Landolfo Award. Passion. For journalism, for nature, for young people. The essence of a life enclosed in a word.
The most used to outline the human and professional profile of Francesco Landolfo, deputy director of Roma and secretary of the Order of Journalists who passed away 14 years ago, in whose name the ninth edition of the journalism award named after him was celebrated. A closed-door ceremony, open only to the winners and members of the jury, in compliance with current anti-covid regulations.
In the splendid hall of the Southern Culture Institute, duly distanced, the director of Rome, Antonio Sasso, spoke, bringing greetings from the lawyer Gennaro Famiglietti, president of the Institute; the president of the Order of Journalists Ottavio Lucarelli, the secretary of the Campania Single Journalists Union, Claudio Silvestri; Gerardo Ausiello, national councilor of Fnsi and Antonella Monaco, national councilor of Unarga. The final greetings were entrusted to Geppina Landolfo, daughter of Francesco and president of Arga Campania, who made an appointment for the next edition, the tenth anniversary, in the hope that the ceremony can be open to the public.
Then there is space for the winners, to outline a cross-section of the profession and the challenges that await it. For the printed press, the award went ex aequo to Stefano Renna for “Castel Volturno, the invisible in the time of the virus” (la Repubblica) and to Dario Sautto for “The prosecutor stops the works in the Valle dei Mulini: «Landscape at risk»” (Il Mattino). For radio and television, to Davide Uccella for “Scampia between Sails and integration” (Vg21, Canale21). For the web (ex aequo) to Rosario Balestrieri for “Dangerous pruning: the health of trees and our safety at risk” (NapoliToday) and to Giuseppe Delle Cave for “The last samurai of the Phlegraean vineyards” (Roma online). As part of the award, a plaque is awarded every year in memory of the journalist Gianpaolo Necco, national councilor of Fnsi and Unarga, which this year went to Raffaele Perrotta for “Pattumiera Vesuvio, shame without end” (Il Mattino).
Article published on 3 February 2021 - 20:31
