This year there was no mood for celebrations nor was it the time for celebrations. The DANA, who has dragged so much pain in her wake, marks lives, alters agendas and decides protocols. Sobriety, as it could not be otherwise in the face of so much misfortune, is imposed and was decisive in the presentation of the Cuco Cerecedo Award with which the Association of European Journalists recognizes the good work of information professionals and which, in this time, Carlos Franganillo receiveddirector of Informativos Telecinco and presenter of the evening news, a perfect example of the values that this award represents.
As is traditional, the event was presided over by the Kings who, sharing the pain of so many, They understood the need to maintain the essence of this meetingwhich the monarch, honorary president of the Association, has never missed for 35 years.
Two decades ago, his then fiancée Letizia Ortiz, a journalist, TV presenter and who herself became news from that moment, joined. The queen, wearing on this occasion a sober black tuxedo-type suit, She has not forgotten her job, she feels comfortable among her colleagues, She is knowledgeable and likes to ask questions.
In these difficult times that bring together disinformation and information overdose, Felipe VI made a clear defense of journalism that seeks the truth as a pillar of democracy.