The Best Journalism Has Ideas, Not Just Information”. Julio Villanueva Chang, Editor of the Peruvian Magazine Etiqueta Negra

Abstract

During his visit to Montevideo he gave lectures to students and lead workshops for journalists. His name is associated with Etiqueta Negra, the prestigious Peruvian magazine known for its profiles and chronicles, narrated with the charm of good stories. Obsessive editor and founder of the magazine, Julio Villanueva Chang spends a lot of time thinking about a lead, changing a title, choosing the best photo to illustrate an article or arguing with the journalist who failed to answer the question that gave origin to the story. Villanueva Chang has a conviction: the most important thing to start researching any subject is to pay attention to detail, to the things that are not at plainsight. That’s why his workshops are usually titled From up close nobody is normal. On the importance of “close watch” and his work in Etiqueta Negra, Villanueva Chang spoke to journalism students at the Facultad de Ciencias Humanas of the Universidad Católica del Uruguay.