Enrique Acevedo

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Enrique Acevedo
Born (1978-03-06) March 6, 1978 (age 43)
Mexico City, Mexico
NationalityMexican-American
EducationColumbia University / Tec de Monterrey (ITESM) Campus Monterrey
OccupationJournalist, CBS News
Known forCorrespondent at 60 Minutes 60 in 6 News Anchor at Univision News Correspondent Mexican Journalists Hispanic Journalists

Enrique Acevedo (born March 6, 1978) is a correspondent for the new 60 Minutes program 60 Minutes Plus. He is the first Latino correspondent in the 53-year history of 60 Minutes.[1]

Education[]

Acevedo has a master's degree in journalism from Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.[2] He was a Pritzker Fellow at the University of Chicago Institute of Politics in 2019.[3]

Career[]

Acevedo has covered the news around the world for print, broadcast and digital media, including Fidel Castro's funeral in Cuba,[4] the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami in Japan,[5] the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Africa,[6] the humanitarian crisis in Haiti, and the drug wars in Mexico and Latin America.[citation needed] During the 2016 presidential cycle, he co-moderated Univision's Democratic Debate and led the network's electoral coverage alongside Maria Elena Salinas and Jorge Ramos.[7]

He has interviewed President Barack Obama;[8] philanthropist Melinda Gates; and Nobel Peace Prize winners Jody Williams, Desmond Tutu, Kofi Annan, and Juan Manuel Santos.[citation needed]

During his almost 10 years as the anchor of Noticiero Univision Edición Nocturna, the newscast became one of the most-watched Spanish-language broadcasts in the U.S.[9] His work has been published in The New York Times, The Washington Post , El Pais, Reforma, Milenio, Letras Libres, Fusion and The New York Review of Magazines.[citation needed] He is a frequent contributor on NPR's Here and Now.[citation needed] He co-wrote and co-produced the documentary 30 Segundos about young Latino voters and the 2016 presidential election.[10]

Recognitions and studies[]

His work in Japan was featured as part of the Journalism School's centennial celebration in a book commemorating the best 100 stories in the last century. He's the recipient of a News & Documentary Emmy Award in the Outstanding Newscast or News Magazine category. In 2019 he was the recipient of the News Literacy Project’s John S. Carroll Journalist of the Year Award for his contributions to News Literacy and identifying bias in news.[11] He's also been awarded the National Journalism prize by Mexico's Press Club on two occasions[12]

He's been recognized as one of the "Top Latinos in American Newsrooms," by the Huffington Post[13] and a "Global Media Leader" by the World Economic Forum .[14]

Personal life[]

On November 29, 2014, he married Florentina Romo in San Miguel de Allende.[15]

References[]

  1. ^ [1]
  2. ^ Columbia University Journalism School Alumni and Friends Archived May 4, 2013, at the Wayback Machine. Journalism.columbia.edu. Retrieved on November 24, 2015.
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  5. ^ Video – Enrique Acevedo regresa de Sendai. Msnlatino.telemundo.com. Retrieved on November 24, 2015. Archived January 23, 2020, at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ Video – Enrique Acevedo en Mozambique. noticias.univision.com
  7. ^ https://www.mic.com/articles/137538/this-heartbreaking-moment-in-the-democratic-debate-had-nothing-to-do-with-the-candidates
  8. ^ Video – President Barack Obama sat down with Enrique Acevedo in Cartagena (complete interview)
  9. ^ Award-Winning Journalist Enrique Acevedo to Anchor Univision’s Late Evening News. Corporate.univision.com. Retrieved on November 24, 2015.
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  12. ^ Callejas, Juan. Club de Periodistas de mÉxico, A.c.. scribd.com
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  14. ^ [7]
  15. ^ Fridmann, Mandy (December 1, 2014). "Toda la romántica boda de Enrique Acevedo". Huffington Post.

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