IAPA announces winners of 2009 Awards for Excellence in Journalism Miami (July 1, 2009)The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) today announced the winners of the awards that the organization gives each year to honor journalists and newspapers throughout the Americas for their contributions to excellence in journalism and the defense of freedom of expression. The information was provided by Fabricio Altamirano, of the San Salvador, El Salvador, newspaper El Diario de Hoy, chairman of the IAPAs Awards Committee.