Alfonso Armada, president of the Spanish section of Reporters Without Borders, has reviewed the situation of the press and the profession of journalism in the videos of Proa Comunicación on the occasion of its tenth anniversary. In reference to the main challenges for the media and journalists, considers it necessary to recover the truth because "in Spain it is in question and in regression"..
On the other hand, he also addressed issues such as freedom of the press in the world, the differences between journalism and communication, detailed the activity of Reporters Without Borders and explained how he differentiates his facets as a journalist and playwright. In conclusion, he pointed out that "silence must be recovered in order to think. We must try to recover the value of the word to try to get closer to the truth".
Alfonso Armada is a Spanish journalist, writer, playwright and poet. In his career as a journalist he has covered conflicts such as the siege of Sarajevo and the Rwandan genocide. He was Africa correspondent for the daily El País for five years and from 1999 to 2005 correspondent in New York for the daily ABC. He is also the author and theatre director of plays such as 'Carmencita jugando', 'Sin maldita esperanz'a' and 'La edad de oro de los perros'. He is currently editor and director of the digital magazine FronteraD. In addition, since November 2017 he has been president of the Spanish section of Reporters Without Borders.