Monterrey, Mexico.- September 2nd, 2003.- CEMEX and the Iberian-American New Journalism Foundation (FNPI) today awarded the winners and finalists of the CEMEX-FNPI New Journalism Prize. The award recognizes and encourages journalism in Latin America. Lorenzo H. Zambrano, Chairman and CEO of CEMEX, and Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Nobel laureate and Chairman of FNPI presented the award.

Garcia Marquez also awarded Homage to Jose Salgar, as a special recognition granted by the Award Council.

Salgar has been a journalist for 70 years and a teacher of countless generations of Colombian journalists, including Garcia Marquez himself.

The award ceremony took place at Monterrey's Museum of Contemporary Art (MARCO).

Among the attendees were:

The Award Council, comprised of renowned Latin journalists: Alma Guillermoprieto (Mexico), Carlos Monsivais (Mexico), Geraldinho Vieira (Brazil); Germán Rey (Colombia), Horacio Verbitsky (Argentina), Javier Darío Restrepo (Colombia), Joaquín Estefanía (Spain), Rosental Alves (Brazil), Sergio Ramírez (Nicaragua), Susan Meiselas (USA), and Tomás Eloy Martínez (Argentina).

The jury members: Carlos Fernando Chamorro (Mexico), Carlos Ulanovsky (Argentina), Cristina Faesler (Mexico), and Rosa Maria Alfaro (Peru).

The award was created by CEMEX and FNPI to promote journalistic excellence in Latin America and the Caribbean.

The Homage award winner is granted US$30,000.00. The winners of the TV, radio and internet wards will receive US$25,000.00, and the finalists in each category are granted US$5,000.00. The awards are fully sponsored by CEMEX.

You can find more information about the awards and the winners' work at:
www.nuevoperiodismo.org