 He also reported on the Latin American Summit from Monterrey, Mexico.Whitbeck has received various journalism accolades such as the National Headliner Award for coverage of the Ciudad Juárez killings in 1999, and two others for his special report on the presence of Middle Eastern terror organizations in South America's Triple Borders region, comprising Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay in 2001.He won the Global Media Award, given by the Population Institute; and the Environmentalist Media Award, from the Association of Environmental Media.