Overview
- The Asociación de Periodistas Europeos presented the XLII Francisco Cerecedo Award to the veteran RNE correspondent in a ceremony in Madrid.
- King Felipe VI delivered the prize, with attendees including BBVA president Carlos Torres Vila, according to the organizers.
- Sevilla called for reporting that asks why events happen and helps people interpret them rather than serving private interests.
- He condemned the suffering in Gaza as well as other ongoing wars, dedicating the award to colleagues killed in the line of duty.
- His career includes frontline coverage of the Gulf War, the Balkans, Afghanistan, Lebanon, Iraq and Colombia, plus recent reporting from Ukraine after Russia’s invasion.