Disclaimer: The following description was created before the live broadcast aired and thus may not accurately reflect the content of the actual broadcast. Alfredo Corchado, Mexico bureau chief of the Dallas Morning News received a distinguished prize from Columbia University in New York for covering the deadly beat of drug-related crime and violence along the U.S.-Mexico border, considered one of the most dangerous places to practice journalism in the world. He talks about the growing wave of organized crime and police and government corruption. In addition, veteran journalist Dianne Solís, also of the Dallas Morning News, was honored by the National Association of Hispanic Journalists with the Frank del Olmo Award (part of the Ñ Awards) for her leadership in extensively covering immigrant families and communities in the U.S. and bringing awareness on immigration issues.
