Congratulations to Vida Nueva, the Spanish-language monthly newspaper of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, for recently receiving 11 awards — four gold, four silver, and three bronze — at the 2013 José Martí Publishing Awards.The awards presented to Vida Nueva included:General Excellence Award‚Ä¢ Outstanding Less Than Weekly Newspaper: Silver AwardEditorial Writing Awards‚Ä¢ Outstanding Hispanic Success Story (above 30,000 circulation): Gold Award — Alicia Morandi, “Los 82 a√±os de Dolores Huerta”‚Ä¢ Outstanding Latin America Cultural Article (above 30,000 circulation): Silver Award — José Luis Sierra, “Hambre en las monta√±as”‚Ä¢ Outstanding Community Service/Health Article (above 30,000 circulation): Bronze Award — Alicia Morandi, “Las victimas olvidadas del alcohol”‚Ä¢ Outstanding Education Article (above 30,000 circulation): Bronze Award — Alicia Morandi, “El horror de la esclavitud moderna”Photo Awards‚Ä¢ Outstanding Color Photo, Overall (above 30,000 circulation): Gold Award — Victor Aleman, “La luz de la vida”‚Ä¢ Outstanding Black and White, Overall (above 30,000 circulation): Gold Award — Victor Aleman, “Cesar Chavez: Catolico y profeta de la no violencia”‚Ä¢ Outstanding Cultural Photo Essay (above 30,000 circulation): Silver Award — Victor Aleman, “Cesar Chavez: Catolico y profeta de la no violencia”‚Ä¢ Outstanding Community Photo (above 30,000 circulation): Bronze AwardDesign Awards‚Ä¢ Outstanding Design, Newspaper - Tabloid Format (above 30,000 circulation): Gold Award‚Ä¢ Outstanding Front Page Design (above 30,000 circulation): Silver Award“I feel humbled and proud that Vida Nueva, a Catholic publication, is being recognized among mainstream Hispanic publications, winning 11 awards in the national arena” said Victor Aleman, editor of Vida Nueva, which has won more than 100 awards in various categories over the past 23 years. “We have always tried very hard to do our best to represent the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, and we feel we are in the main game, not on the sidelines, of informing the community.”The José Martí Publishing Awards — one of the oldest and largest Hispanic media awards in the country — are presented by the National Association of Hispanic Publications, which represents 175 publications in 39 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.
