The director of 20 minutes, Encarna Samitierwas in charge of inaugurating the awards ceremony this Tuesday that this newspaper grants with the aim of recognizing the merit of people, entities and institutions dedicated to achieving a better society. In his speech, Samitier highlighted that “words link all the winners” of this edition in an invisible thread. “The words about the deafening noise of wars. In the face of abuses and impunity. The words that build us as people,” he noted.
The director of this medium has predicted that “journalism will never end“, a statement by the Zaragoza journalist Rafael Mainar collected in his manual The art of the journalist, of 1906. Then, the author already stated that this profession “will end when there are no advances to propagate, injustices to denounce, the weak to protect, the strong to contain, wrongs to right, aspirations to defend, theories to discuss, truths.” to investigate, laws to fight and people to improve.
The 20 minute prizes In its second edition, they distinguish the writer and philologist Irene Vallejo, to the Blanca Foundation and the city of Seville. Vallejo has been awarded for “her extraordinary talent” and her status as “a laureate writer throughout the world.” The Andalusian capital has stood out for its “strength” and for being “made of a unique heritage and history and the enthusiasm and work of its inhabitants.” And the Blanca Foundation has taken into account “the courage of a project”, created by Lola Fernández Ochoa, “about the devastation left by death [en agosto de 2019] of her sister Blanca, the unforgettable first Spanish Olympic champion”.
From Vallejo, Samitier has highlighted that “with the prodigious words, like those coming from a magic wand, of Infinity in a reed and all of her work, Irene Vallejo has captivated millions of readers around the world.” After listing the “exceptional awards” that the writer has accumulated throughout her career, she has also said that “she defends that in the Humanities find the answers to life, in its complexity, in its difficulties and hopes.” “And it warns that its deterioration goes parallel to that of democracy. That’s why it’s so hopeful that you read it and listen to it.“, he noted.
“Through its beauty Seville speaksequally beautiful in the dark and in the light, according to Cernuda’s verses. It speaks with the vitality of its streets, its squares and its people. With the strength of a universal capital, the scene of the first global adventure in history, which builds a sustainable and innovative present and future every day,” highlighted the director of 20 minutes about the Andalusian city.
Of the White FoundationSamitier has valued his fight for mental health of athletes with “the word as an antidote to silence and stigma”: “The friendly word and professional therapy for when the applause fades and fears and insecurities emerge. Saving words.”
“20 minutes that brings us together today is also made of words. Our commitment is governed by the principles of the Henneo group. Values that I began to learn and practice when I arrived at the age of 21 to the editorial office of Herald of Aragonwhich still had traces of ink; those that lead us to choose the right words that inform with rigor and truthfulness, that help form a well-founded opinion,” continued Samitier, who concluded by advocating for “brave and responsible” journalism; committed and respectful; entertaining, solvent and useful” for readers.
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