Amanda Mars: "The reader of EL PAÍS knows that he is going to read things that defy his judgment and he accepts that"

Last year a black man named George Floyd died during an arrest.

That fueled a global movement against racism.

EL PAÍS delegate in Washington, Amanda Mars, could not have imagined that when she got on a plane to Minneapolis to tell her story.

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This fact marries the way that Mars understands his work: “For me, the journalistic method of the correspondent consists of extracting from every particular story the underlying trend it reveals. I mean, the story of the country he's telling you: what happened to a hunter in Oregon or a hairdresser in Wisconsin. And vice versa, before an event or a large number, you have to dig to get to the individual story ".

The journalist has reported from the US throughout Donald Trump's term in what she qualifies as an unrepeatable period.

“It was like having been on a mechanical bull for five years that wouldn't stop.

If we have kept the reins it has been partly thanks to the readers, because precisely when there is a lot of noise and a lot of confusion, putting yourself in the shoes of the reader and knowing what the questions to be answered really helps you a lot to clear up and make decisions ”, He defends.

And he adds: "The reader of EL PAÍS knows that he is going to read things that challenge his judgment, his prejudice, and he accepts that."

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