Alma Guillermoprieto 2018 Princess of Asturias Award for Communication and Humanities

At its meeting in Oviedo, the Jury for the 2018 Princess of Asturias Award for Communication and Humanities, composed of Luis María Anson Oliart, Alberto Edgardo Barbieri, Juan Barja de Quiroga Losada, César Bona García, Irene Cano Piquero, Aurora Egido Martínez, Taciana Fisac Badell, Elsa González Díaz de Ponga, Alan Goodman, José Antonio Sánchez Domínguez, Diana Sorensen, José Antonio Vera Gil, chaired by Víctor García de la Concha and with Alberto Anaut González acting as secretary, has decided to confer the 2018 Princess of Asturias Award for Communication and Humanities on Mexican investigative journalist Alma Guillermoprieto for her longstanding career and her deep knowledge of the complex reality of Latin America, which she has also conveyed with enormous courage in the field of communication of the English-speaking world, thereby building bridges throughout the American continent.

Via her clear, forceful and committed writing, Alma Guillermoprieto represents the finest values of journalism in contemporary society.

Oviedo, 3rd May 2018