News

Actualidad

News. Cartoon of 23/01/2026 in CTXT Translation of the cartoon: "This makes it a pleasure to follow the latest news." (the play on the word "horde" (horda) does not translate well into English for the rhyme in Spanish). 37% of Spaniards avoid being informed on purpose and 58% point to politicians as the ... Leer más

No news from Palestine

Sense noticíes de Palestina

No News from Palestine is the title of this exhibition at the Communication Library and General Newspaper Library of the UAB on the profession of journalist in Palestine, which aims to denounce the current information blockade imposed on this territory, preventing the entry of international media, massacring Palestinian journalists and closing television channels; ... Leer más

The machinery

The machinery

The machinery. Cartoon of 27/04/2024 in CTXT TR: "The secret is to get a perfect mix of hoaxes, speculation and headlines". I'm not going to go on at length because I am convinced that there is not a living creature left who does not know the story of Pedro Sánchez's letter and who ... Leer más

When cartoons are based on fake news

When cartoons are based on fake news

Cartoon by Dana Summers, Tribune Content Agency. I read this story on the blog of fellow Canadian Guy Badeaux, "Bado", in a post entitled"A cartoonist falls for a hoax", and it is yet another example of how fake news can become so pervasive that it remains in the popular imagination and, on most ... Leer más

BBC

BBC

BBC, cartoon of 12/03/2023 in CTXT British public television decided to axe Gary Lineker, which has a football programme there called Match of the Day, because of the footballer's comments on Twitter. Any company is very sovereign in deciding who they associate with, but that's also an indication of where they're breathing and ... Leer más