The Cabot Prize honors journalists who have covered the Western Hemisphere and, through their work, have furthered inter-American understanding by reporting on Latin America and the Caribbean.
The Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism announced the 2008 winners of the Maria Moors Cabot Prize for outstanding reporting on Latin America and the Caribbean. Celebrating its 70th anniversary as the oldest international award in journalism, the Cabot Prize honors journalists who have covered the Western Hemisphere and, through their reporting and editorial work, have furthered inter-American understanding.
The 2008 gold medalists are: Carmen Aristegui, anchor, CNN en Español and Reforma newspaper (Mexico); Michael Smith, senior writer, Bloomberg Markets magazine; Sam Quinones, general assignment reporter, Los Angeles Times; and Gustavo Sierra, international news desk editor, Clarín newspaper (Argentina).
The 70th Anniversary of the Cabot Prizes will take place on October 16 at the Low Library, Columbia University.
The Maria Moors Cabot Prize was founded in 1938 by the late Godfrey Lowell Cabot as a memorial to his wife.
The prizes, the oldest international prizes in journalism, are awarded by the trustees of Columbia University on the recommendation of the dean of the Journalism School.
Learn more about the prize and this year’s winners at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism’s Web site >>