NATION reporter Diego Cabot has received the King of Spain award for "Cahiers des bribes de vin"

The editorial secretary of
THE NATION
Diego Cabot, with the team composed of
Candela Ini and
Santiago Nasra, received today in Madrid the prize of the king of Spain in the category "press" for the research

The books of the bribes

, special production on the driver's notes of

Roberto Baratta

Right hand of the former Minister of Planning

Julio De Vido

, which unveiled a plot of corruption around public procurement under the Kirchner administration.

"These laureates are an example of how to exercise democracy and, at the same time, to show how much journalism in democracy is needed," he said.
Fernando Garea, president of the EFE Agency, and stressed: "Thank you for reminding us of the damage caused by corruption to society."

The king

Felipe VI

participated in the
House of America in

Madrid

of the awarding of this prize in its XXXVI edition, which recognized the work of informants and media from Spain, Venezuela, Mexico, Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Nicaragua and Portugal in the categories press, radio, television, photography and journalism digital and environmental journalism and sustainable development.

The jury pointed out that Cabot's work was an example of "pure journalism"

Before the ceremony, Cabot stressed that "immediate data" and "investigative" information should not be exclusive, and that all journalists should demand "time out of everyday life and tell stories". In addition, he added: "The spectacular news is here to stay, it does not seem that they can be changed, but I think that they can coexist with a journalism that takes time, where you can have the necessary tools and resources. "

The price

Concluded by the EFE Agency and the Spanish Agency for International Cooperation of the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the jury pointed out that the work of Cabot, graduate and professor of the Master of
THE NATION, was an example of "pure journalism", a very interesting sample of journalism that, "is sometimes forced to speak for itself, to explain to the readers what is behind an exclusivity".

Before the ceremony, Cabot stressed that "immediate data" and "investigation" information should not be exclusive "and that all journalists should demand" time to go out and tell stories " .

"Beyond the specific article, the jury appreciated the comprehensive badessment and its reflection in the pages of
THE NATIONexample of a journalistic work that highlights issues of considerable importance and forces the authorities to intervene, "he said, adding that the award highlighted the decision of the newspaper, at some point, to" stop to publish to put the investigation in the hands of the prosecution ", with reference to Cabot and his team, after reviewing the annotations for months, decided to bring the notebooks before the Ministry of Justice for it to act without prioritizing the scoop.

In addition to the prosecutor of LA NACION, seven other Ibero-American journalists were distinguished in this edition:
Conchi Cejudo,
Gervasio Sánchez and
Javier del Pino (for a series of reports on people killed or repressed during the Spanish Civil War); the Venezuelan
Maryelina First (for a series of reports on migrations caused by violence in the North Triangle of Central America); the bolivian
Roberto Navia (for a multimedia work in which he denounces the illegal and indiscriminate hunting of jaguars in

Bolivia

) the Portuguese Nuno André Ferreira (for his photo "Our President Marcelo" for the tragedy and tragedy of the devastating fires in Portugal); the Brazilian
Marcelo Magalhaes (for a program on pirates in the Amazon) and Nicaraguan Wilfredo Ernesto Miranda (for a research article on the suppression of demonstrations against the government of

Nicaragua

).

The Mexican
Joaquín López-Dóriga He received an honorable mention for his long career on television, while the Brazilian agency Amazonia Real won the most outstanding media award in Latin America.

The prize is endowed with 6000 euros and a bronze sculpture of the artist Joaquín Vaquero Turcios.