María Ramírez
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María Ramírez
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Journalist, writer. Deputy Managing Editor @eldiario.es. Contributor @theguardian.com. Long story as a reporter in New York, Brussels, Milan, Madrid and now Oxford, UK. @niemanfoundation.bsky.social @uchipolitics.bsky.social @columbiajournalism.bsky.social
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📘 Mis libros: sobre Kamala Harris, la revolución del periodismo en Internet y Marco Rubio www.penguinlibros.com/es/libro-de-...

🗞️ Mis artículos @eldiarioes.bsky.social www.eldiario.es/autores/mari...

🗞️ Mis artículos @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/profile/mar-...
"Este es uno de los días más oscuros en la historia de uno de los grandes medios del mundo", dice el ex director del @washingtonpost.com y referente para muchos por todo el mundo @postbaron.bsky.social.
A staggering statement from former Washington Post editor Marty Baron: "This ranks among the darkest days in the history of one of the world's greatest news organizations."
February 4, 2026 at 3:30 PM
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The way Jeff Bezos and Will Lewis have depleted the Washington Post from so much of its prestige, its talent and its revenue will be studied in business schools for the years to come. What a waste
February 4, 2026 at 3:18 PM
Madre mía :(
New: Washington Post Executive Editor Matt Murray and HR Chief Wayne Connell tell employees to stay home for a zoom webinar ahead of “significant actions across the company.” Widely expected layoffs are scheduled to begin today.
February 4, 2026 at 11:52 AM
“The best way to proceed is to ignore it...That’s particularly true now with the hysteria that has developed about abuse of women, which has reached the point that even questioning a charge is a crime worse than murder." Chomsky to Epstein in 2019 on the press www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Newly released files shed new light on Chomsky and Epstein relationship
Latest communications undermine Chomsky’s earlier claims that he primarily had financial dealings with Epstein
www.theguardian.com
February 3, 2026 at 12:17 PM
By Ben Jennings @theguardian.com
February 3, 2026 at 8:52 AM
Mi entrevista con @brookenewman.bsky.social, historiadora que acaba de publicar ‘The Crown’s Silence’: "La monarquía británica se benefició de la esclavitud durante siglos y es necesario que lo reconozca" www.eldiario.es/1_c590e9?utm...
Brooke Newman, historiadora: "La monarquía británica se benefició de la esclavitud durante siglos y es necesario que lo reconozca"
La historiadora acaba de publicar 'El silencio de la corona', donde documenta los lazos de la monarquía británica con la trata de personas durante generaciones mientras ayudaba a esparcir a extender l...
www.eldiario.es
February 2, 2026 at 7:47 AM
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"Dentro de cada corazón humano, hay un fascista esperando salir", alerta la voz de Cass Sunstein en este ensayo de @mariaramirez.bsky.social sobre lo que las distopías nos dicen sobre el convulso mundo de hoy

www.eldiario.es/cultura/no-p...
‘Eso no puede pasar aquí’ y otras novelas distópicas que alertan sobre la deriva autoritaria de Trump
Novelas clásicas del siglo XX sobre el totalitarismo como la de Sinclair Lewis ofrecen un retrato cada vez menos alejado de la realidad en Estados Unidos y también algo de esperanza
www.eldiario.es
February 1, 2026 at 8:12 AM
‘Eso no puede pasar aquí’ y otras novelas distópicas que alertan sobre la deriva autoritaria de Trump. Escribo en nuestro rincón de pensar sobre novelas clásicas que reflejan más de lo que debiera este momento. Algunas son menos conocidas y ahora tienen más lectores www.eldiario.es/1_c57674?utm...
‘Eso no puede pasar aquí’ y otras novelas distópicas que alertan sobre la deriva autoritaria de Trump
Novelas clásicas del siglo XX sobre el totalitarismo como la de Sinclair Lewis ofrecen un retrato cada vez menos alejado de la realidad en Estados Unidos y también algo de esperanza
www.eldiario.es
February 1, 2026 at 8:01 AM
La peor elección en el peor momento…
"Achieving the vision of a buccaneering free trading Britain will be so much harder, if not impossible, in a world where tariffs and subsidies have become the norm"

✍️ Anand Menon and Joël Reland on the impact of geopolitics on post-Brexit choices

🔗 https://ukandeu.ac.uk/brexit-in-a-changing-world/
Brexit in a changing world - UK in a changing Europe
Anand Menon and Joël Reland argue that geopolitical tensions make the UK's choices post-Brexit increasingly difficult, even when it comes to regulatory divergence. 
ukandeu.ac.uk
January 31, 2026 at 6:13 PM
“Questions are the oxygen that keeps stories alive. And when answers are not forthcoming the stories live on.” Michael Shapiro on Minneapolis, Alex Pretti and more thedelacortereview.substack.com/p/chapter-20...
Chapter 200: Collective Immersion
My immersion into the story of the killing of Alex Pretti began on Saturday morning when my wife looked up from her phone and said, “they shot someone else in Minneapolis.”
thedelacortereview.substack.com
January 30, 2026 at 2:47 PM
Streets of Minneapolis... Escribo sobre las "imágenes en nuestras cabezas", no siempre malas. Sobre Walter Lippmann, Bruce Springsteen y la opinión pública que sigue importando. www.eldiario.es/129_c58c29?u...
Streets of Minneapolis
Es imposible aventurar qué pasará en Estados Unidos - o en Europa- en los próximos meses, pero no se puede desestimar la fuerza de la opinión pública, incluso cuando tiene muchas y contradictorias imá...
www.eldiario.es
January 30, 2026 at 9:10 AM
“The network’s safety record remains strong, but these shocks have sparked debate on underinvestment in infrastructure maintenance and become yet another issue for angry, partisan conflict.” My opinion piece @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Spain is rightly proud of its high-speed trains. But pride alone doesn’t ensure safety | María Ramírez
The Sánchez government is under fire after two crashes. But politicians of all stripes have prioritised opening new lines over maintaining existing ones, says journalist María Ramírez
www.theguardian.com
January 30, 2026 at 7:33 AM
Reposted by María Ramírez
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.

Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
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January 28, 2026 at 5:02 PM
More journalism, good news @bellingcat.com
Bellingcat is increasingly partnering with American news sites, Macguire said, to bring its work to “the audiences who need to see them most — including those local to the events we are reporting on.” www.niemanlab.org/2026/01/in-m...
In Minneapolis and other U.S. cities, Bellingcat supplements local news by “zooming in with a forensic lens”
Partnerships with local news outlets help "bring our stories to the audiences who need to see them most."
www.niemanlab.org
January 28, 2026 at 4:48 PM
Mi madre va por delante de Ezra Klein. Nadie me habló tanto del discurso de Carney cuando lo dio como ella. 👉The Most Important Foreign Policy Speech in Years www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/o...
Opinion | The Most Important Foreign Policy Speech in Years
www.nytimes.com
January 27, 2026 at 8:23 PM
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Meanwhile, back in the real world...
Record number of people in UK live in ‘very deep poverty’, analysis shows
Joseph Rowntree Foundation finds problem is ‘deeper and more damaging than at any point in the last 30 years’
www.theguardian.com
January 27, 2026 at 7:34 AM
Obama ha hecho pocas declaraciones desde la victoria de Trump en 2024. La de hoy es una de ellas 👇
The killing of Alex Pretti is a heartbreaking tragedy. It should also be a wake-up call to every American, regardless of party, that many of our core values as a nation are increasingly under assault.
January 25, 2026 at 9:47 PM
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Quite a statement by the Republican governor of Vermont
January 25, 2026 at 9:10 PM
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An overhead view of protesters gathering at the scene of the shooting.

Live coverage: www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...

📽️ Aaron Lavinsky/The Minnesota Star Tribune
January 24, 2026 at 9:46 PM
Reposted by María Ramírez
Everyone freezing on the East Coast or in the Midwest remember: Kyiv has the same weather, except that hundreds of thousands of people don't have electricity, heating or running water
January 24, 2026 at 4:22 PM
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"Las supervivientes recurren a los periodistas para obtener lo que creen que los tribunales les niegan, es decir, una audiencia justa", le decía la experta Leigh Gilmore hace unos días a @mariaramirez.bsky.social

Entrevista íntegra aquí
www.eldiario.es/cultura/leig...
January 23, 2026 at 5:36 PM
Escribo sobre el periodismo que todavía merece la confianza de personas como las que nos buscaron para contar esta historia www.eldiario.es/129_c537ed?u...
Periodismo
Han pasado muchas cosas extraordinarias en estos tres años de investigación, llenos de debates y de horas infernales de trabajo. No ha sido un tiempo fácil y este último año ha tenido más tensión, fru...
www.eldiario.es
January 23, 2026 at 9:43 AM