Fernando Méndez

Fernando Rodríguez Méndez is a Spanish journalist and writer. He has worked for the newspapers Faro de Vigo and La Región, and at Galician Television. He has written for El Observador, Cambio 16, Interviu, Tiempo, and Radio Nacional. He was press officer and director of Communication in institutions of Galicia. He is a member of Federation of Associations of Journalists of Spain (FAPE).

Méndez is one of the most awarded journalists on drug dependency in the country. He was awarded prestigious prizes such as the Reina Sofía Journalism Prize (twice) and the Prize Xunta de Galicia on drug dependency. In 2013, he won the Ana María Agüero Melnyczuk investigation journalism award with his coverage of the “Methyl Case” in Argentina.