VOXXI Editor-in-Chief Emilio Sanchez named Top Digital Media Professional of the Year

Sept. 21, 2012 - PRLog -- VOXXI, the premier site for independent news, analysis and commentary with a Hispanic focus, today announced that VOXXI’s editor-in-chief, Emilio C. Sanchez is the recipient of Portada’s ‘Top Digital Media Professional of the Year” as announced in the 6th Annual Hispanic Advertising and Media Conference in New York.

This award recognizes the exceptional contribution of VOXXI to U.S. Hispanic journalism with an extraordinary mix of high quality content and the wise use of social media. The daily relevant content that we produce with the optimization tools and the engagement generated with our audience are the key components of the quickly grow and success of VOXXI.

“Its truly an honor to be recognized with such a prestigious award from Portada,” said Emilio C. Sanchez, president and editor-in-chief of VOXXI.  “I dedicate this award to all talented team at VOXXI that works hard everyday to create compelling content for our Hispanic community.  VOXXI became a reality with the vision Dr. Salomon Melgen, which has been a long dream of him to create a site where Latinos have a voice.”

Portada’s recognition reinforces VOXXI’s role as leading platform for U.S. Hispanic market. As an independent site VOXXI has a diverse pool of contributors that include award-winning journalists, influential bloggers and commentators, making it the go to resource for news and commentary on politics, health, education, and sports for US Hispanics.

The Hispanic digital award winner is given to individuals that have made outstanding contributions to the quality of digital editorial content targeting Hispanic Americans. The Award winners are chosen through an entirely democratic process by Candidates are nominated by Portada readers at www.portada-online.com. Each user can only vote one time in each category.

Sanchez’ media experience spans over 20 years in the U.S. Hispanic and Latin American markets. He was the former editor of EFE News Agency with a successful track record in Spain, Brussels, Washington and Miami. As co-founder of VOXXI, he is pioneering Hispanic journalism in the XXI century and changing the digital media with its new evolution of sharing content under Creative Commons. Sanchez has been an irrepressible advocate for Latinos in the U.S. and has made it his personal mission to give a voice to all Latinos.

About VOXXI:  VOXXI is the premier independent site for news, analysis and commentary with a Hispanic focus. VOXXI is committed to catapulting Latinos into the forefront of American dialogue by filling a void in mainstream media.