The Daphne journalistic Prize celebrates its 15th Edition and recognizes the positive approach and the sensitizer role of the media in the treatment of contraceptive information.

-the runner-up of this year has been for María Sahuquillo for his article abortion goes up in anot crisis ” which scans the profile of the women who abort and the evolution of the termination of pregnancy in recent years

-jury highlights the role of the journalist as a popularizer, and points out the need to maintain the rigor, depth of treatments and the use of sourcesas the basis of the quality of health information and especially with regard to contraception

Madrid, March of 2013- the members of the jury of the 15th edition of the Daphne journalistic Prize have acknowledged the report ‘ the pill is no longer the bad film ” María Borjapublished in the supplement S fashion of ‘ El País ’, with Daphne 2012 journalistic award, endowed with 6,000 euros. For its part, the runner-up of this edition was María Sahuquillo for his work abortion rises 5% in a year of crisis ” published in El País. The article analyzes the profile of women who abort and the evolution of the termination of pregnancy in recent years. This award is endowed with 1,500 euros and commemorative figurine.

Both works have stood out among all the information about contraception appeared in 2012 in print media, radio, television and Internet, in a year that accreditation has been guided by the analysis of the impact of the measures of the Government in the field of sexual and reproductive health, contraceptive treatment in the field of health and improvement of knowledge and awareness in our country away.

For the jury of this Edition, the economic crisis and which is also taking place in the media is having a reflection on the quality of the information. The jury miss in depth, analysis time and the sources which enrich and give rigor to the treatment of information in a sensitive area and treatments of both social impact as it is contraception.

the work of the journalist anywhere, but especially when we talk about health, has an important role in dissemination to establish concepts, raise awareness and work on improving the information and prevention. If this moved it to contraception, area that has traditionally been a controversial political and social level in our country, maintaining the rigor and the sources manifests itself as something fundamental ”. In this sense, the jury for this prize has wanted to highlight the role of journalists and the media, and the importance of maintaining the capacity of analysis, sources and depth in the treatment of the information.

Therefore, the jury of the Daphne journalistic Prize, which this year celebrates its fifteenth edition wanted to highlight the role of journalists and the media in changing this trend and that is why they keep each year the initial aim of the award, foster and reward quality information about contraception and recognize the contribution of journalists the improvement of habits in this sense.

The award took place at a ceremony held at the Madrid Press Association, which has gathered journalists and experts who work for the health sexual and contraceptive, and which has been chaired by Carmen of irrigation as President of the Press Association of Madrid.

Jury prize XV Daphne

The jury of the 15th edition of this award is made by Dr. Isabel Serrano, of the Federation of State family planning and gynecologist of the Madrid City Council, Dr. Carmen Coll, gynecologist and Director of the program of attention to women in the Maresme (Catalan Institute of health); and Dr. Javier Martínez Salmeán, head of the service of Gynecology and obstetrics of Hospital Severo Ochoa in Madrid, as members of the team Daphne. The jury also has the participation of Mr. Javier López Iglesias, journalist specializing in health, Dr. José Vicente González, as President of the Spanish society of contraception, D. José María Catalán, journalist of health, and with all of them, Ms. Carlota Gomez as head of communication of Bayer in SpainThis last with voice but without vote.

Daphne team

The Team Daphne , comprising seven renowned experts in the field of Gynecology has as main objective to improve the health education and the health of Spanish women, with special attention to the promotion of information on the use of contraceptive methods that will help to improve the situation of our country in this sense.