The journalist of the agency Lusa Pedro Crisóstomo won the first edition of the Mário Mesquita Award for Media Regulation, for the work “New Challenges to the Independence of Journalists”, today released the Regulating Entity for Social Communication (ERC).
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10/11/2026
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O journalist of the agency Lusa Pedro Crisóstomo won the first edition of the Mário Mesquita Prize for Media Regulation, for the work “New Challenges to the Independence of Journalists”, today released the Regulatory Entity for Social Communication (ERC).
The award of the Mário Mesquita Award for Media Regulation, which distinguishes research work in this area and honors the path and legacy of Professor Mário Mesquita, took place at the end of the annual ERC Conference, released the regulator in a note on social network Facebook.
The jury of the first edition, chaired by Isabel Ferin Cunha and composed by Joaquim Fidalgo and Ana Sousa Dias, awarded the award to the work “New Challenges to the Independence of Journalists”, authored by Pedro Crisóstomo, journalist of the agency Lusa.
“The delivery [of the prize] was attended by Ana Mesquita, the daughter of Professor Mário Mesquita, representing the family”, highlighted the ERC.
According to the regulator, the ERC Conference 2026 “promoted a day of reflection and debate on the challenges facing media regulation, in a deeply changing ecosystem”.