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Clarín documents Argentinian hardship in “En la tierra del Diego”
Clarín, one of the largest Argentinian newspapers, launched a multimedia package today in conjunction with a print series detailing the financial turmoil of people throughout the country. What began as a slow deterioration from the 1976 military dictatorship severely worsened in the last two decades from an unprecedented economic and social recession. Today, about 30 to 40 percent of the population lives under poverty conditions. Three Columbia University graduate students worked with Clarín producers over the summer to document the personal hardship that many face on a day-to-day basis. The result is “En la tierra del Diego” (In the land of Diego) a well-produced series of videos and an accompanying blog explaining the issues and providing potential solutions.
Columbia journalism students Catalina Lobo-Guerrero, Alicia Tejada and Andrés Bermúdez Liévano spent a month in Argentina interviewing specialists to answer a question they posed: “How is is possible that there are Argentinians suffering from hunger in a country that produces food for 300 million people?”
Upon their return to the U.S., three local interns finished the interviews and video work before handing it off to a team of seven Clarín multimedia producers to develop the site and finish the post production. The site’s name comes from the location of the stories, which is just a few blocks away from where Diego Armando Maradona, arguably one of the most famous Argentinian soccer players of all time, was born and raised.
The Clarin’s International Correspondent, and lead producer and the students’ coach for this project, Gustavo Sierra noted that, “The best aspect of this multimedia package is that we not only uncovered a problem, but we also went to look for solutions. If we wanted to do something for these people in Villa Fiorito, or for people in any other marginal neighborhood in Argentina, we have already provided an exit path.”
If you don’t understand Spanish, the site may not be seem all that impressive. However, it’s commendable that six interns and seven producers spent nearly four months documenting this complex issue and providing potential solutions.
If you like Clarín’s work, make sure to check out their past projects, including “En la frontera del futuro,” “Ay Mexico Lindo,” “Cayucos,” and “El viaje en que Ernesto se convirtió en el Che.” You can also check out their multimedia page for a full list of multimedia presentations.
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