The Mariano de Cavia, the Luca de Tena and the Mingote fell into the hands of Andrés Trapiello, Inés Artajo and Emilio Morenatti
The king last Thursday defended the importance of the journalistic profession “in a very demanding context in which, given the scale and complexity of the challenges, it proves to be very necessary, essential”. A complex exercise, which requires the media to “remain particularly strong and consistent when democratic quality is threatened, suffers or degrades” and which must have “the readers as a priority guide”. Felipe VI warned that “democracies, especially in times of uncertainty, continue to require free journalism, committed to the truth, that is courageous and steadfast.” To do this, he emphasized that the media “also assumes a necessary requirement of public ethics” that information is turned into “a quality, professional and balanced product”.
“You journalists are a bastion under the pressure of any news event. And every word you use should always be a truth that leaves a scar. Because the rigor, accuracy and soul of a noble journalism are to the journalist what a metaphor is to a poet, or a scalpel is to a surgeon,” said Don Felipe, who went to Vocento’s headquarters to present the most prestigious awards. reach and with the most tradition of Spanish journalism: Mariano de Cavia, Luca de Tena and Mingote, who fell for the «engineer of the word» Andrés Trapiello, «the first director of the ‘Diario de Navarra’» and with a «journey of almost 45 years in the service of local journalism» Inés Artajo and in the photojournalist Emilio Morenatti, who found out that he had won the prize in Irpin, Ukraine, «linked with his camera to the tragedy of the war».
In this 102nd edition of these awards, Don Felipe apologized for the absence of Queen Letizia, who tested positive for Covid last Tuesday. The king affirmed that “in light of the enormous challenges facing the press and which are constantly evolving, there are principles and codes that remain immutable – must do this”, such as “commitment, professionalism and vocation”. The winners of this edition “are a good example of that”.
Don Felipe emphasized that we are “in an irreversible context of digitization, of new languages, of different journalistic genres and of creativity in search of a sustainable business model. Also from new audiences and readers who understand a different dialectic of journalism». He stressed that “these are difficult times” and encouraged everyone to “redouble their efforts to avoid creating a divide between the media and society, to promote editorial self-management and to gain credibility.” “Relentless news can only be followed by brutal journalism,” the king declared before an audience of nearly 150 guests and before returning to the presidential table, where he was joined by the president of Vocento, Ignacio Ybarra, among others.
It was the thirteenth time that the King presented the Cavia awards – “which ABC thanks and honors the best journalism” – at a ceremony sponsored by CEU-San Pablo University and Unicaja Banco.
The turn of the evening’s protagonists came after the intervention of the president of the jury, Santiago Muñoz Machado. In his speech, Andrés Trapiello, winner of the Cavia for the article ‘On a day like today’ -published in ‘El Mundo’ on December 24, 2021- addressed the topic of remembrance, which is so topical. Quoting Chaves Nogales, he stated that “the main enemy of truth is fiction, especially that of remembering by others or remembering what never happened.” In the opinion of the winner, “of course the victims must be repaired, but the greatest delicacy is not to restore some by offending others, it is not to remember what has not happened or only part in the name of recovery and democracy. On the contrary. This weakens democracy.
Trapiello confessed that 23 years ago he wrote an article that he presented to the jury for the same prize because his father had just died and he wanted to “make up for some of the troubles” he caused him in his youth. And his father was also the reason he wrote the article for which he received the award yesterday. “The prize is as if you gave it to me twice, and for that my gratitude is double. The surprise, the same as then, is also double”, he concluded.
The winner of the Luca de Tena, Inés Artajo, one of the few women to have been in charge of a printed newspaper – the ‘Diario de Navarra’, where she spent 16 years in 43 years as a director and also a political chronicler and in in-depth interviewer said, in addition to fighting ETA terrorism and dealing with the management of the pandemic, proudly being “a journalist from the provinces” and claiming that “the dignity of this profession is exercised in every newsroom, small or great.” “Dignity is not given away. It is the quality of someone who stands up for himself and acts responsibly, seriously and with respect for himself and others, and the Royal Academy adds that he will not be humiliated or humiliated,” he said. For this reason “this trade demands humility, demands solitude, demands a pure look, far from prejudice, needs infinite curiosity, demands courage in the face of impositions and pressure, demands serenity and temperance, demands strength and it asks for modesty and exemplary”.
Emilio Morenatti, who received a Pulitzer last week, was awarded the Mingote for his photography published in ‘XL Semanal’ on November 21, 2021. Although his sister María Ángeles Fernández Morenatti received the award, he sent a video from the United States United to thank the award. Morenatti recalled hosting a funeral in Ukraine,” photographed a 9-year-old girl – the same age as my daughter – crying over the grave of her grandparents, who were burned in their house, set ablaze by a Russian bombing. ” He stressed “the importance of photojournalism in these difficult times, when misinformation, denial and fake news are testing the credibility and reputation of journalism.”
Before the dinner, which was served in the garden and lasted until after midnight, the president of Vocento, Ignacio Ybarra, stated that “journalism today undoubtedly retains all its validity”: “We live in very complex times , quite difficult, in which rigorous reporting and solvent judgment remain a basic need.» Ybarra thanked King Felipe for his presence at the awards: “His presence here in these difficult times demonstrates the effort to distinguish the excellence of the journalism profession, which our winners symbolize today. ”
This edition of the Cavia brought together personalities from the worlds of culture, politics, business and journalism, including the Minister of Territorial Policy and Government Spokesperson, Isabel Rodríguez; the Mayor of Madrid, José Luis Martínez-Almeida; and the president of the San Pablo CEU University Foundation, Alfonso Bullón de Mendoza. The president of Vocento, Ignacio Ybarra, closed the event with the traditional toast to the king.
Source: La Verdad
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