Articles in newspapers and magazines

Although I have never formally worked in a newspaper newsroom, my work has appeared in a number of newspapers and magazines in Spain. I have filed features, long reads and news reports from several Asian countries, including Japan, where I was based as a freelance correspondent for over a year. I also have extensive experience in digital journalism. I began my career as a sports reporter for two pioneering websites in the early days of the Internet, www.waterpolo-world.com and www.canalgolf.com. I then went on to join Revista Transversal as a collaborator and, some years later, to edit the online newsletter of Casa África, a public institution working to bring African countries closer to Spain.

Una inversió de futur [Investing in the future] Els hongaresos confien en els beneficis de l'adhesió però en temen els efectes a curt termini.

Avui · 2 May 2004 · In Catalan

Newspaper feature story filed from Budapest on the celebrations and festivities surrounding Hungary's entry to the European Union in 2004. Avui is the oldest daily newspaper published in Catalan.

El paro juvenil abre brecha en Japón [Youth unemployment raises in Japan] Aumenta el número de jóvenes 'nito', que ni trabajan ni estudian ni se forman y hasta desisten de buscar empleo.

La Vanguardia · 29 June 2006 · In Spanish

Newspaper piece about the increase in the number of young Japanese who are unable to secure jobs after graduation. Among those interviewed in the story, there is a former hikikomori. La Vanguardia is the oldest and largest circulating daily in Spanish of those edited in Barcelona.

5 impactes mediambientals de la guerra a l'Iraq [Five environmental consequences of the Iraqi War]

Revista Nat · October 2007 · In Catalan

Magazine feature highlighting the often-forgotten environmental consequences of military conflict in Iraq after the 2003 US-led invasion of the country. Revista Nat was a monthly magazine in Catalan covering science and the environment.

El viatge després de la independència [The journey after independence]

Revista El Temps · 2 February 2008 · In Catalan

Magazine feature filed from Dili about East Timor's struggles six years after becoming an independent nation. The story includes quotes from the Minister of Finance and several political activists. It also includes an interview with the Minister of Foreign Affairs. El Temps is a current affairs magazine targeting Catalan-speaking communities in Spain and abroad.

Una crisi, dos relats oposats [The same crisis, two opposing accounts] Els mitjans nipons divergeixen dels estrangers a l'hora d'explicar el desastre.

Diari Ara · 22 March 2011 · In Catalan

In-depth piece about the media coverage of the 2011 earthquake in Northeast Japan, partially based on a research project comparing Japanese and non-Japanese media coverage of the earthquake. Diari Ara is a recently-established daily in Catalan with a focus on literary and in-depth pieces and a strong online presence.