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Isaac Lee Recognized with Next Generation Leadership Award for Launch of Fusion

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The National Association for Multi-Ethnicity in Communications (NAMIC) has named Fusion CEO Isaac Lee to their 2014 class of Next Generation Leaders Awards. Presented in partnership with Multichannel News, the Next Generation Leaders Awards honor emerging executives under the age of 45 for their professional acumen and achievements in fostering multi-ethnic diversity and inclusion within the communications industry.

Isaac Lee, who also serves as President of Univision News, will be recognized in the Cable Programmer category. In 2013 Isaac oversaw the development and launch of Fusion – a joint venture between the Disney/ABC Television Group and Univision. Fusion engages and champions a young, diverse, and inclusive America with a unique mix of original reporting, lifestyle, and comedic content that is both smart and irreverent.  

“NAMIC is committed to developing as well as recognizing the pipeline of diverse professionals within the communications industry through our flagship programs, initiatives and events,” Alicin Williamson, interim president of NAMIC said in a statement. “We are thrilled to celebrate the accomplishments of this distinguished group of leaders that are making innovative, creative and strategic business contributions while exemplifying NAMIC’s mission to educate, advocate and empower to advance diversity and inclusion within their companies.”

Isaac Lee will be recognized at the NAMIC Annual Awards Breakfast on May 1 in conjunction with the National Cable Telecommunications Association’s Cable Show. Full release from NAMIC here.

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Fusion’s Mariana Atencio Recognized with Gracie Award

It was announced today that Fusion anchor Mariana Atencio will receive a Gracie Award from the Alliance for Women in Media.  She will be recognized in the Outstanding Documentary category for her work on “Pressured: Freedom of the Press” (“PRESSionados”).

The Univision News original one-hour documentary presented a chilling overview of how freedom of the press is being curtailed in several Latin American countries that call themselves democracies. For “PRESSionados,” Univision News’ award-winning Documentary Unit traveled throughout Latin America to record the first-hand accounts of journalists and reporters who are experiencing these attacks. Viewers will learn how renowned journalists, as well as owners of prominent media outlets, have been targeted and silenced by the governments of Ecuador, Venezuela and Argentina; and how criminal organizations are putting members of the press in mortal jeopardy in Mexico, Honduras, Guatemala, and Brazil.

More on the documentary here.  Watch it below –