The Information Media Association (AMI) has recognized the work of journalists from EL PERIÓDICO Ricardo Mir from France and Marc Marginedas for his “indispensable informational work” giving coverage to the ukrainian war after the invasion of the country by Russia, as reported by the association on Wednesday. Both journalists traveled twice to different parts of the Ukrainian geography to report on the impact of the invasion launched by Vladimir Putin on February 24.
On December 1st, within the framework of his annual conference Claves 2023, The “indispensable work” of journalists will be recognized “so that citizens can know through their testimony the events that are sadly transforming the history of Europe”, as highlighted by the Board of directors of the associationmade up of the main Spanish publishers.
“This information affects the very condition of the human person, his ability to think and critical judgment and contributes to the creation of our collective conscience. Because the work of journalism is basic for society. Without information there is no freedom,” he said. affirmed the general director of AMI, Irene Lanzaco.
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In this way, AMI rewards the work of the 54 journalists who report or have reported on the ground since the start of the war in Ukraine for groups such as Iberian presseditor of THE NEWSPAPER, Vocento, Prisa Media, Grupo Godó, Unidad Editorial and Henneo, as well as the Efe agency and newspapers like ‘La Razón’, ‘La Voz de Galicia’, ‘Ara’, and ‘El Progreso de Lugo’.
In addition to Marginedas and Mir from France, the winners are the journalists from the Vocento group Mikel Ayestarán, Mónica García Prieto, Álvaro Ybarra Zavala, Matías Nieto Koenig and Laura López Caro; from the PRISA group Luis de Vega, Luis Doncel, Óscar Gutiérrez, María Sahuquillo, Cristian Segura, Luis Jacobo García García, Antonio Pita, Francisco Javier González Cuesta, Raúl Sánchez Costa, Saúl Bernardo Ruiz, Albert García, Massimiliano Minocri, Alex Onciu, Samuel Sanchez and Jaime Villanueva; as well as the correspondents of Unidad Editorial Javier Espinosa Robles and Alberto Rojas Blanco.
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In addition, the work of the journalists from ‘La Vanguardia’ Félix Flores, Plàcid García-Planas, María Paz López, Joaquín Luna, Xavier Mas de Xaxás and Gemma Saura is recognized; from ‘La Razón’, Alfonso Masoliver; from ‘The Voice of Galicia’, Pablo Medina; the ‘Heraldo de Aragón’, Gervasio Sánchez; from the newspaper ‘Ara’, Cristina Mas and Mónica Bernabé; and from ‘El Progreso de Lugo’ to Marcos Méndez Moreira.
Finally, from the Efe agency, Fernando Salcines, Iñaki Ortega, Manuel Bruque Jiménez, Sara Gómez Armas, Xavi Fernández García, Claudia Sacrest Martos, María Traspaderne Navarro, Isaac Jiménez Martín, Carles Grau Sivera, Miguel Gutiérrez Gutiérrez, Lourdes Velasco have been awarded. Pla, Guillermo Esteban Estrada Biba, Luis Ángel Reglero, Luis Lidón, Orlando Barria, Borja Sánchez Trillo, Manuel Lorenzo and Rostyslav Averchuk.