Ambition, enthusiasm for quality journalism and commitment to Aragon. These are the characteristics that want to reflect the new scene of El Español in this Community, which welcomed the medium with a great event in an architectural jewel of Zaragoza as the Teatro Principal. More than 450 guests were present at an event that symbolizes the commitment to plural information and close to the territory.
Among the participants were the President of Aragon, Jorge Azcón, and the Mayor of Zaragoza, Natalia Chueca, as well as prominent representatives of Aragonese society, as well as the Executive President and Director of El Español, Pedro J. Ramírez. In his speech, he recalled his first projects in the Community, in 1989 with Diario 16, with even a photograph of its launchbut this did not come to fruition.
Today, with Mamen Vázquez and Cruz Sánchez de Lara, he wants to repeat this photograph, in the Aragon of 2024, which has nothing to do with the one from 35 years ago. “Photography where we are is an Aragon of data centers, which has managed to attract Amazon Web Services and Microsoft, which has a project underway to unite the stations to give vitality to the province of Huesca, which has space for 370 planes in Teruel“We want to be in this photo, in the one of the Offering of Flowers, in the inauguration of the new Romareda or in the bicentenary of Goya,” stressed the director of El Español.
Likewise, Pedro J. Ramírez highlighted the capacity of this land to achieve great agreements and consensus, and that it should be exported to the rest of Spain.If in Aragon you could find a consensus, you would be giving a great lesson to the rest of Spain. to correct some of the big mistakes that are being made,” he said.
Considering this, Ramirez recalled the meetings with the CEO of El Español de Aragón, Antonio Ortego, to launch this project.who wants to position himself as a leader in Aragonese journalism. “We are already on the podium and no one is going to take us down from there. We will see if we are second or… Let’s not put limits on destiny. Our roar will last long“, assessed the executive president of El Español.
Pedro J. Ramirez appreciated Aragon’s ability to reach great agreements and consensus.
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This new adventure will be led by journalist Jorge Lisbona as director, who has shown his full confidence in the team of El Español de Aragón to “maintain the indomitable spirit” and “always faithful to the truth” of the media created by Pedro J. Ramírez“All of us journalists who are part of this project have all these values tattooed on us, which become even more important in an era where haste and hoaxes have, in a certain way, blurred the profession,” he stressed.
“The most important editorial bet”
The event, hosted by presenter Alba Gimeno (Aragón TV), had the participation of the Minister of Education, the Aragonese Pilar Alegría, who, although she could not attend, celebrated the good news of the birth of a new media in Aragon“Information is one of the pillars of a democratic society. It allows us a better knowledge of our environment and the tools with which to interpret the present,” he noted.
For joy, The right to information and to rigorous and pluralistic journalism is “a fundamental requirement” for coexistence throughout the countryuniting “all the voices” that make up the territory. “All Aragonese must welcome the appearance of this media, which will help our Community to be more and better informed. Aragon is a land that has much to say and to tell“, he noted, explicitly thanking Pedro J. Ramírez for his commitment to Aragon.
Likewise, the President of the Government of Aragon, Jorge Azcón, described the arrival of El Español in the Community as “the most significant editorial commitment that a national media has made to the territory“.
Azcón defined “a particular way of being Aragonese”, which is based on the “value of the word” or the “handshake”.
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In the same way, Azcón defined “a particular way of being Aragonese”, which is based on the “value of the word” or the “handshake”, and which is “more important than signing a contract”. “At a time when democracy is eroding and losing some pillars, in Aragon we can revitalize and relaunch the value of the transition, which should generate a great consensus between the political forces,” he recalled.
“Champions of journalism”
For her part, the mayor of Zaragoza, Natalia Chueca, welcomed that now “Zaragoza enters the Champions of national journalism“, emphasizing the good news that this represents for the city and for “all Spaniards.”
Chueca celebrated that there is now an “additional window to know the city’s emblematic projects” in the rest of the country.
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Thus, it was considered that With the El Español de Aragón project, there is an “additional window to know the emblematic projects of the city” in the rest of the country. “The fourth city of Spain has not occupied the place it deserved. This new loudspeaker will help us to position it as it deserves,” concluded Chueca.
The event was hosted by a performance by singer Ariadna Redondo, recently known throughout the country for her participation in the Got Talent programwho hosted the gala with the song “Thank you for choosing me” by Los Secretos. Afterwards, guests enjoyed a cocktail at the Puerta Cinegia.
