He Master of Journalism from EL ESPAÑOL and of Camilo José Cela University started with enthusiasm and enthusiasm, as befits a young project —this will be its second edition— and to the two promoter companies, both born in the 21st century.
The students of the second edition of the Master have verified in less than two weeks of courses the high level of the journalists who teach the courses, with live transmission of professional knowledge.
They understood from the start why six months on the modern Madrid campus, located at 4 Juan Hurtado Street in Mendoza, plus another semester of internships at the newspaper, can be more beneficial than four years at the faculty.
We also understand why EL ESPAÑOL, after the immersion of the students in this “master of masters”, hired five of the 14 participants in the first edition of the Master 23/24 at the beginning of this month of October. This is equivalent to 35% of participants in the last course.
One of the journalists who know the most about the world’s wars is the Spaniard. Antonio Pamplega299 days taken in Syria in 2015. Pampliega moved new Masters students into his first class.
In a few words, sometimes interrupted and underlined with emotion, he explained the hells visited in conflict zones, with images, data and anti-war value judgments.
Pampliega (1982) made his debut as a war reporter in Iraq in 2008: “With my first death, I couldn’t stop crying all day”he recalled. It was there, in the country invaded in 2003 by a U.S.-led coalition of countries to overthrow dictator Saddam Hussein, that he saw how a single bomb killed more than 100 people.
Antonio Pampliega gives lessons to EL ESPAÑOL Master’s students.
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Afghanistan, Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, Syria and Sudan are some of the war-torn countries he visited during a frantic few years in search of high-profile journalistic stories.
Antonio Pampliega defends, as an experienced professional, that journalism is studied in the street. But it is always good to arm yourself with solid knowledge to write, photograph and clearly distinguish the limits of information. “There are times when you have to know when to take pictures and when to stop taking them,” Pampliega told the audience who watched eagerly.
“I never hated it. It wasn’t my job”replied a student. One of Pampliega’s professional strengths is empathy (“The times I cried!” she exclaimed). The feeling of solidarity with the victims is necessary to control wars and continue to do journalistic work.
The best help that a war reporter can give to victims is to fulfill his reporting function precisely, showing the world the cruelty of all armed conflicts: “In today’s wars, civilians die horribly, well more than the soldiers.
He did not want to talk about his kidnapping in Syria, even if he will surely do so during a next class, marked on the Master’s calendar for October 30. The registration period for the Master of Journalism EL ESPAÑOL is still open, aspiring journalists still have time to register so as not to miss the testimonial and practical knowledge courses like those taught by Antonio Pampliega. As is known, in 2015 he was kidnapped in Syria by Al-Qaeda for 299 days. Despite this, it is his favorite country to report on: he has been there 12 times.
“How it smells like blood! You wash and it still smells!”. The students remember this sentence from Pampliega, as well as another uttered by another illustrious journalist, Jorge Calabriahead of research at EL ESPAÑOL. This journalist also gave his first Master’s course this week.
According to Calabrés, investigative journalism thrives in all quality information. “Everything in journalism is investigation, because otherwise it is not journalism, as Pedro J. Ramírez says”he pointed out.
Jorge Calabrés, during the course he gave to EL ESPAÑOL Master’s students.
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The students of the second Master’s class listened with great attention to one of the journalists of the moment. The day of this course, he had just published one of his exclusives.
According to the investigation carried out by the journalist and professor for a few hours, Aldama’s associates emphasize that Ábalos’ son was part of the plot of the Koldo affair —also about to become the Pedro Sánchez case—.
Jorge Calabrés gave as an example something he did with the famous Koldo. “I had a lot of problems with it, because that’s how you sometimes get data,” he told the students, to whom he showed the account movements on the class superscreen of the alleged culprits, the appointments and the contact diary of those responsible. main person involved and more secrets that form the mortar of most journalistic exclusives.
This Master has a number of courses on investigative journalism SO high which could compete with the masters dedicated solely to this discipline. Students in the 24/25 class will also be able to benefit from the teaching of other leading investigative journalists, such as Maria Péralattached to the director of EL ESPAÑOL; Manuel Cerdana reference in the field in recent decades; Fernando Ruedathe Spanish journalist who knows best about espionage, and Nacho Calleparticipating in international research consortia.
Álvaro Mazariegos, SEO manager of the newspaper, during the course he offered at the Master of EL ESPAÑOL.
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During the first two weeks of the course, students dedicated an entire day to understanding how Spanish is spoken, with a special guide like Mario Diazdeputy editor-in-chief of the newspaper. They have already gone through the Campus Writing Workshop Esther Estéban, Daniel Ramirez, Vicente Lozano, Rafa Marti, Diego Rodriguez, Alberto Iglesias —with its Artificial Intelligence courses—, Mario Vidal, Javier Carbajal And Marta Lopezacademic coordinator of the Master.
In the inaugural class, Miguel Angel Melladocreator and director of the Master, revealed to the students a conclusion he had reached after 45 years in the profession: “You now have to know: in journalism, there are only two genres that are valid. Either you have information exclusive, or you have a differentiated approach on a known subject Everything else is support, however fundamental it may be.
Another surprise lesson was given Álvaro MazariegosSEO manager of the newspaper, with whose contribution EL ESPAÑOL maintains its leadership in the daily press. And the secrets of traffic and audiences will be known to future journalists by one of the best. Everything in this “master of masters”.
