María Senovilla, collaborator of Atalayar, one of the finalists of the XXXVIII Cirilo Rodríguez Journalism Award
TVE's special envoy to Ukraine Óscar Mijallo, Atalayar correspondent and freelance journalist María Senovilla and TVE cameraman Miguel Ángel de la Fuente have been chosen as finalists for the 38th 'Cirilo Rodríguez' Journalism Award during a meeting of the jury held this Tuesday in the Library Hall of the Segovia City Hall.
A total of nine candidates competed for this award, whose honorary president is Queen Letizia and which is organised every year by the Segovia Journalists' Association, and which was analysed by a jury made up of 26 representatives of the national media and some of the prize-winners in previous editions.
Likewise, the 'Cirilo Rodríguez de Honor' award was given to the Segovian journalist Aurelio Martín, coordinator of the award since its first editions. In the words of the president of the Segovia Journalists' Association, Miguel Ángel López, Martín is the soul of the award, to which he has been committed since the award's origins.
The jury, chaired by Miguel Ángel López himself, was assisted by Victoria Domínguez as secretary. The president of the Federation of Spanish Journalists' Associations (FAPE), the last winner of the award, Plàcid Garcia-Planas, La Vanguardia's special envoy to conflict zones, and the director of Radio Segovia, Luis Hernández, the radio station where Cirilo Rodríguez began his career, who narrated historic moments such as the arrival of man on the moon, to the Spanish people from the correspondent's office of Radio Nacional de España, were also members of the jury as ex officio members.
(2/3) ➡️El corresponsal y el cámara de @rtve , @oscarmijallo y @MDFzonacaliente, y la periodista cuellarana y freelance, @MariaSenovilla, han sido elegidos finalistas. Además, el periodista segoviano @auremartin recibirá el Premio 'Cirilo Rodríguez de Honor' pic.twitter.com/yYqKxPbTc6
— Ayuntamiento de Segovia (@segovia_es) April 18, 2023
Before the meeting, the members of the jury were greeted by the Mayoress, Clara Martín, who highlighted the work carried out by the correspondents and special envoys to whom the award is dedicated, who often put their lives in danger. The councillor emphasised that the Cirilo Rodríguez Prize puts Segovia at the centre of the world of journalism.
Sponsored by the City Council, the Provincial Council and CaixaBank, the prize is endowed with 8,000 euros and a sculpture from the Real Fábrica de Cristales de La Granja, as well as 2,000 euros for each of the two runners-up, and a similar piece on a smaller scale.
(3/3) La alcaldesa @ClaraMartnGarca ha destacado la trascendental labor y compromiso con la verdad que ejercen los periodistas enviados a conflictos armados, poniendo en riesgo en muchos casos sus propias vidas. #SegoviaEsInformación #LaCiudadQueSomos pic.twitter.com/iYAYBw8i8O
— Ayuntamiento de Segovia (@segovia_es) April 18, 2023
The second jury meeting and prize-giving ceremony will be held on Friday 19 May at the Parador de Turismo in Segovia. The day before, the 15th Conference on Global Journalism will be held in collaboration with the María Zambrano Campus of the University of Valladolid (UVa).
The list of award winners includes Manu Leguineche, Diego Carcedo, Felipe Sahagún, José Virgilio Colchero, Javier Martín Domínguez, Hermann Tertsch, Beatriz Iraburu, Juan Jesús Aznárez, Ángela Rodicio and José Luis Márquez, Román Orozco, Ferrán Sales, Gervasio Sánchez, Pilar Bonet, Juan Fernández Elorriaga, Vicente Romero, Evaristo Canete, Fran Sevilla, Ramón Lobo, Juan Cierco, Tomás Alcoverro, Javier Espinosa, Enric González, Rosa María Calaf, Javier del Pino, Joaquín Ibarz, Soledad Gallego-Díaz, Eugenio García Gascón, Enrique Ibáñez, Mónica Bernabé, Marc Marginedas, Íñigo Domínguez, Juan Pedro Quiñonero, Mónica García Prieto, Cristina Sánchez, Javier Martín, Mavi Doñate and Plàcid Garcia-Planas.
