Mar Padilla on Muck Rack

Mar Padilla

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From the neighborhood of Guinardó, in the city of Barcelona. Studied History and Journalism, which probably gives an idea of her interest in people. She was the singer and bassist of two punk rock bands when youtube didn't exist yet. Their terrible names were, respectively, A saco and Las Vegas Crypt.

She has worked for many years in Doctors Without Borders reporting on different humanitarian crises in Somalia, Sudan, Guatemala, Cambodia, Colombia or Ethiopia, among other countries. She was c…

What was your first job as a journalist?

I did an internship at El País newspaper in the Barcelona newsroom. I walked through all the neighborhoods of the city. I met teachers, policemen, thieves, electricians, shopkeepers, drug dealers, local politicians, prostitutes and priests, and they let me ask them questions. There is nothing like it.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Wow, no, but I'd love to!

How is social media changing news?

It makes everything infinite, urgent, short and without context. That's why it's a great time for journalism.