They celebrate the eighth edition of the National Digital Journalism Award

Santo Domingo.- On Tuesday, November 25, 2025, the Dominican Digital Media Observatory held the award ceremony for the National Digital Journalism Award at the Indotel Cultural Center, recognizing the work of more than 20 journalists, communicators, and representatives of digital media from all over the country. The awards covered 19 official categories, in addition to the special recognition of the National Grand Prize, with the intention of highlighting the quality, innovation, and diversity of the Dominican digital media ecosystem.

The 2025 winners by category were:

• Best social media journalist: Ramón Tolentino
• Digital journalist of the year: Sandy Familia
• Best new digital media: revistaregionarios.com
• Best podcast: Cuéntame más
• Best digital report: “Mental Health in Crisis in the Country’s Prisons”, by Aris Beltré (noticiassin.com)
• Best digital entertainment newspaper: luminariastv.com
• Best innovation project in digital media: bilingual publication of deultimominuto.net
• Best digital health newspaper: resumendesalud.net
• Best digital tourism newspaper: infoturdominicano.com
• Best digital version of a printed medium: listindiario.com
• Best native digital newspaper: deultimominuto.net
• Best digital economics newspaper: eldinero.com.do
• Best digital newspaper of the South: diarioazua.com
• Best digital newspaper of the Cibao: elcentineladigital.com.do
• Best digital newspaper of the East: bavarodigital.net
• Best digital sports newspaper: piodeportes.com
• Best digital opinion program: Somos pueblo
• Best content disseminated digitally: Ana Simó
• Best YouTube channel: Al Tanto TV

The 2025 National Digital Journalism Grand Prize was awarded to journalist José Tejada Gómez, director of diariodigitalrd.com, in recognition of his extensive career and more than two decades of contributions to Dominican digital journalism.

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The president of the Observatory, Cristal Acevedo, emphasized during the award ceremony that this recognition helps to consolidate digital media as fundamental spaces to offer truthful and quality information to citizens, while contributing to the sustainability of many families dedicated to online journalism. With this recognition, the Observatory reaffirms its commitment to strengthen digital journalism in the Dominican Republic, promote innovation, and support those who work daily to keep citizens informed, consolidating a diverse, professional, and accessible digital ecosystem.