Story at El Colectivo 506 on Costa Rica’s urban rivers wins global award
“The green veins of concrete cities,” an El Colectivo 506 story by Jhostyn Díaz Tenorio, has won a global award for Best Student Solutions Journalism.
This honor comes as part of the first international SoJo Awards (PdS) from the Solutions Journalism Network (USA). Jhostyn’s report was part of our “From the River” edition and was made possible by a collaboration with PopNews. We are so proud of this extraordinary student.
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