Miami (August 4, 2025) – The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) announces the finalists for the 2025 edition of its Excellence in Journalism Awards, which drew entries from journalists and media outlets across Latin America, the Caribbean, North America, and Spain.
The works were selected from among hundreds of submissions that competed in the contest’s 12 categories. The jury, composed of members of the IAPA’s Awards Committee, will announce the winners and honorable at the end of August.
María Lorente, chair of the IAPA Awards Committee and regional director for Latin America at Agence France-Presse (AFP), noted, “The entries submitted this year reaffirm that, in the face of political, technological, and economic challenges, quality journalism remains a vital pillar of our democracies.”
At the same time, the IAPA will also announce the recipients of the Grand Prize for Press Freedom, the Grand Friend of the Press, Executive of the Year, and Digital Transformation awards.
The award ceremony will be held during the IAPA’s 81st General Assembly, which will take place in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, from October 16 to 19, 2025.
The finalists are:
IN-DEPTH JOURNALISM AWARD, sponsored by La República, Peru.
• El negocio de la Alcaldía de Managua: la urbanizadora ‘Bismarck Martínez’, Juan Carlos Bow, Confidencial (Costa Rica)
• Farra do descontos no Instituto Nacional do Seguro Social (INSS), Newsroom, Metrópoles (Brazil)
• Campo Tóxico, Newsroom, Univision Noticias Digital (United States)
OPINION AWARD, sponsored by El Mercurio, Chile.
• Venezuela contra el temor, Luz Mely Reyes, El País (Spain)
• Amenazas de muerte, José Guarnizo, Vorágine (Colombia)
• Campeonato Nacional de Mandriles, Alejandro Borensztein, Clarín (Argentina)
"ALEJANDRO MIRÓ QUESADA GARLAND" INTERVIEW AWARD, sponsored by El Comercio, Peru.
• Jens Balzer: Taylor Swift no pudo impedir que Trump volviera a la Casa Blanca, Marcial Héctor Pavón, Ñ/Clarín (Argentina)
• Pepe Mujica: el amor a los 80, Hugo Alconada Mon, La Nación (Argentina)
• María Teresa Arizabaleta: la última sufragista, Diego León Giraldo, El Tiempo (Colombia)
NEWS COVERAGE OF CURRENT EVENTS AWARD, sponsored by Infobae.
• Nadie busca a mi hijo, Newsroom, La Nación (Argentina)
• Los heridos, ciegos y muertos del estallido social en Panamá, Newsroom, Revista Concolón (Panama)
• Corredor Interoceánico: despojo y violencia, Newsroom, El Universal (Mexico)
ROBERTO EISENMANN JR. ENVIRONMENTAL JOURNALISM AWARD, sponsored by La Prensa, Panama.
• Narco contaminación: cocinando un desastre ambiental, Newsroom, Quinto Elemento Lab (Mexico)
• Our peace is out there, Thomas Lundy, Canadian Geographic (Canada)
• A hidden paradise under threat, Newsroom, Associated Press (Mexico)
CHRONICLE AWARD, sponsored by Debate Media, Mexico.
• Fui, vi y escribí: el tren a Kiev, Hinde Pomeraniec, Infobae (Argentina)
• Muerte en la plaza San Martín, Juan Aurelio Arévalo, El Comercio (Peru)
• El regreso a Darwin, Pablo Javier Blanco, Clarín (Argentina)
PHOTOGRAPHY AWARD, sponsored by La Prensa Gráfica, El Salvador.
• Ancestral Firefighters, Marcelo Camargo, Agência Brasil (Brazil)
• Corpo de atleta, Newsroom, UOL (Brazil)
• Sobras de esmeraldas, Luis Cristóbal Acosta, AFP (Colombia)
VIDEO AWARD, sponsored by Carlos Freire Foundation.
• El yugo talibán, Carolina García Mundi, El País (Spain)
• Estado de Miedo, Newroom, N+Media (Mexico)
• Malvinas no se archiva, Newsroom, El Grito del Sur (Argentina)
DATA JOURNALISM AND INFOGRAPHY AWARD, sponsored by Grupo de Comunicaciones Corripio, Dominican Republic.
• Projeto Escravizadores, Newsroom, Agência Pública (Brazil)
• Áreas protegidas de Chile, Juan Pablo Bravo Zamora, El Mercurio (Chile)
• Así nos habló Milei, Newsroom, La Nación (Argentina)
CARTOON AND ILLUSTRATION AWARD, sponsored by El Tiempo, Colombia.
• Javier Milei, Juan Colombato, La Nación (Argentina)
• O Cerrado e a incrível jornada das águas, Newsroom, Ambiental Media (Brazil)
• Discurso de posesión (Trump), Raúl Zuleta, El Espectador (Colombia)
UNIVERSITY JOURNALISM AWARD, sponsored by the Latin American Council for Accreditation of Journalism and Communications (CLAEP).
• Sob o peso do silêncio, Newsroom, Campus Multiplataforma, University of Brasilia (Brazil)
• Tras los pasos del Bronx, Newsroom, University of La Sabana (Colombia)
• Escape en la oscuridad, Newsroom, University Diego Portales (Chile)
MIGRATION JOURNALISM "CLAUDIO PAOLILLO" AWARD, sponsored by La Silla Rota, Mexico.
• Ecuador, un país construido por sus migrantes, Newsroom, Tierra de Nadie (Ecuador)
• La ruta de los coyotes, Newsroom, N+Focus (Mexico)
• Tricked into Sex Slavery, Newsroom, Caribbean Investigative Journalism Network (Trinidad)
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