Álvaro Nieto – Biased neutrals
Access Álvaro Nieto‘s blog The concept of ‘fake news’, which has become so fashionable in recent times, contains a terrible message in its own name. Its literal translation, fake news, presupposes that there is information that is published that is not true. And, since it is the media that are responsible for preparing the news, […]
Pilar Urbano —— Does a journalist have the right to silence?
The motto «report rigorously, without favor and without fear» says almost everything about information. The rigor requires investigation, contrast of versions, documentation and testimonial, written, sound or graphic evidence … that endorse what is reported. The no favor points directly to neutrality, fairness, objectivity, without personal interests or the information company mediating or biasing the […]
Alicia Campos Serrano —— Africa since 1940. The past of the present
Frederick Cooper, History of Africa since 1940. The past of the present, Rialp, Madrid, 2021 (Trans. José María Sánchez Galera) «When a historian of the talent of Frederick Cooper reflects on contemporary realities, as in this book on Africa, we can find a contribution that goes beyond historiography, and that proposes to the social sciences […]