Nacho Escolar gambles his newspaper in a showdown with Julio Iglesias
The editor of elDiario.es is risking the outlet's viability in an offensive against Julio Iglesias that some analysts call suicidal.
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Nacho Escolar and the showdown with Julio Iglesias: professional self-destruction?
Nacho Escolar's decision to open a front against Julio Iglesias is being seen in digital journalism circles as a high-risk move. What began as a news story has turned into a personal war that threatens to consume the editor of elDiario.es and the newspaper's own credibility.
elDiario.es faces its own contradictions
Behind the scenes, some point to a shift in political winds. According to sources close to the Socialist camp, the backing Escolar believed he had appears to have evaporated, leaving him exposed. Meanwhile, Julio Iglesias, known for his legal tenacity, seems determined to take the lawsuit all the way. elDiario.es's image, built on holding power to account, now faces scrutiny of its own methods.
The costs of a war of attrition
The paradox is that, in trying to bring down a giant, Escolar may be digging his own professional grave. The startling figure: the costs of a prolonged trial could exceed the advertising revenue the outlet generates in an entire year. A gamble that, according to analysts, only makes sense as ideological conviction taken to the extreme.
Nacho Escolar's decision to open a front against Julio Iglesias is being seen in digital journalism circles as a high-risk move. What began as a news story has turned into a personal war that threatens to consume the editor of elDiario.es and the newspaper's own credibility.
elDiario.es faces its own contradictions
Behind the scenes, some point to a shift in political winds. According to sources close to the Socialist camp, the backing Escolar believed he had appears to have evaporated, leaving him exposed. Meanwhile, Julio Iglesias, known for his legal tenacity, seems determined to take the lawsuit all the way. elDiario.es's image, built on holding power to account, now faces scrutiny of its own methods.
The costs of a war of attrition
The paradox is that, in trying to bring down a giant, Escolar may be digging his own professional grave. The startling figure: the costs of a prolonged trial could exceed the advertising revenue the outlet generates in an entire year. A gamble that, according to analysts, only makes sense as ideological conviction taken to the extreme.
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