Spanish media are still not transparent

Spanish media groups are still not aware of the risks that currently affect their credibility and editorial independence. This is the main conclusion of the report “Primera Plana: Informe de transparencia y buen gobierno sobre la credibilidad e independencia de los grupos de comunicación”, prepared by the Fundación Compromiso y Transparencia. And the fact is that, [...]

Dick Cheney, the ultimate shadow politician

A few days ago, at the presentation of the preview of El vicio del poder in Spain, organised by the journalism forum Conversaciones con, Pablo Pardo, correspondent of the newspaper El Mundo in the United States, summed up the relationship of the all-powerful Vice President Dick Cheney with the press as follows: “Cheney decided to avoid the press, he didn't talk to the [...]

Antonio Belmonte, dircom of the CNMV: "If you don't communicate, you don't exist".

The director of communications at the Comisión Nacional del Mercado de Valores (CNMV), Antonio Belmonte, has been the protagonist of the 11th Observatorio Proa de la Comunicación. Belmonte underlined the change that has taken place at the CNMV since last October, when Elvira Rodríguez was appointed president, and he took charge of the communication of the body [...]