“Publico Receives Ateneo Republicano de Rivas Prize for Commitment to Truthful Reporting and Republican Values”

This Sunday Public has been recognized with Ateneo Republicano de Rivas Prize (Madrid) for “the day-to-day exercise of truthful information” and for his commitment to “the republican model and its values”. Virginia P. Alonso, director of this medium, thanked the award and highlighted how this newspaper has broken with the taboo of criticizing the monarchy.

“There can be no more just model than the Republic”, Virginia P. Alonso assured when she went up to collect the prize. the director of Public wanted to remember themarginalization” that, sometimes, this medium lives to express his republican commitment and for doing “uncomfortable journalism”. “There is a silence around what we publish,” he highlighted to applause.

Ramon Bonilla, secretary of the Ateneo, explained at the ceremony that “the candidates are proposed by the residents of Rivas.” In the case of recognition Public, “there have been no doubts because it has been the candidacy with the most votes”. The leader has pointed out that “the monarchy is, by its nature, contrary to democratic principles”, since “it is not elected or judged by the people.”

The journalist stressed the importance of leftist governments having “the will” to support the media that “defend the democratic values above all things”. Virginia P. Alonso has also reflected on the ambivalence of social networks that contributed to historical movements like the 15M but today they can be a threat to journalism due to the use of certain algorithms.

has also remembered the situation of Pablo Gonzálezreporter and contributor to Public, who has been in jail for more than a year, accused of espionage by the Polish government. “Anyone has to have a fair trial,” he argued, which is why he has asked the European Union and the Spanish Executive to pressure Poland to offer a transparent process.

Present at the event Aida Castillejomayoress of Rivas Vaciamadrid, and the deputy mayoress and leader of Podemos Rivas, Vanessa Millan. The writer and columnist of this medium has also attended Cristina Fallarás. Next to Publichas been awarded Radio Stork for his “long career of more than forty years” as a community media outlet. Likewise, the work of Javier Tabares Ruiz-Henestrosa for his fight in favor of quality public healthcare in the Madrid town.