dominicantoday - 3 days ago

Santo Domingo.- Journalist Adrian Morales, author of a feature published in Dominican Today, received a special mention in the “Opinion Journalism” category at the 21st Premio Nacional de Periodismo Turístico Epifanio Lantigua (PEL 2025), organized by the Asociación Dominicana de Prensa Turística (Adompretur), presided by Sarah Hernández. Morales was recognized for his article, “Influencers, ‘sinvergüencers,’ ‘fakevergüencers,’ and other figures in tourism promotion,” a concise, investigative commentary on influencer-driven tourism marketing. The piece foregrounds the testimony of communications analyst Edgar Argüello, who is credited in the text with coining the terms “sinvergüencers” and “fakevergüencers” to describe social-media actors who trade on apparent authority without professional credentials or ethical grounding. Morales’s analysis critiques how follower counts and viral content can mislead travelers and distort destination narratives, and it urges greater rigor and [ ]

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