In the previous thirteen editions of the Valencian Community’s CSIF Awards (Central Sindical Independiente y de Civil Servants), very few people from Alicante had won awards. girl from elche Noah in the TowerAs Revelation Journalist 2011. And 2021 Vicente ClimentBy adoption from Alicante, in the Professional Career category.
So far in this 2023 edition held in the city of Valencia there have been two winners from the province of Alicante: Cristina de Middel and Javier Ivànyez. The award ceremony took place at the gala where people from the surrounding area came together. 200 people The event was held at the Valencia Palace Hotel and emphasized the social importance of the journalism profession. Regional president of CSIF Comunidad Valenciana, Rafael CantoHe greeted the participants, explained the features of these distinctions organized by the union headquarters, and emphasized the importance of the jury, consisting of more than twenty journalism professionals, who decide by secret ballot the name of the winners of each issue.
The jury that gave these awards consisted of the following names: José Luis Torró, Javier Peris, Ferran Belda, Alberto Caparrós, Noa de la Torre, Elías Durán, Maite Fernández, Rosa Rodríguez, Vicente Climent, Bernardo Guzmán, Sylvia Costa, Pedro Muelas, Manu Ríos, Javier Alfonso, María José Serra, Vicente Useros, Toni Jiménez, Isabel Olmos, Rosalía Mayor, Julio Monreal, Inés Ballester, María Jesús Espinosa and Héctor González.
photojournalist Christina of MiddeWinner of the award in the Professional Career category, he spoke via video conference because he resides in Brazil, although he is from Alicante by birth. He thanked himself for the award and said, “I feel like my career will still last a very long time.”
in the category Revelation JournalistHe was Jijona’s journalist, Javier Ivanyez the person receiving the award. In his speech, Javier emphasized the responsibility of the journalist, warning against excessive information and lack of time “to celebrate successes.” He also touched upon the need to pay attention to mental health in such a challenging profession. He also thanked the recognition and applauded journalism and Valencia.
Gustavo Clemente, winner of the Journalist of the Year Award, emphasized that “Today is a day of crying in favor of journalism and the message of hope.” He did so after lamenting that journalists “have less and less room for movement and manoeuvre” and citing the importance of “having a dream and going after it” in this profession.
During the interventions, the Spokesperson of the Minister of Finance, Economy and Public Administration said, Ruth Merino, highlighted the “emotional night and atmosphere of reunion”. He said, “There is no politics without communication”, stated that “the relationship between politics and communication is very close”, and emphasized that “information sets us free and this is largely thanks to journalistic work”.
President of Les Corts, Llanos MassoEncouraging “to continue to work for the public good, guided by professionalism and independence”, he emphasized that “the press is one of the pillars on which every self-respecting democracy rests” and sought to influence the distinction between “information and opinion”.
national president of CSIF, Miguel BorraHe closed the event by saying, “The most important feature of these awards is that they are given by journalists, not for journalists, but by you.” Likewise, “Citizens need the information necessary to judge the truth. Without you, we would not know what was happening in Spain.” The Minister of Health was also present at the gala. Marciano Gómez and Francisco GonzálezDirector general of Communications and Corporate Promotion at Generalitat Valenciana.
It must be admitted that the structure between the three provinces of the Valencian Community is a bit lazy, requiring time, effort, motivation and economic freedom for travelers. That’s why there were sounds coming especially from outside. Vicente Climent with this Sylvia Costa, With their usual spark, they were on duty to praise the winners, who requested that the gala of the 15th awards ceremony be moved to Alicante for a year.
In addition to the awards given, the celebration brought together journalists from all over the Community, whose daily work, their responsibility to tell the truth and their ability to overcome obstacles are the guarantors of Democracy and keep the Society informed. We understand what is happening in this period when fraudsters try to attract the attention of citizens by hiding real information. Long live journalism!