María Ramírez
@mariaramirez.bsky.social
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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María Ramírez
@mariaramirez.bsky.social
· Nov 16
✍️ Más sobre mi trabajo
📘 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-...
📘 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-...
“A widespread purge that represented a brutal blow to journalism and one of its most legendary brands.” El teletipo de @apnews.com en @washingtonpost.com. No encuentro su crónica (raro porque el periódico suele ser muy transparente, nada que ver con España) www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Washington Post cuts a third of its staff in a blow to a legendary news brand
The Washington Post has laid off one-third of its staff, eliminating its sports section, several foreign bureaus and its books coverage
www.washingtonpost.com
February 5, 2026 at 8:44 AM
“A widespread purge that represented a brutal blow to journalism and one of its most legendary brands.” El teletipo de @apnews.com en @washingtonpost.com. No encuentro su crónica (raro porque el periódico suele ser muy transparente, nada que ver con España) www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
“Mr. Bezos hired Will Lewis as publisher in late 2023 to find a path to profitability for The Post, which had been suffering from declining audiences and sagging subscriptions.” And he is still there…
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/b...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/b...
Washington Post Lays Off More Than 300 Journalists
www.nytimes.com
February 5, 2026 at 8:37 AM
“Mr. Bezos hired Will Lewis as publisher in late 2023 to find a path to profitability for The Post, which had been suffering from declining audiences and sagging subscriptions.” And he is still there…
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/b...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/b...
"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
"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.
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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
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
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
Madre mía :(
El mundo entero en los archivos de Epstein... kyivindependent.com/how-ukraine-...
How Ukraine appears in the latest Epstein files
The U.S. Department of Justice on Jan. 31 published over 3 million documents in accordance with the Epstein Files Transparency Act.
Some of them had a direct connection to Ukraine.
The files linked ...
kyivindependent.com
February 3, 2026 at 2:12 PM
El mundo entero en los archivos de Epstein... kyivindependent.com/how-ukraine-...
La aristocracia británica... www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/2581732...
Duke of Marlborough to appear in court charged with strangling estranged wife
The Duke of Marlborough, who is accused of strangling his estranged wife, will appear in court this week.
www.oxfordmail.co.uk
February 3, 2026 at 12:31 PM
La aristocracia británica... www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/2581732...
The Epstein case was reported in detail by the great work @miamiherald.com Julie Brown www.miamiherald.com/topics/jeffr...
Perversion of Justice: Jeffrey Epstein
In her year-long investigation of Palm Beach multimillionaire Jeffrey Epstein, Miami Herald reporter Julie Brown tracked down more than 60 women who said they were victims of abuse and revealed the fu...
www.miamiherald.com
February 3, 2026 at 12:19 PM
The Epstein case was reported in detail by the great work @miamiherald.com Julie Brown www.miamiherald.com/topics/jeffr...
“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
“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...
Muere el periodista y escritor Carlos Hernández a los 56 años www.eldiario.es/1_c5b945?utm...
Muere el periodista y escritor Carlos Hernández a los 56 años
El colaborador de elDiario.es, que fue corresponsal de guerra y arrojó luz sobre los miles de españoles deportados a campos nazis, ha fallecido a unos días de cumplir 57 años
www.eldiario.es
February 3, 2026 at 10:37 AM
Muere el periodista y escritor Carlos Hernández a los 56 años www.eldiario.es/1_c5b945?utm...
Thank you for sharing! The paper is @eldiario.es :)
February 2, 2026 at 7:46 PM
Thank you for sharing! The paper is @eldiario.es :)
Same here! Thank you for your time!
February 2, 2026 at 12:14 PM
Same here! Thank you for your time!
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
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...
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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...
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
"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...
www.eldiario.es/cultura/no-p...
‘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
‘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...
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/
✍️ 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
La peor elección en el peor momento…
“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
“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...
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
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...
pues yo puse Andalusia, pero lo cambiaron a Andalucía... Yo diría que es más estilo de cada periódico.
January 30, 2026 at 9:08 AM
pues yo puse Andalusia, pero lo cambiaron a Andalucía... Yo diría que es más estilo de cada periódico.
“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
“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...
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
Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
youtu.be
January 28, 2026 at 5:02 PM
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
Stay free
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
More journalism, good news @bellingcat.com
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
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...
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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
Meanwhile, back in the real world...