A student journalist accepted a memorial scholarship at the News and Documentary Emmy Awards in New York. He thanked CBS News for funding his education while criticizing the network’s recent rightward shift under new management. He said the change stains the legacy of Mike Wallace, the scholarship’s namesake. He won a $10,000 scholarship for a submission about U.S. immigration crackdowns, including a story from his own family. He previously produced a documentary about his family’s deportation and wrote about mass deportation policies. He warned that corporate elites control information channels, making journalism that serves the people harder to obtain. He urged people to choose truth and to speak out, including using the word genocide when appropriate.
"While I want to thank CBS News for funding this generous gift towards my education, I want to also acknowledge how the recent direction of the outlet stains the legacy of Mike Wallace, the namesake of this scholarship, Campos said in his speech at the News and Documentary Emmy Awards, to loud applause."
"As corporate elites take hold over the very pipes through which our information flows, journalism that serves the people becomes increasingly harder to come by, yet ever more crucial. And what the people want is the truth, Campos continued."
"So if at any time you hesitate to utter the word genocide, or remain silent in the face of blatant lies, remember to ask yourself, who is this for? I hope you choose us, he concluded."
"Campos, a high school senior in Washington, D.C., won the $10,000 scholarship for a submission on the U.S.'s immigration crackdowns, featuring a story from his own family. In 2025, Campos produced a documentary, "My Family's Deportation Story" as a student journalist with PBS News Student Reporting Labs."
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