On Friday, March 20th, the Mexican Journalists’ Club held its annual awards ceremony for this year’s winners of their famous National and International Journalism Competition. Executive Intelligence Review is pleased to report that EIR’s Harley Schlanger was awarded the competition’s first International Journalism Prize for his analysis of current international affairs.
In 2022, the prize was awarded to Helga Zepp-LaRouche of the Schiller Institute for promoting freedom of expression within academia, for her contribution to historical and geopolitical analysis to understand global changes using a multi-methods approach with critical thinking, alerting the public to the consequences of violence and imbalances that affect the international community and world peace. In 2024, the prize was awarded to Dennis Small, also of EIR, for his international work for peace.
The Journalists’ Club, headed by Celeste Sáenz, is one of the last bastions of nationalism in Mexico. The awards ceremony followed the protocol of opening with the presentation of colors by a Mexican Navy honor guard and all present joining in singing the national anthem. In her opening remarks, the club’s president stated: “Everyone is welcome to this temple of freedom of expression. We have seen firsthand that propaganda is not news; it is so dangerous that it costs lives. Hence the importance of all of you, for the integrity of your work, which is dignified and adheres to true journalism. We can see the example of cover-ups in the depraved Epstein class, whose actions were unimaginable until they were exposed. Our responsibility as journalists and as human beings is not to be complicit, etc.” And to the cries of “Long live the Journalists’ Club! Long live freedom of expression! Long live respect for the rights of others! Long live sovereignty around the world! Long live a free, brave, and sovereign Mexico!” the awards ceremony began.
Schlanger was unable to attend the ceremony, but sent a letter expressing his gratitude for the receipt of this prestigious prize. “I am grateful for the honor bestowed upon me,” he wrote. “Although I wish I could attend the ceremony, I am unable to do so. But please rest assured that I will continue my journalistic work with a deep sense of responsibility to live up to the standards of journalism that your Club represents. I send you warm regards from Potsdam, Germany.”
