Ortega y Gasset Awards

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The Ortega y Gasset Journalism Awards are named after the Spanish philosopher and journalist José Ortega y Gasset. The awards were created by the newspaper El País in 1984.

Every year, these awards are given to journalists whose work has shown a remarkable defense of freedom, independence and professional rigor.

[edit] Winners

2001: José Valdés and the Research team of Reforma (Print Journalism). Gorka Lejarcegi (Photojournalism). El Comercio de Lima (Extraordinary Category)
2002: The Miami Herald (Printed Journalism). Ángeles Espinosa – El País (Printed Journalism). Andrés Carrasco Ragel – Diario de Cádiz (Photojournalism)
2003: Roberto Pombo (Best Opinion Article). Xurxo Lobato (Best Graphic News). Spanish journalists who distinguished themselves in the war in Iraq (Special Award)
2004: Bru Rovira (Print Journalism). Sergio Pérez Sanz (Graphic Information). El Nuevo Día (Print Journalism)
2005: Leticia Álvarez and Rosana Lanero – El Comercio de Gijón (Best Information Work). Giannina Segnini, Ernesto Rivera and Mauricio Herrera – La Nación (Best Research Work). Pablo Torres (Photography).
2006: La Opinión (Printed Journalism). Jose Lozano and Monica Lozano. – El País honors La Opinión for its pioneering trajectory over eighty years creating and maintaining an unprecedented media outlet for the growing Hispanic population in the United States.