00:16 Who are you and what is your relationship with the publication CTXT?
02:35 CTXT debuted as a digital news media platform in January of 2015. Where did the idea originate, who founded it and how?
03:47 Who was part of the founding group and why did they decide to head down this path?
07:50 On the CTXT website it says that the philosopher and linguist Noam Chomsky is the honorary president of the editorial board, why him?
08:58 What legal formula was used to register this publication and why?
09:29 Imagine that this interview is being listened to by people who are thinking of setting up a digital publication following CTXT’s self-managed model. What is the best way to start down that road?
12:43 Would you say that CTXT is sustained almost entirely by subscriptions
15:52 CTXT was born with a public vocation in a country where, since the end of the Franco regime, there has been an information network supported by the government and with public funds. You are a journalist, what is your analysis of the evolution of the Spanish media landscape from the Transition onwards?
23:50 CTXT usually stands out for its “independent and critical journalism”. What other media outlets follow this framework in Spain?
26:56 What guided the process of deciding on section headers for the CTXT website?
29:08 The communication-information network today is an ecosystem inhabited by different interests that are manifested in influencers, hoaxes, fake news and cancellations from the economically and politically powerful. How did we get into this situation of garbage media?
31:19 What is the relationship between hoaxes and conspiracy theories?
32:09 Does critical journalism have valid tools to dismantle conspiracy theories or hoaxes?
33:21 Amidst so much media noise, is it possible for critically presented information to reach beyond the niche of subscribers?
35:41 What is CTXT’s position on the impact of social media on the proliferation of information content?
39:06 Is there a price to be paid for critical and independent journalism?
39:53 From your perspective, what does it mean to do critical and good quality journalism?
41:12 Sometimes we see in CTXT more opinion pieces than hard journalism, why does this happen?
44:28 Does critical and quality journalism strive to uncover the truth?
45:29 Is access to quality information a fundamental right?
45:46 Is the right to quality information a pending issue in public agendas?
48:12 If we take into account that in Spain there are very few critical and independent media outlets and that they all face certain economic difficulties, why not join forces and work together?
48:12 What is the profile of CTXT subscribers?
39:46 Where do you think the youth sector falls in the world of subscription?
50:47 Speaking of feminism, is journalism still a predominantly male profession?
51:18 Do you think that with the awakening of 15M consolidated a panorama of critical and quality information?
52:52 What do you think of the way journalism is taught in Spanish universities?
54:45 Miguel, have you ever been invited by a University to speak with their journalism students?
55:30 You mentioned the ethical issue when it comes to critical and quality journalism, what does this distinction depend on?
55:30 Taking into account the moment of multidimensional and civilizational crisis we are going through, what makes you personally continue defending and practicing critical and quality journalism?
CTXT is a digital Journal founded in January 2015 by 14 experienced journalists from major European newspapers such as El País, El Mundo, and La Repubblica, who seek to practice their profession in complete freedom, without servitude to political, editorial, or business interests. Our primary goal is to provide political and economic context to the most relevant news, anticipate major issues that will shape the news agenda, invigorate culture and creativity, promote the debate of ideas, and report and analyze events with sobriety, honesty, irony (when possible), and critical thinking.”
