of our Nuevo Comienzo 2018. Thanks to your generosity, this year we surpassed our goal and raised over $5,000. These funds will help us grant scholarships to Latino journalism students in the Chicago area and help send one of our members the upcoming national convention…

Please take the time to review the 2017-2018 NAHJ Chicago Board candidates.  Voting will begin on 9/20.   FOR PRESIDENT: Natalie Martinez What a busy and wonderful year we've had together! I'd like to do it again: the Natalie2.0 version! I feel like we've really grown as a chapter, and I have a LOT I'd still like to do with…

We are proud to announce the NAHJ Chicago 2017 Scholarship winners.  The chapter was able to raise an unprecedented $6500 this year.  After reviewing a pool of candidates we've found our top four recipients.  Three deserving students will receive $2000. And for the first-time, we are introducing a $500 Digital Scholarship which is graciously sponsored by Chicago's De La Salle…

As we continue our  NAHJ membership drive we would like to introduce you to one of our newest members, photojournalist Cristina Fletes.   Cristina is a Staff Photographer / Videographer at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch in St. Louis, Missouri. She was a part of the 2015 Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Photography awarded to the photography staff at the Post-Dispatch…

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NAHJ Chicago member Teri Arvesu has been promoted to VP/Director of Content at Univision Chicago Local Media. Arvesu is currently the News Director at Univision Chicago. She will continue to serve in that position but will now oversee all content, including news and non-news, for consumers and clients. Arvesu believes her new role is an opportunity to innovate and optimize…

This was a big year for NAHJ-Chicago. We achieved a great deal through different events to empower Latinos in the newsroom. Join us in looking back at some highlights from 2016... January: We kicked off 2016 with our 2nd annual Nuevo Comienzo event at Latinicity in downtown Chicago. Temperatures may have been extremely cold that night but everyone who came…

Outstanding Achievement for News Gathering - Spot News Michelle Gallardo, ABC7, for her work on G.I. Found Dead. Outstanding Achievement for News Gathering - Investigative Series Karla Leal for her work on the story Persecuciones Mortales. Outstanding Achievement for News Gathering - Serious News (Hard) Series. Natalie Perez, Maria de Lourdes Garcia and Teri Arvesu from Univision Chicago for their…

Chicago’s Spanish talk radio personality, Javier Salas, has returned to radio airwaves on WCEV, 1450 AM Monday through Friday from 1-3 p.m. “The opportunity to go back to 1450 AM was an easy one," said Salas. “They are doing things that no other Spanish radio network in Chicago is doing, and in my opinion, these are very important times for…

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