“The Wheel of Inequality”, a project by elDiario.es, wins the Injuve Journalism and Communication Awards 2024 in the written journalism category. The research, carried out by Raúl Sánchez, Victòria Oliveres and Ainhoa Díez, reconstructs the gears that form the cycle of inequality in Spain, a circle that is reproduced generation after generation and which reduces the opportunities of those born in the poorest neighborhoods.
The awards, organized by the Youth Institute, INJUVE, seek to recognize with this call the work of journalists or communicators up to 35 years old who have contributed to the promotion, defense and dissemination of civic, social values and equality.
With a narrative focused on the human stories behind the numbers, the “Wheel of Inequality” project explores how place of birth and family origin influence the likelihood of moving up the social ladder. Combining a rigorous analysis of multiple databases with traditional journalistic work, the investigation analyzes the chain of obstacles that hinder the social mobility of people born into families with fewer resources. From childhood to the job market.
The investigation weaves a complex phenomenon influenced by hundreds of factors, based on the testimonies of Elsa, Iker and Milagros, who embody the reality behind the numbers. Stories that explain the wheel of inequalities that has marked since childhood: residential segregation, the education system, school dropouts, living conditions, family expectations or the social stigma of poverty.
The Injuve Awards also rewarded projects in the radio journalism category: “Abortion, a current topic in universities”, published in El País and produced by journalist Belén Remacha, “El preso de la cell 433”, published in Cadena SER and produced by journalist Víctor Olazábal; and in the audiovisual journalism category, “In the first person: start again”, published on RTVE and produced by Sara Mosleh Moreno, David Pérez Sieira and Ainara Pérez Muñoz.
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