Journalist’s report Rachel Montenegro ‘Clean Water for Algeciras‘ published Southern Europe At the end of the discharges on the Algeciras coastline, the appropriate treatment of wastewater and the transformation that all this means for that part of the city, 6. Aqualia Journalism Award. CEO Felix Parra, aqualiapresented the award at a ceremony held at the headquarters of the Madrid Press Association (APM) last Thursday. “Without journalism, the water sector would not have a voice for citizens to address relevant issues. At Aqualia, we are aware of this value and this is the reason why we are promoting these Awards,” said the CEO of Aqualia in his speech.
The jury selected Montenegro’s work for the quality of the work, its informative approach and its usefulness for citizens. According to the jury, he “explains a complex project in clear language and intelligible language, close to all audiences, with a non-technical and impartial approach that facilitates a global understanding of information”.
this first honor relapsed into Vanessa de la Cruz For the article “Water: increasingly scarce and less renewable” for El Colombiano. The Colombian journalist received the award from Aqualia’s International Director, Luis de Lope. Eve Gonzalez, With the article he wrote for Confidencial “We will fill the tank of the car with the slurry of the pigs,” he said. took second honorable from your hands Miguel Ángel Noceda, President of the Federation of Spanish Press Associations (FAPE)
Jury members also two special words, with an economic donation of 1,000 euros each. These fell into the “Tank fighting the storm” report for RTVE by Rubén Ortega, Hugo Kukla and David Pajuelo; and journalist Eva Rodriguez for SINC for “the ditches of the 21st century that are “sowing” water to adapt to the climate crisis.
a) Yes, The total donation of the Aqualia Journalism Award is 8,000 euros, 3,000 to the winner, 1,500 to the second prize and 1,000 to the winner. to each of your honorable words.
this Aqualia Journalism Award Its purpose is to emphasize the importance of the management of the integrated water cycle in the daily life of citizens. In addition, the award is a recognition of the informative work of journalists who have contributed to the dissemination of water culture as a scarce and valuable commodity. In the sixth edition of the competition, 49 works were presented in print and/or digital media for journalistic works published in Spanish and for the first time in Colombian media.
Award ceremony presented by Aqualia Communication and CSR Director, John Paul Merinoheld for another year at the headquarters of the Madrid Press Association (APM). At the event, Miguel Ángel Noceda, the newly elected new president of the Spanish Federation of Journalist Associations, reflected on the current role of journalism and the water sector. In this sense, Noceda emphasized: “Sustainability, a very fashionable term, must be put into practice to get results, not just become a goal. For this, journalism plays a fundamental role.
At the end of the ceremony, A.qualia encouraged journalists to attend the 7th edition of the event, bases will be expanded soon.
Water management, a journalistic asset
Throughout these six editions, Aqualia’s journalism competition has become the benchmark for journalism on water management. The increasing number of studies presented shows the increasing importance of environmental issues, and especially those related to water, in the media.
In the first issue of the competition, the jury selected journalist Tomás Díaz for an article titled “The cleaning fee will increase by 50% and the bill will become more expensive”, published in the newspaper ‘El Economista’. In the second edition, journalist Francisco Jiménez from ‘Diario Sur’ won the first prize for his article entitled “A constant trickle in the midst of drought”. In 2018, the Aqualia Journalism Award was awarded to journalist Jorge García Badía from La Verdad de Murcia for his work “The municipal water service loses 300,000 Euros a year due to fraud in the network”. In 2019, journalist Paco Rego’s article “In the eco-friendly and odorless car walking with Chiclana’s poop” published in ‘El Mundo’ won the IV Aqualia Journalism Award. In the fifth and final edition, the article “The hunt for coronavirus resurgence in Salamanca’s wastewater”, published in ‘La Gaceta de Salamanca’ by journalist Rosa María Domínguez, in the midst of a pandemic, was the winner.