The journalist and current deputy director, Jesus Moraleswill be the new director of 20 minutes and its verticals, replacing Encarna Samitierwho has directed it since 2017 and will now become president of the newspaper. This was announced this Tuesday by the president of Henneo, Fernando de Yarza López-Madrazoduring the course of the delivery of the second edition of the 20minutos Awards. De Yarza thanked “the commitment, dedication and professionalism” of bothwhich he extended to the entire team of whom he “so proud” said he felt almost like former president of 20 minutes.
In these seven years, Samitier has managed to place 20 minutes as one of the most read newspapers on the internet, ranking which led in 2022 for eight consecutive months with more than 13 million readers, and according to the latest Reuters Institute report, as the least polarized. She is also the architect of the digital transformation of the editorial office and the implementation of the model digital first.
Committed to equality, Encarna is a strong defender of the role of women in society and this has been reflected in the stories offered daily to readers. His social commitment has also led to initiatives such as Capablea commitment by the Henneo group and the Querer Foundation to make visible the reality of people with disabilities, their families and the professionals and entities that work with them, daily and rigorously.
His leadership has been crucial to maintaining relevance and quality information in an increasingly competitive environment. Since her new position as president of 20 minutes (until now occupied by the president of Henneo, Fernando de Yarza), Encarna Samitier will continue to champion the quality, committed and responsible journalism and, together with the new director, will continue to defend the values and principles of Heraldo at the national level.
Barbastrense, graduated in Information Sciences at the University of Navarra, Encarna Samitier, before directing 20 minutesdeveloped her professional career as deputy director of Heraldo de Aragón and director of Communication and Opinion of the Henneo group. She directed the television program El Contrapunto and the magazine La Magia de Viaje por Aragón and is currently a collaborator in Espejo Público (Atresmedia), Aragón Televisión and Telemadrid, among other media. Collaborations that he will continue to maintain from his new position. Member of the Association of European Journalists (APE) and the Royal Aragonese Economic Society of Friends of the Country, he has received the Nipho Award for Professional Career 2024awarded by the Nebrija University, and the José Manuel Porquet Digital Journalism Prize 2024.
The new director, Jesús Morales, takes the reins of the newspaper and its verticals after vast professional experience linked to the Henneo group for more than 20 years. His commitment to quality and truthfulness of information will continue to be key to strengthening the position of 20 minutes as a reference in current journalism. Jesús Morales is deputy director of 20 minutes since April 2021, a newspaper that he joined in 2018 as deputy director. He arrived after working for more than 10 years as a correspondent for Heraldo de Aragón in Madrid and previously, since 2002, as editor of Heraldo de Aragón in Zaragoza.
Graduated in Journalism from the CEU San Pablo University and graduated in Law from the UNED, he has also completed the PMD management development program from Esade, the master’s degree in European Studies from the Free University of Brussels (ULB) and the course in Constitutional Law and Political Sciences at the Center for Political and Constitutional Studies of Spain. Jesús Morales currently participates in different programs on RTVE, Onda Cero, Telemadrid and Aragón TV. Member of the board of directors of the Association of European Journalists, he has been a speaker for the review of studies in Journalism and Audiovisual Communication promoted in 2021 by the university quality agencies of eight Autonomous Communities, as well as a jury for the Salvador de Madariaga award and in KPMG/Rosa del Río.
With this replacement, Henneo reinforces its commitment to 20 minuteswhich occupies a prominent place in terms of audiences in its printed and digital editions, and consolidates its editorial position at the national level where has recently acquired the headers of Axel Springer Spain (Business Insider, Auto Bild, Computer Hoy, Hobby Consolas, Top Gear, RetroGamer).
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