Overview
- The Asociación de Periodistas Europeos presented the award at a ceremony presided over by King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia in Madrid.
- Sevilla dedicated the honor to war correspondents killed in the line of duty and stressed a journalism centered on victims and human rights.
- The jury praised his four-decade record reporting from major conflict zones and his ability to explain events with rigor, context and clarity.
- Felipe VI said good journalism does not seek likes or audience share, calling for reporting that asks, listens and tells with empathy.
- The prize includes €24,000 and a medal by sculptor Julio López Hernández, and Sevilla, a veteran of RNE since 1988, has recently reported from Ukraine.