There are no journalists for such a conspiracy

Lord Northcliffe, the historic British newspaper tycoon, is credited with a phrase tattooed on his frontal lobes by journalists: “News is what someone does not want to publish; Everything else is advertising.

At the same time that Northcliffe was invented … Modern journalism Our work in Spain was going through one of its most wonderful phases, the liberal golden age – beginning in 1868 -. This period of explosion of ideas, political debates and freedoms led us to exceed 1,100 newspapers in different ways. a lot? The printing presses were in a state of feverish activity, driven by the urge to tell me what was important and, above all, what was annoying. Northcliffe on both sides of the sea.

Journalists of my generation are told that our profession has been in crisis since we left school. Economic, public, credibility and even existential. Like outdated and polluting blast furnaces that refuse to die just to save a few related jobs. But…it seems to me that Northcliffe whispers to us the opposite every morning.

His phrase echoes in my mind when I open the newspaper, while the radio plays, every debate on television. Because, like me, you will be overwhelmed. Not that there’s a lot of news; The problem is that there are many political figures who try to hide this. Sanchez’s alleged meeting with Otegui. Ferraz cash payments. Abalos vs. Diaz – or Diaz vs. Abalos -. The plumber and her dark ways. (If Lord Northcliffe were still alive, I’m quite sure I would try to have tea with him at five o’clock in the morning.) Prosecutor. And I can’t forget the character that Northcliffe appears to in dreams, like Sanchez. In nightmares, I mean: Carlos Mazzone. The message is clear. The news is more news the more effort is made to cover it. If there is something that has galvanized the Spanish press in these months, it is that several key politicians have decided to offer us exactly that: combustible material, ambiguity, contradictions and devastating suspense, which is what Vince Gilligan desires. More files for the editorial staff.

So, while some people think they are eroding us with their insulting language, fake media, and “press clippings”…they are actually strengthening us. There will be many of us, but no one will remain. On the contrary, there are no hands lifting the carpet. I’m not exaggerating: there are no journalists specializing in such a conspiracy.

Sanchez and his colleagues have brought journalists back to their essence, to the daily search for what others want to hide. Sanchezmo made Spanish journalism great again. As was the case in the liberal era, the media – hundreds – are restless. That too many headlines keep some people up at night? It’s the spirit of Northcliffe. They conjured it: the more they wanted to cover up, the more (journalistic) energy would emerge from the tomb of the Lord.

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