The National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ) will induct Univision anchor, Maria Elena Salinas, into its Hall of Fame. The induction ceremony will take place during the NAHJ’s annual convention in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., on June 17 at 7 p.m. Since 2000, the NAHJ Hall of Fame:…

honors those journalists and industry pioneers whose efforts either nationally or locally have resulted in a greater number of Latinos entering the journalism profession or have helped to improve news coverage of the nation’s Latino community.

Maria Elena Salinas, who recently has been seen battling the gringo pundits on the immigration issue, is a founding member of NAHJ and former vice president of the association. In 2002 a broadcast scholarship in her name with NAHJ was created for student journalists pursuing careers in Spanish-language media. Salinas donates $5,000 annually to the scholarship which is matched by Univisión. In February, she announced that she is increasing her annual contribution to $10,000.

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