the death of Ricardo Ortega, one of at least six people who appear to have been killed in indiscriminate shooting, It is essential that journalists be able to carry out their work in conditions of reasonable safety...and I urge the authorities to seek and prosecute the perpetrators of these attacks in which dozens are reported to have been wounded..." As his body arrived in Madrid, the employees of Antena 3 paid homage to Ortega-Fernandez and the work he had accomplished on various assignments including support for and coverage of the 9/11 attacks in New York City in 2001. Awards The United Nations Correspondents Association created a journalism prize in Ortega's memory which is presented with a US$10,000. He received the Medalla al Mérito en el Trabajo, just like José Couso Permuy, Julio Anguita Parrado, Julio Fuentes, Jordi Pujol i Puente and Juan Antonio Rodríguez Moreno. See also Assassinations of Little Haiti journalists (United States) Brignol Lindor Jean Dominique References External links The Journalists Memorial page for Ortega The aftermath ... (images) 1966 births 2004 deaths Deaths by firearm in Haiti Assassinated Spanish journalists People from Cuenca, Spain People murdered in Haiti Protest-related deaths 20th-century Spanish journalists