José Martí Gómez

Spanish journalist
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroSpanish journalist
PlacesSpain
isJournalist
Work fieldJournalism
Gender
Male
Birth1937, Morella, Ports, Castellón Province, Spain
Age88 years
Education
University of Valencia
The details

Biography

José Martí Gómez (born 1937) is a Spanish journalist and commentator.

Biography

José Martí Gómez was born in Morella, Castellón, Spain. He graduated with a degree in teaching from the University of Valencia. His studies included analyses of various communication media.

Career

José Martí Gómez began his career in journalism in 1963, as an editor for Diario de Barcelona. After two years, he accepted a position with the Castellón newspaper El Periódico Mediterráneo, which was allied with the Movimiento Nacional. In 1970, through José Martí Gómez, he was hired by El Correo Catalán.

Gómez wrote for the weekly newspaper Por Favor, contributing satire and political commentary. With the arrival of democracy in Spain, he worked for the newspaper El País.

He has written in the Barcelona newspaper La Vanguardia and has participated in the social gatherings of the Cadena SER.

Recognitions

He has been awarded many prizes, most notably the National Prize of Journalism of Catalonia in 2008.

Works

In 2016 he published a book of memoirs, El oficio más hermoso del mundo (The Most Beautiful Post in the World), a memoir addressing five decades of Spanish political, social and cultural life through the lens of journalism in decline.

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