The director of elDiario.es Andalucía, Lucrecia Hevia, has received a special mention this Thursday in the 20th edition of the Plaza de España awards granted annually by the Government Delegation in the Andalusian community, in order to highlight people and entities who “have stood out in different social, cultural, sporting or scientific fields for the fulfillment, defense and dissemination of democratic values” included in the Spanish Constitution.
“Lucrecia Hevia represents committed journalism, which does not limit itself to narrating the facts, but contextualizes them, verifies them and connects them with the social struggles that affect us all,” said the delegate of the Government of Spain in Andalusia, Pedro Fernández, who has been in charge of presiding over the awards ceremony and highlighting that, “in a media landscape saturated with noise and messages designed to divide us”, Hevia’s work “reminds us that the press is a indispensable pillar of democracy.”
A system that “is not only a matter of politicians,” but “depends on everyone; how demanding we are with the political class and with ourselves”, as defended by the director of elDiario.es Andalucía, who has spoken on behalf of the ten winners of this edition. All of them distinguished for being “those who show us, with their actions, that democracy is a daily practice that is built from culture, science, sport, solidarity and social commitment,” as Fernández recognized at the end of an event. held at the Cajasol Foundation.
On the side of democracy and human rights
Along with Lucrecia Hevia, Juan José López Garzón, who was a delegate of the Government in Andalusia and creator of these awards that have been consolidated over two decades, also received a special mention. The rest of the winners of the 20th edition of the Plaza de España awards are made up of Bicentennial of Los Coloraos de Almería, Red Cross in Cádizthe donation and transplant program of the Reina Sofía University Hospital of Córdobathe IFMIF-DONES Spain consortium (Granada), the Huelva Ibero-American Film Festivalthe indie rock music group Supersubmarine from Baeza (Jaén), Adelaida de la Calle, professor of Cellular Biology at the University of Málaga and the footballer and captain of Sevilla FC, Jesús Navas.
Each of them embody the principles of “solidarity, generosity, collaboration, improvement, critical thinking, memory, equality, science for the common good, culture that builds bridges, education, sport with values.” In short, “legs without which democracy would be lame,” as the director of the Andalusian edition of elDiario.es pointed out during a speech overflowing with emotion and gratitude.
Lucrecia Hevia has taken advantage of her intervention to launch a plea in favor of democracy: “The best system we have even if it has its defects,” as claimed by the journalist who has directed elDiario.es Andalucía since 2013, betting on “adding democracy in a big way.” and in small things, from an incredible heart transplant to helping the neighbor with the shopping.”
As far as a newspaper is concerned, “in many cases it is difficult to defend the facts, simply the facts, and not be placed on one side or another, because it seems that now the facts are also debatable,” Lucrecia Hevia acknowledged, before adding : “It is difficult not to be fooled by the ‘buts’ – the I have nothing against homosexuals, but…– because through these ‘buts’ we get authoritarianism, racism or homophobia, when the side we should all be on is that of democracy and human rights.”
Journalism to combat manipulation
For all these reasons, the Government delegate in Andalusia has praised the role of communication professionals represented in the figure of Lucrecia Hevia as guarantors that “the light prevails against the shadows of authoritarianism and manipulation.” “It is through the responsible exercise of journalism that manipulation is combated and a public space is built where dialogue and diversity of ideas prevail,” said Pedro Fernández, addressing the director of elDiario.es Andalucía: “Hevia reminds us that In the face of current challenges, truthful information, in addition to being a right, is also a duty.”
The delegate of the Government of Spain in the Andalusian community has also praised the work of the rest of the winners, who “with their work and effort defend the pact of democratic coexistence established by the Constitution”, within the framework of its 46th anniversary. He has dedicated special mention to his predecessor Juan José López Garzón, who decided to establish awards that symbolize, according to the creation agreement, “freedom, justice, equality and pluralism in its maximum expression” to honor “those, fulfilling, defending and selflessly disseminating the values and principles enshrined in the Magna Carta, they are a reference for all Spaniards and a source of pride for Andalusians.”
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