This latest meeting of the Costa Press Club (Club de Prensa de la Costa del Sol) was a real treat. Laura López of the University of Malaga’s Faculty of Communication Sciences led us on a walking tour of important sites and landmarks which tell the history of journalism in the city.
[Photo: Neil Hesketh]
Laura lectures on the topic to undergraduate students and always includes this tour as part of the course.
On Tuesday of this week, she gave us journalists, media people and communicators the very same tour.
[Photo: Neil Hesketh]
Ruta por la Malaga periodistica (siglo XIX-XX)
There were nine "stops" on our tour, which covered the History of the Press in Malaga in the 19th and 20th centuries.
Highlights included the workplace of Antonio Cánovas del Castillo, who began as a journalist before becoming Spain’s prime minister .....
..... and the archive of Narciso Díaz de Escovar, chronicler of Malaga’s bourgeois era.
[Photo: Paul Whitelock]
CPC members and their guests also heard stories of political conspiracies, murders, and the Civil War divisions between republicans and monarchists, which had tragic consequences for journalists.
Laura emphasised two themes:
Malaga’s overlooked status as a pioneering press hub, rivalling Madrid and Barcelona;
and the relatively recent professionalisation of journalism, once dominated by lawyers, politicians, and writers.
The tour concluded with a reference to the Asociación de la Prensa de Málaga, Spain’s first press association, currently celebrating its 120th anniversary.
[Photo: Daryl Finch]
Time for Dinner!
Tour over, we were hungry and thirsty. We went for dinner to the delightful Restaurante El Gallo Intimo, where we enjoyed a selection of delicious tapas and raciones and chatted about the tour ..... and other things too!
I met a couple of people I didn't know, including Neil's 92-year-old mum in Malaga on a visit from Liverpool, and Jose Maria, aka "Mister Joanna Styles".
A memorable evening!
All I had to do now was find my hotel ..... which proved to be easier said than done!
But that's a story for another day .....
[Photo: Joanna Styles]
© Pablo de Ronda
Photos:
Daryl Finch, Joanna Styles, Neil Hesketh, Paul Whitelock
Acknowledgements:
Costa Press Club, Joanna Styles, Laura Lopez, Liz Parry, Neil Hesketh,
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