El Centinela wins five CPA Spanish-language first-place awards

Published: 2007-05-29

BROOKLYN, N.Y. (CNS) -- El Centinela, the monthly Spanish-language newspaper of the Archdiocese of Portland, Ore., won five first-place awards in the Catholic Press Association's annual competition for Spanish-language Catholic newspapers. At the Catholic Media Convention in Brooklyn May 25, the CPA honored El Centinela for general and individual excellence. The judges praised El Centinela's selection of stories and opinion pieces, and said the paper's choice of pictures adds to its professional appearance. "It is an interesting newspaper that appeals to the reader," they added. In the general excellence category, El Pregonero, the weekly of the Washington Archdiocese, took second place, and El Mensajero Catolico, the monthly of the Diocese of Rochester, N.Y., won third place. For individual excellence for a writer or editor, Rocio Rios, editor of El Centinela, tied for first place with Carmen Aguinaco, editor of Oye! of the Chicago Archdiocese. The judges said the two editors "exceed expectations by showing undisputed talent, creativity, perseverance and effectiveness."

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