Patricia Gamio, María Eugenia Lima, and Déborah Friedmann, all graduates in Journalism, were honored in the print media category with the Proniño Award for "Journalistic Investigation into Child Labor in Uruguay," selected from among 15 projects submitted in the radio, print, and television categories. This award is sponsored by Movistar’s Proniño Program and the Communication Agency for Children and Adolescents “Voz y Vos,” with the support of the Uruguayan Press Association.
Its goal is to contribute to information and reflection on an issue that, although rarely visible or studied, affects the development of thousands of children in our country. Through this initiative, we seek to support and encourage the work of media outlets and journalists to broaden and deepen existing coverage of the issue and thereby contribute to the development of public policies for the prevention and eradication of this social problem.
First Prize, PRESS Category: Lead journalist: Patricia Gamio. Investigative report: "Child Labor and Its Context in Uruguay."
Special Mention, PRESS Category: Responsible journalists: María Eugenia Lima and Déborah Friedmann. Research project: "Child Labor at the Mercado Modelo."