The Pátio Verde space in Madrid was the setting chosen yesterday afternoon to announce the winners and finalists of the second edition of the “Orange Awards for Journalism and Sustainability”, in an act presented by journalists Roberto Braseiro Y mercedes martin and which also had the presence of personalities from the political, journalistic and social world linked to sustainability.
SINC journalist, eva rodriguezreceived the prize in the written media category for the report “BioGenoma da Terra, one of the most ambitious projects in the history of biology”.
In its decision, the jury emphasized the timely choice of the topic addressed in this report —the genome sequencing of the species— as well as deepening the content and treatment of various initiatives around this concept and its application in areas such as fauna conservation in a scenario of climate change, the search for new medicines or the prevention of pandemics.
Jose Maria Montero (South Channel) and Tania Alonso Y Juan Fernandez (Planeta Mauna Loa) were the winners in the audiovisual and new formats categories, respectively.
The purpose of these awards is to recognize journalistic and publicity work —developed in written, audiovisual or new formats— that, in the last year, stood out for their treatment of themes related to the sustainable development and technologyboth from an environmental point of view and in its role as a tool for integrating and improving people’s lives.
That same year, the SINC editor received the APAE Agro-Food Journalism Award in the Agro-Food Sustainability category and an honorable mention in the Aqualia Journalism Award.
Eva Rodríguez (Ourense, 1981) has a degree in Journalism from the Carlos III University, in Audiovisual Communication from the Complutense University of Madrid and a Master’s in Strategic and Business Communication from the Rey Juan Carlos University.
Winners and finalists
written media
WINNER: BioGenoma de la Tierra, one of the most ambitious projects in the history of biology, presented by Eva Rodríguez, journalist specializing in Science, Environment and Society at Agencia SINC.
FINALISTS:
Energy Community, presented by pepa mosqueraco-director of Energías Renovables magazine.
On a Spanish fishing vessel in the Seychelles: Can industrial tuna fishing be sustainable?, presented by Miguel Angel Medinaeditor of Environment, Mobility, Consumption and Urban Planning for the newspaper El País.
audiovisual means
WINNER: Land and Sea & Protected Space, presented by Jose Maria Monterodirector of these spaces at Canal Sur Televisión (RTVA).
The jury appreciated the excellent work that, since 1997 and up to the present day, has been carried out in the area of environmental information on Canal Sur TV. In the period covered by the bases of these awards, from the Terra e Mar and Espaço Protegido spaces, an excellent work has been carried out in disseminating information about the environment and its care through more than 200 reports.
FINALISTS:
Fast Fashion Preserve, made by Irene Vaquerizojournalist for Informe Semanal (TVE).
Lion, the fishing kingdom, presented by Sergio Garcia SasetaCastilla y León TV journalist.
new formats
WINNER: Planet Mauna Loa, submitted by Tania alonso cascallana and Juan Fernández González, responsible for this weekly newsletter on the environment.
In this election, the members of the jury particularly appreciated the effort made by this initiative to help bring all types of audiences closer to all types of issues related to the natural environment, always in a simple, documented and remote form of sensationalism.
FINALISTS:
¡Viva la trifle!, environmental graphic humor blog published in EFEverde by the journalist and graphic humorist Juan López Rico (#Lopez).
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