The series ‘Victims of prison bleeding in Ecuador’, published in EL UNIVERSO from November 21 to 27, 2021, received two awards.
The series ‘Victims of prison bleeding in Ecuador’, published in Diario EL UNIVERSO from November 21 to 27, 2021, received two awards in the journalistic contest organized by the National Union of Journalists (UNP).
The publications, written by journalists Marjorie Ortiz and Sandra Miranda, won first place in the reporting category and the 2021 Eugenio Espejo National Award, the highest award of this award.
This series, made up of seven installments, compiles nine stories of prisoners who were massacred in the Litoral Penitentiary, which they entered for minor crimes. Some did not have a sentence and others had already served it and were waiting for their release ticket.
The vice president of the UNP, Iván Morales, congratulated the authors for “the dedication, effort and journalistic commitment shown, for the care in managing resources, the topicality of the topic, the sensitivity and responsibility with which they presented their notes ”.
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At the award ceremony, recorded this week and broadcast on the night of this Friday, January 28 through digital channels, a total of eight awards were given:
Interview Category: Adriana Noboa Arregui with the work “United States, concerned about drug generals and drug trafficking in Ecuador”, published on the Primicias website, on December 13, 2021.
Chronic Category: Byron Rodríguez Vásconez for the chronicle “Hollywood porn cinema changed its skin”, published in the Suridea magazine of the Casa de la Cultura, Loja nucleus in August 2021.
Investigative Journalism Category: Estefanía Celi Ramos and Gabriela Coba with the publication “Investigation series on the ISSPOL case”, in the digital space Primicias, published from December 3 to 10, 2021.
Category Report: Marjorie Ortiz Andrade and Sandra Miranda Torres with the series of reports “Victims of prison bleeding in Ecuador”, published in Diario EL UNIVERSO from November 21 to 27, 2021.
Eugenio Espejo National Award 2021: To the series of reports “Victims of prison bleeding in Ecuador”, prepared by Marjorie Ortiz and Sandra Miranda, from Diario EL UNIVERSO.
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Recognition for publication of three books:
Edison Guevara Estrella for the publication “Compendium of Parliamentary Procedures”, carried out in June 2021.
Ugo Stornaiolo Pimentel for the book “Stories of Italian migration in Ecuador”, published in September 2021.
Hortencia Unda Proaño for the book “The family, first educator in values”, published in October 2021.
After the award ceremony, Mariana Velasco, outgoing president of the UNP, presented her work report. In addition, the institution presented the twelve new directors of the institution for the following two years. The board of directors is led by Cristóbal Peñafiel, as president, and Johanna Piedra, as vice president. (I)
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