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Cuban blogger gets award

May 8, 2008 by Veronica Villafañe

Cuban blogger Yoani Sanchez won the Ortega y Gasset Prize in digital journalism for creating a blog called “Generation Y.”

The year-old blog, which criticizes the Communist regime, gets more than 1 million hits a month, mostly from abroad.

But the 32 yr-old Yoani was unable to travel to Madrid for the award, because Cuban authorities did not allow her to travel to attend the ceremony, which took place yesterday.

According to the AP, despite the criticism of the government, Cuban authorities have “made no sustained effort” to shut down Yoani’s blog, but pro-government sites accuse her of taking money from opposition groups.

Yoani, a philologist, was selected by Time magazine as one of the world’s 100 most influential people.

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Veronica Villafañe, Editor & Publisher

Emmy award-winning journalist and former president of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ). Currently a reporter for Voice of America, she has worked as an on-air reporter, anchor, writer and producer for Spanish and English-language TV, print and online media, including Univision, Telemundo, Fox 11 News in L.A. and the San Jose Mercury News.

Hispanic media and entertainment contributor to Forbes.

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