The Judging Panel of the Simón Bolívar National Journalism Prize announced this Tuesday, September 15, the verdict of its 84th edition, awarding the Simón Bolívar Unique Prize to the renowned journalist and political analyst Clodovaldo Hernández for his four decades of outstanding career in print and digital media.
The award organizers highlighted the strong commitment to the country reflected in the 284 nominations received this year, an edition in which the work of professionals linked to the newspaper Últimas Noticias as the columnist Roberto Betancourt and the illustrator Iván Lira was recognized.
The jury paid a heartfelt tribute to the memory of journalists who died as a result of the two earthquakes of June 24th. Among those honored posthumously were Marcelo García, Gabriel Alejandro García Durán, Christian Fernández García Guirigay, Adriany Matute, Carmen Helena Valdivieso, Emilys Sarache, Ernesto García, Javier José Rodríguez, José Ángel Rivero, Joselyn Ceballos, Lissi Contreras, Mauren Morillo, Melissa De Sousa Visconti, Oriana Guedez, and Sinaí Rivas. The jury also commemorated the careers of Nélida Arrechedera Mejía, Elvis Linares, Daniel Castellano, and Walter Martínez, thus paying tribute to their significant contributions to journalism in Venezuela.
