Arcadi Espada Enériz

Arcadi Espada Enériz (born June 1, 1957) is a Spanish journalist and writer. He was born in Barcelona. He is known for his work in major newspapers and for his strong opinions on politics and media.

 Career 
Espada studied journalism at the Autonomous University of Barcelona. Since 1977, he has worked for many important newspapers in Spain, such as:

 La Vanguardia
 El País
 El Mundo (where he currently writes a daily blog)

He is an expert in a type of writing called "fisking." This is when a writer looks at another person's article and explains why it is wrong or incorrect point by point.

 Famous Works and Awards 
Espada has written many books about politics, journalism, and the life of the writer Josep Pla. Some of his most important prizes are:

 City of Barcelona Literature Prize (1998): For his book Contra Catalunya.
 Francisco Cerecedo Prize (2000): For his career in journalism.
 Espasa Essay Prize (2002): For his book Diarios.

 Views and Activism 
Arcadi Espada is known for being very critical of certain types of journalism. He once had a big public argument with photographer Javier Bauluz. Espada claimed a famous photo of an immigrant's body on a beach was staged to make people feel a certain way, though many people disagreed with him.

In politics, he was a communist when he was young, but later became a social democrat. He is very much against the independence movement in Catalonia. He helped start the group Ciutadans de Catalunya, which later became the political party Ciudadanos.

 Recent Years 
In 2018, he was part of a group that painted over yellow ribbons in Catalonia (symbols used by people who want independence). He continues to be a regular voice on Spanish television and radio, though he has sometimes been involved in controversy because of his direct and sharp style of speaking.

 Selected Books 
 Contra Catalunya (1997)
 Raval (2000)
 Diarios (2002)
 En nombre de Franco (2013)
 La verdad (2021)

 References 

 Other websites 
 Official blog of Arcadi Espada

Category:1957 births
Category:Spanish journalists
Category:People from Barcelona
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