Published On:Tuesday, 25 October 2016
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Honoring distinguished coverage of Latin America
ARAB GAZETTE - Columbia..
AP photographer Rodrigo
Abd received a Cabot Prize from Columbia University’s Graduate School of
Journalism on Tuesday, in recognition of his outstanding work documenting life
in Latin America.
The Maria Moors Cabot Prizes
are awarded for distinguished reporting on the Americas and coverage of
the Western Hemisphere that furthers inter-American understanding.
At a dinner at Columbia University in New York, Abd received a gold medal
and an honorarium. He addressed the guests, saying: “But here is the
main point: we care, we love this continent (Latin America) and we want
to tell stories in depth in our home countries.”
In honoring Abd, the judges cited his “untiring commitment and uncommon empathy” in addressing urgent social issues.
Abd is one of four Cabot Prize winners. The others are Rosental C. Alves of the Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas;
Margarita Martinez, a Colombian filmmaker; and Oscar Martinez of the
digital newspaper El Faro in El Salvador. A special citation was also
awarded to Marina Walker Guevara at the International Consortium of
Investigative Journalists for reporting on the Panama Papers.