LATINATION MEDIA wins Bronze Telly for ‘STOP THE DIS(INFORMATION)’ SOCIAL AWARENESS SERIES

LatiNation Media, the bilingual, culture-first Latino-owned multiplatform media company, CALÓ News, and comedian/actor Al Madrigal have won a Bronze Telly Award in “Public Interest & Awareness” for the 2024 social awareness video campaign, Stop the Dis(Information). The nine-episode short-form video campaign was created to combat the widespread dissemination of disinformation, hoaxes, and “fake news” that cycled through the Latino community during the 2024 elections. Madrigal starred in and led the campaign that aired on LatiNation’s linear channel LATV, its LatiNation app, and on the digital news platform, CALONews.com.

Madrigal said, “I couldn’t be prouder of this short-form series for presenting an honest and factual approach to discussing the spread of disinformation among Latino voters. While our work is far from over, I hope we continue to rise with one voice to identify and squash anyone intentionally sowing confusion in our community.”

Andrés Palencia, CEO of LatiNation Media, added, “We are honored to be awarded the Bronze Telly for this series. It was an important campaign that we were all passionate about producing and sharing. We believe in the freedom and rights our election process affords, and we hope the message of dispelling disinformation continues to be pushed to the top of the conversation.”

Bruno Seros Ulloa, COO & President, LatiNation Media said, “We are overjoyed to receive a Bronze Telly award for a series that tackled the spread of disinformation in the Latino community and beyond during the 2024 election. To see it recognized is not just an honor—it’s a reminder that storytelling can be a powerful force in protecting the values that define our democracy.”

“We will continue to report on ways to identify and combat disinformation,” said Martin Albornoz, General Manager, CALÓ News. “We want to give our audience the tools to beat this new form of propaganda.”

Stop the Dis(Information) was produced by CALÓ News and LatiNation Media/LATV. Al Madrigal and Jason Ross (formerly of The Daily Show with John Stewart) served as Executive Producers and Writers; Executive Producers were Flavio Morales, Martin Albornoz of CALÓ News, and Andrés Palencia and Bruno Seros Ulloa for LatiNation Media.

The series was one of over 13,000 entries from top video and television content producers worldwide. The Telly Awards Judging Council chose the winners.