Rural doctors’ shortage leaves Catalan towns in the lurch

There are not enough doctors in Catalonia. Unions and the Catalan government acknowledge it. The deficit of physicians affects Barcelona’s metropolitan area, but it is in small towns where it is particularly challenging. Without a school or a doctor, villages are condemned to disappear. Mayors are aware that maintaining essential services is the only way …

Doble castigo: ser mujer y periodista en México

Míriam Ramírez y Mayra Cisneros en un encuentro con la alcaldesa de Barcelona, Ada Colau.

Un total de 63 periodistas fueron asesinados en 2018, según Reporteros sin Fronteras. Después de Afganistan y Siria, México es el país más peligroso del mundo para ser periodista. Centenares de profesionales viven allí amenazados y coaccionados. Miriam Ramírez y Mayra Cisneros, periodistas mexicanas, han sacrificado muchas cosas para poder hacer su trabajo. En un …

Ten data journalism projects to celebrate Women’s International Day

Women represent 49.5% of the world’s population, but they do not have a corresponding public, political and social influence. In recent years, more and more women have raised their voices, making society aware of their challenges — data journalists included. To commemorate International Women’s Day, I have compiled a list of data journalism projects that explain and denounce …