La Opinión Writer Wins Latin American Journalism Award

According to a new study, the field of journalism is one of the most stressful jobs in the world, right after surgeon and real-estate agent, and we don’t have to tell you that this profession gets less recognition and appreciation than the latter. That’s why whenever one of our own gets recognized for their accomplishments in the field, it’s a cause for celebration. Gardenia Mendoza Aguilar, who spent the last year covering the trials and abuses of Mexican immigrants and human trafficking for Central America’s impreMedia’s La Opinión is one of those women today, as she was awarded the prized Guillermo Martínez-Márquez Award for Latin American Reporting.