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Despite the economic downturn, NAHJ awarded $91,000 in scholarships this fall to 31 students
Despite the economic downturn, the National Association of Hispanic Journalists awarded $91,000 in scholarships this fall to 31 students pursuing a career in journalism, including a student from Arizona State University.
With this year’s awards, NAHJ has given a total of more than $1.6 million in financial aid to more than 580 aspiring journalists, since the scholarship fund began operating in 1987.
Gitzel Puente of ASU received a $5,000 Maria Elena Salinas Scholarship for students pursuing a career in Spanish-language broadcast journalism.
The NAHJ scholarships are made possible through individual, corporate and foundation donations to the Rubén Salazar Scholarship Fund, established in honor of the Latino journalism pioneer who was killed by a tear gas projectile from an L.A. County Sheriff while he covered an anti-war demonstration in 1970.
