The president of Henneo Group and of 20 minutes, Fernando de Yarza López-Madrazoput the final touch on the 20minutos awards gala this Tuesday with a speech in which he celebrated the free and quality press as “the best antidote to hoaxes and misinformation.” “The more diverse and plural our country’s media ecosystem is, the greater our democratic quality will be“, declared the editor, who shared with those present the vocation that has guided Henneo in its almost 130 years of life: “committed and independent” journalism.
Values that, he highlighted, have allowed the group to grow “in a robust and sustained manner” in the last decade and went from 200 to 5,000 workers in that period, making the leap to Madrid and starting an ambitious international expansion plan.
Among all these achievements, De Yarza has highlighted the purchase of 20 minutes as one of the group’s “most ambitious” bets and praised its director since 2017, Encarna Samitierfor “bringing the newspaper to the leadership of the digital press in Spain, always treating readers with respect without imposing preconceived ideas on them”. In addition, he also congratulated the hitherto deputy director, Jesus Moralesto whom he thanked your commitment, dedication and professionalism.
De Yarza recalled the recent purchase of Axel Springer, with titles as renowned as Business Insider, Auto Bild and computer todaywhich have allowed the consolidation of Henneo’s publishing division, which it has called “the soul of the group”.
Borrowing a phrase from the Watergate trial, Fernando de Yarza has pointed out that the media “are there to protect the governed and not the rulers” and, in this sense, he has shown his defense of democracy and freedom, citing his support express to Edmundo González and Maria Corina Machado “in front of the deceitful dictator” Maduro, as well as to the ukrainian people. It has also joined the pain of the families of kidnapped Israelis and murdered Palestinians. Likewise, he has expressed his concern about the rise in Europe of the extreme right and “its xenophobic immigration policies.”
Already in national territory, and insisting that the group he presides “is independent, but not neutral”, he has made a strong defense of the Constitution and the parliamentary monarchy and wanted to dedicate a few words to the victims of terrorism, to whom he has called “our moral reference”.
Using as an example the emptied Spain and, specifically, the small municipality of Gistaín (Huesca), De Yarza has criticized the quotas and economic agreements that benefit some to the detriment of other territories. “Do you know what will happen if solidarity between rich Spain and inland Spain finally breaks? The Gistaín school will close, like those in all the surrounding towns, and so will the health center in the valley,” he said. denounced.
On a night of celebration, he also focused on the good work of the winners, “truly exemplary and inspiring people and institutions,” in his words. Of Irene Vallejocollaborator of Herald Since 2008, he has qualified his writings as a “link between everyday life and the classics”. “His writing, which is born from the need to survive the shipwrecks of life, helps us survive our own shipwrecks, with meaning and with hope,” he declared.
Of Lola Fernandez Ochoaat the head of the White Foundation to Support Athletes, has highlighted his “excessive optimism” and his “unlimited generosity”. “He is always there to give his all to help others, especially the most vulnerable,” he dedicated to her.
Finally, he made a stop in Seville, “an extraordinary city for its heritage and its historybut also a city committed to becoming more livable and sustainable every day.”
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