ImpreMedia Newspapers Lead in Excellence Awards from the National Association of Hispanic Publications

La Opinión Wins Top Award as Outstanding Hispanic Daily

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ImpreMedia, the No. 1 Hispanic News and Information Company in the U.S. in Online and Print, led in awards from the National Association of Hispanic Publications (NAHP) with 27 total including 12 First Place prizes. The José Martí Awards for Excellence in Hispanic Print represent the most prestigious Hispanic media awards in the nation and are selected by a panel of expert judges from the field of media and publishing. The awards were presented at the 25^th annual convention of the NAHP in New Mexico, March 10-14, 2010.

“We are proud of this recognition on behalf of the NAHP. Every day we strive to serve our audiences with excellent editorial content, and these awards again solidify our position as the leader in high quality content for the Hispanic community”

ImpreMedia’s Chicago-based weekly, La Raza (www.laraza.com), topped the list with most awards to a single publication including “Best Design” for a weekly and “Outstanding Lifestyle” and “Outstanding Entertainment” sections. In addition to the premier award given to La Opinión (www.laopinion.com) for “Outstanding Hispanic Daily Newspaper,” the publication took a total of five first places including “Best Entertainment Section,” “Best Sports Section” and “Best Special Section” for the Obama Inauguration. El Mensajero (www.elmensajero.com) of San Francisco also won seven awards for articles published on politics, business and Hispanic success stories.

“We are proud of this recognition on behalf of the NAHP. Every day we strive to serve our audiences with excellent editorial content, and these awards again solidify our position as the leader in high quality content for the Hispanic community,” stated Monica Lozano, SVP Newspapers for impreMedia.

ImpreMedia publications La Opinión (www.laopinion.com) in Los Angeles, La Raza (www.laraza.com) in Chicago, and El Mensajero (www.elmensajero.com) in the San Francisco Bay area dominated the NAHP awards with 12 Gold, 8 Silver and 7 Bronze for a total of 27 awards.

The NAHP José Martí Awards for Excellence in Publishing include six categories: general excellence awards, outstanding section, editorial writing, design, photos and cartoons and marketing.

For a complete list of NAHP awards please visit www.nahp.org.

ImpreMedia is the No. 1 Hispanic News and Information Company in the U.S. in Online and Print. ImpreMedia’s multi-platform offerings range from Online to Video, Widgets, Social Media, Mobile, Audio and Print and encompass 97 products on 7 platforms, including the portal www.impre.com and its McClatchy partners. The network is also the nation’s largest Hispanic newspaper publisher with newspapers in the top 7 U.S. Hispanic markets, reaching 16 markets total and representing 61% of the U.S. Hispanic population. Its leading publications include La Opinión in Los Angeles and El Diario La Prensa in New York. ImpreMedia portals and publication websites are: www.impre.com, www.imprerewards.com, www.lavibra.com, www.impreautos.com, www.laopinion.com, www.eldiariony.com, www.hoynyc.com, www.laraza.com, www.laprensafl.com, www.elmensajero.com, www.rumbonet.com, www.vistamagazine.com, and www.contigola.com.