Star Reporter of the Year
July 28, 2011
Adriana Gómez Licón, writing for the El Paso Times, created a memorable series of reportson the vicissitudes of life on the drug war-torn Mexican border and of the often heroic efforts of individuals to stand up for its victims. Her in-depth stories chronicle the exodus from neighboring Juárez back to the Mexican state of Veracruz by hundreds of families who feel they are better off poor in Veracruz than constantly endangered in Juárez.
Adriana Gómez Licón
Gómez Licón also recounts the efforts of a brave physician and a one-woman police force, each striving to project some sense of order among the chaos around them.
Read examples of this outstanding example of hard-hitting journalism in Showcase and listen to an interview with Adriana Gómez Licón in Best Practices.