He began by writing satirical poems, and the press quickly drew him to prose, where he expressed himself in the form of columns. Alfonso Ussía, who died this Friday after a long illness, became one of the icons of the right-wing media, with more than half a century of columns in publications such as...ABC, Daily 16, The reason, Time and, more recently, The DebateHis writings often employed sarcasm, and he took aim at the usual suspects in the more conservative media: the left, Catalan nationalism, unions, and feminism. He was 77 years old.

Alvise Pérez's new show. Now at the doors of the Supreme Court. After his third appearance before the high court, which is investigating him for alleged irregular financing of his party, the MEP has fired a broadside at politicians and the media. After a far-right agitator who claimed to be from Jungla Radio showed his support and criticized the mainstream media, Alvise Pérez defended him and said he had every right to ask questions like the rest of the "subsidized media."

After six years of digital presence, Exterior.es makes the leap to print format with the publication of its first paper magazine. Grup Comunicació 21 presented it this Monday at Espai Línia, a local communication space, six years after the birth of the digital portal. According to data from the interactive OJD (OJD Interactive), it currently has more than 49,000 unique monthly users and more than 56,000 page views, and disseminates the activities, values, and initiatives that project Catalonia internationally. The magazine Abroad, which will be published twice a year with an initial print run of 3,000 copies, will be distributed free of charge to more than sixty countries. More than 200 Catalan entities and communities abroad, as well as groups and organizations linked to global Catalonia, will receive it. It will also be available for download in PDF format through the project website.

Under the baroque ornaments of the Ovalhalle in Vienna, ARA has received, for the second time since it was founded, the award for European Newspaper of the Year, in its regional category, following the parameters of the European Newspaper Award organisers. In addition to being distinguished with the most important award, which allows it to carry this title for a year on its masthead, the newspaper has obtained year eight more design awards, in a competition in which 161 newspapers from 24 different countries took part, with over 4,000 proposals. ARA was already named Best European Newspaper of the Year in 2015.