Andrea Gumes, beyond the belly

Andrea Gumes is expecting a baby. She hosted the daily magazine Tardeo on Ràdio Primavera Sound for four seasons. She has partnered or currently partners with Anna Pacheco on the podcast Ciberlocutorio. And with Andreu Juanola on La cullerada. And with Berta Gómez on Demasiadas mujeres. She has hosted the program Nervi on TV3. She co-hosted and co-directed La turra, before Alba Riera did it solo. She has published articles in Rockdelux about series. And she talks about books on Tot es mou with Helena Garcia Melero. I won't go on any further about her resume, but I assume the list is enough to understand why she would be upset by the following headline, published in El Nacional: “Clara Molins, indie singer and new TV3 presenter, replaces a pregnant woman”. Reducing her to her condition as a pregnant person, to the point where you don't even mention her by name, means belittling her and exudes a disturbing sexism.

The Press Council of Catalonia has criticized “bad journalistic practices that dehumanize people” such as this article, which it will examine to see if it acts ex officio. The organization recalls that the various media outlets of El Nacionalhave accumulated 19 files opened for violation of the journalistic code of ethics since 2019. For the moment, the digital outlet has removed the piece, which is a correct measure but at the same time spares it from acknowledging the error publicly and apologizing to Gumes (and the readers). Gossip news, by its nature as entertainment, can have a more informal tone or force clickbait. I understand that it bothers many readers, but when you look at the statistics you also understand that there is a high demand for these light affairs. Done well, they can be the sweet dessert after a good piece of protein. And in any case, it remains journalism that must maintain standards—and respect—whether it is tinged with pink or blue.