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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.