Andrés Corpas told the second-year students of Journalism at UVic-UCC the best cycle of his life

Arnau Casals, estudiant de periodisme

Every journalism student dreams of living incredible experiences in the profession. Who has never dreamed of going to cover a match at Old Trafford? Andrés Corpas fulfilled that dream by covering the Manchester United – Villarreal that was played in 2005.Corpas gave a conference where he talked about the evolution of journalism since the beginning of 2000 until nowadays with his experiences in the stages in which he was working in Marca and El Mundo.

Speed makes the difference

One of the most interesting points of the talk was when Andrés Corpas made a comparison between the way journalism was done years ago and the way it is done now. The comparison showed big differences, such as the short time journalists have to tell a news story, the use of networks and the productivity of journalists. Before, everything you were looking for was found in paper documents. Now everything can be found on the Internet and there is no time to analyse the facts.

The journalist from Castellón says that there is only one similarity between the journalism of the past and the journalism of today. The similarity lies in the fact that journalists have to tell good stories for their readers. He also believes that a good journalist should not have an ego, should be respectful, different and should never stop studying and learning. “A good journalist is a good storyteller”, said Corpas during the presentation.

Beyond journalism

There is life beyond journalism. It is a cliché, but it is a reality because this profession always leaves questions in the air that journalists need to find the answers to. Andrés Corpas has always been fascinated by telling stories about sports personalities. And he has done it with sportsmen like Robert Pires or Andrea Fuentes. “The details of each character make the difference”, says Corpas.

And it was with Fuentes that he took to the water to write ‘Las Damas Del Agua’. A book with a prologue by the former synchronised swimming swimmer who represented Spain on multiple occasions, and which tells us about the greatest era of Spanish swimming thanks to a generation of swimmers like Ona Carbonell or Jennifer Pareja who won everything.

In the round of questions, the students asked about the future of journalism and personal anecdotes that Corpas has experienced throughout his career. At the end of the conference, Corpas encouraged the young students to strive to realise all their projects and dreams as he has done and wished them luck for their futures. A necessary luck for young people who dream of making a living by telling good stories.