History of the Press in Málaga

Members of the Costa Press Club joined a ‘History of the Press in Málaga’ walking tour led by Laura López of the University of Málaga’s faculty of communication sciences. Normally offered to her journalism students, the tour explored the city’s 19th- and 20th-century press heritage and its role in shaping society.

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 Málaga’s bourgeois era. Participants 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: Málaga’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.

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