We are FCC - Nº10

The article “El servicio municipal de Aguas pierde al año 300.000 euros por fraudes en la red” (The munici- pal water service loses 300,000 euro per year due to frauds in the supply network) published by the journalist Jorge García Badía in La Verdad de Murcia has won the 3rd Aqualia Jour- nalism Prize “Comprehensive mana- gement of water in municipalities”. Fé- lix Parra, CEO of Aqualia, presented the award at a ceremony held at the headquarters of the Madrid Press As- sociation (APM). After receiving the award from Aqua- lia’s chief executive, Jorge García, in a moving speech, thanked both the jury and Aqualia for the distinction, and highlighted the importance of these awards for boosting the infor- mative work of communication pro- fessionals. The jury opted for his ar- ticle “for the particularity of the theme A feature article on the frauds committed in the supply networks, winner of the 3rd Aqualia Journalism Prize and its importance in the day-to-day management of the end-to-end water cycle”. It stands out for its informati- ve and documentary work in terms of exposing multiple systems of fraud through a clear and simple wording, aimed at a general public. The first runner-up prize went to the journalist Antonio Fernández for his work “Cómo sacar valor a las aguas fecales que producen los almerien- ses” published in La Voz de Almería. The author received the award from José María Crespo, general director of the newspaper publico.es . Inma Saranova, of the Onda Cero Ibi- za and Formentera team, was awar- ded the second runner-up prize for the “Fluido Azul” section, an initiati- ve that was born in September 2018 in the Balearic radio station to raise awareness of the importance of water and its sustainable use in the Islands. David Corral, head of Publications at the Madrid Press Association (APM), presented Inma with his award. The prize money was 3,000 euros for the winner and 1,500 euros for each of the two runners-up. In this third edition of the competition, the jury awarded a Special Mention to the work by journalist Francisco Jimé- nez, published in the newspaper SUR entitled, “The wipes that are thrown down the toilet are already the most serious problem of sanitation”. The special mention was for articulating a large portrait of the current panora- ma, focusing on the Andalusian com- munity and the problems involved in the management of wipes for the Wa- ter Services. Clara Navío, president of the Association of Environmental Information Journalists - APIA - pre- The winner of the contest, Jorge García Badía, collects the price given to him by Félix Parra, CEO of Aqualia. The winners of the 3rd Aqualia Journalism Prize P E O P L E S 26 P E O P L E S