Memorias Cruzadas / Crossed Memories
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ISBN10: 6287874139
ISBN13: 9786287874138
Publisher: Debate
Published: Aug 18 2026
Pages: 216
Weight: 0.50
Height: 0.60 Width: 5.80 Depth: 9.00
Language: Spanish
ISBN13: 9786287874138
Publisher: Debate
Published: Aug 18 2026
Pages: 216
Weight: 0.50
Height: 0.60 Width: 5.80 Depth: 9.00
Language: Spanish
Dos icónicos periodistas debaten sobre la Colombia que han vivido. Cumplir 80 años suele invitar a la nostalgia. En el caso de Daniel Samper Pizano y Enrique Santos Calderón, en cambio, esa cifra se vuelve una ventaja: memoria entrenada, olfato intacto y una mirada sin concesiones sobre el paÃs que han contado -y discutido- durante décadas. Memorias cruzadas es una conversación ágil y afilada, llena de humor y pequeñas revelaciones, construida a partir de una cadena de coincidencias que parece ideada por un guionista: entraron a trabajar a El Tiempo el mismo dÃa, fueron columnistas con voz propia, vieron cómo sus hermanos menores -Ernesto Samper y Juan Manuel Santos- llegaban a la Presidencia, y hoy, después de un desencuentro de varios años, vuelven al mismo territorio: escriben de nuevo para Los Danieles. Para quienes los han leÃdo siempre, aquà está la trastienda: el aprendizaje del oficio, Reloj y Contraescape, las presiones del poder, las amenazas del narcotráfico, la cultura, las guerras y los intentos de paz. Para lectores más jóvenes, este libro funciona como mapa y puerta de entrada: cómo se busca y se elabora una noticia?, qué se negocia -y qué no- en una redacción?, qué le ocurre a una democracia cuando el miedo se sienta a editar? Con claridad, ironÃa y una complicidad que admite desacuerdos, estas páginas muestran por qué el periodismo, cuando es bueno, no envejece: se vuelve experiencia. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION Two iconic journalists discuss the Colombia they have experienced. Turning 80 often brings on a sense of nostalgia. In the case of Daniel Samper Pizano and Enrique Santos Calderón, however, that milestone becomes an asset: a sharp memory, an intact instinct, and an uncompromising perspective on the country they have chronicled--and debated--for decades. Crossed Memories is a lively and sharp conversation, full of humor and small revelations, built on a chain of coincidences that seems devised by a screenwriter: they started working at El Tiempo on the same day, were columnists with their own distinct voices, saw how their younger brothers--Ernesto Samper and Juan Manuel Santos--became presidents, and today, after a rift lasting several years, they return to the same territory: they are writing again for Los Danieles. For those who have always read them, here is a behind-the-scenes look: learning the trade, Reloj and Contraescape, the pressures of power, the threats of drug trafficking, culture, wars, and attempts at peace. For younger readers, this book serves as a map and a gateway: how is a news story sought out and crafted? What is negotiated--and what is not--in a newsroom? What happens to a democracy when fear takes a seat at the editing table? With clarity, irony, and a complicity that allows for disagreement, these pages show why journalism, when it is good, never grows old: it becomes experience.
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