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The “Felix Varela” Awards’ purpose is to recognize any American journalist covering with excellence Latino issues in the nation today, either through Spanish-language Print, or any digital media outlet, in English or Spanish.  

The prizes are presented by the AL DIA Foundation, chaired by Hernán Guaracao, former president of the National Association of Hispanic Publications in the US, and founder, editor and publisher of AL DIA, a print and web-based news media organization with main offices in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

The award was established to honor the memory of Father Felix Varela y Morales, an American intellectual of Latino origin who founded one of the first Spanish-language newspapers in the United States, in the city of Philadelphia, at the beginning of the 19th Century.

http://www.felixvarelaaward.com/

The submission/nomination deadline is Dec. 31, 2009. 

The awards ceremony will be hosted by Temple University's Dept. of Journalism.
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Andrew Mendelson, Ph.D.
Associate Professor and Chair
Department of Journalism
School of Communications and Theater
Temple University
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Philadelphia, PA 19122
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