On Tuesday night, a new delivery of the Simón Bolívar journalism awards was held, which highlights the best journalists in the country.
The Gabo Foundation, recognized for rewarding excellence in journalism For more than two decades, he has celebrated his first journalistic award, thanks to the podcast El dián del journalism.
This space has been awarded the 2024 Simón Bolívar National Journalism Awardin its 49th edition, in the Interview – Audio category.
The recognition was awarded to ssecond episode of the second season of the podcast, titled ‘Journalism, secrets and death in El Salvador’, an interview between the journalist Yolanda Ruiz and the Salvadoran Óscar Martínez, Editor-in-chief of El Faro and author of the book ‘The Dead and the Journalist’.
At the awards, which were presented at the Teatro Mayor Julio Mario Santo Domingo, The winner of the Grand Prize for the Life and Work of a Journalist was Jesús Abad Colorado.
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The investigative journalist Paula Bolívar Pinilla, from W Radio, received recognition as Journalist of the year.
In photojournalism, the winner was Jorge Andrade Blanco, with the work ‘Fire on the Hill’, from Semana Magazine.
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In graphic reportage, the winner was ‘The black Child God was born in February’, by Jair F. Coll Rubiano – Baudó Agencia Pública, through which The perspective and narrative technique address the celebration of the Black Christmas in Quinamayó, Cauca Valley.
On this occasion, the selection of these awards It was composed of various academic personalities, from literature and journalism. Ricardo Silva Romero, who chairs the panel, was accompanied by Lina Buchely, Ignacio Mantilla, Lorenzo Morales, Fernando Ramírez, Federico Ríos and Maryluz Vallejo.
Some of the categories that were awarded were news, chronicle, journalism investigative, reportage and opinion.
For its part, Silla Vacía won three awards with the works ‘Petro’s false applause at the UN’, as the best written news.
‘The Wayuu war for the energy transition in La Guajira’ was the best visual report, and ‘Spread the virus of kitsch throughout the universe’, was the best opinion and analysis text.
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