Carmenchu Brusiloff was honored with the 2018 National Journalism Award for her more than 50 years in journalism. In accepting the award from President Danilo Medina at the Presidential Palace on Friday, 14 December 2018, she advocated for journalists to continue to present both sides of a story and avoid serving as biased judges. She challenged the new generation of journalists to instead approach their work with the highest ethical and professional practices.
Brusiloff is the daughter of Maria Ugarte, a Spanish immigrant who was a journalist at the El Caribe. In her acceptance speech, Brusiloff honored her mother and other journalists, such as Pia Rodriguez, first political news writer, also Mireya Castillo, first woman to direct a radio news show at Radio Clarin. She said she learned the ropes after being hired in the 60s to translate The New York Times and The Washington Post articles that were published in El Caribe. She also recalled Licelott Marte, Martha Olga García, Arita Bergés, Magaly Pineda and Fidelina Thormann and Clara Leyla Alfonso for their efforts in favor of equal rights for Dominican women. She also expressed gratitude to Jose Luis Corripio (Pepin) and Virgilio Alcantara and Rogelio Pellerano for their opportunities. She said that if El Caribe was her journalism school, Hoy was her university. She also expressed appreciation for joining the Listin Diario, taking on the role of the retired Susana Morillo as in charge of society.
She spoke up for legislators to pass the Bill on Communication Media that is in Congress to ensure that all the population has freedom of expression.
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Listin Diario
Presidencia
17 December 2018
