Beja: Paul Barriga, director of the Alentejo Daily, He won Journalism Prize.
The journalist Paul Barriga, director of the Alentejo Daily, He won one of journalism Human Rights Awards & Integration, annual joint initiative of the UNESCO National Commission and the General Secretariat of the Presidency of Council of Ministers, in the category of Writing Press.
The Journalist Award Human Rights & Integration seeks to recognize the work of media professionals, nationally, for human rights and fundamental freedoms and Paul Bartiga was awarded for work, Essay on loneliness, published in the Journal of the Alentejo,
A Cerimónia Public Journalism Human Rights Awards of Delivery & Integration, It took place in Swing of the Palace Foz Mirrors, with the presence of Minister of Culture, Graça Fonseca, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Teresa Ribeiro, Secretary of State for the Presidency of the Council of Ministers, Tiago Antunes, the President of the UNESCO National Commission, José Filipe Moraes Cabral, and the Secretary General of the Presidency of Council of Ministers, David Xavier.
The Journalist Award Human Rights & Integration is an annual joint initiative of the National Commission of UNESCO and the General Secretariat of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers, which aims to recognize the work of media professionals, nationally, for human rights and fundamental freedoms.
The prize, totaling 10.000 euros, It is awarded to the best work done, the previous year, by media professionals in its various forms - audiovisual media, radio and print. It is also awarded the prize for the best regional press work published or broadcast in a regional and local media agency, regardless of the category to which it belongs.
It is recalled that the journalist Bejense, already this month one of the winners of the first Scholarships for Investigative Journalism of the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation.
The jury, this thirteenth edition, by Guilherme d'Oliveira Martins, Catherine Duff Burnay and José Pedro Castanheira has appointed the following parts:
On category Written Press:
- Undocumented children and "life on hold", Joan Gorjão Henriques, Public not published;
- Racism to Portuguese, Joan Gorjão Henriques, Public not published;
- The normal life of Cottim, a family with a voice in the hands, Mariana Correia Pinto and Manuel Roberto, Public not published;
- Fires 2017, João de Almeida Dias, published in the Observer;
- The marigolds - Special artists seek market to welcome his creativity, Martine Rainho and Joaquim Damasus, published in the weekly Region Leiria;
- Essay on loneliness, Paul Barriga, published in the Journal of the Alentejo.
On Radio category:
- So far, so close, Claudia Arsenio, widespread in TSF;
- Jamaika is also Portugal, Rita Colaco, broadcast on Antena 1;
- Guinea Bissau - This land is ours, Episode 5: winning on the difference, Paula Borges and Paul Cavaco, na widespread RDP Africa;
- One day at a time, Barbara Baldaia, widespread in TSF.
On Audiovisual category of Media:
- Inimputáveis, Ana Leal, emitida na TVI;
- My life is yours, Paula Martinho da Silva, emitida na RTP;
- Sorry, Mafalda Gameiro, emitida na RTP;
- Sand captains, Miriam Alves, Marco subalpine, João Lúcio, Carla Gonçalves and Rui Branquinho, emitida na SIC;
- O mundo de Good, sibilant Lind, issued no public (multimedia).
The winning pieces and distinguished with honorable mentions will be drawn from the above named and were disclosed during the Public Ceremony of the Delivery Awards.
