Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/economy/despite-debt-crisis-spains-pre Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Despite Economic Woes, Spain’s Present Looks Brighter Than Past Economy Jul 22, 2010 1:41 PM EDT (Watch a larger version of the video.) Paul Solman: Jose Antonio Martinez Soler is a distinguished Spanish journalist who was tortured in the last year of the Franco dictatorship. (Those who read Spanish will find a not insubstantial bio here.) He and journalist wife Ana Westley are also old friends from a year in the late 1970s that we spent together on a journalism fellowship. So when headed to Spain to report on its economy, their home was the first port of call. Jose figures in tonight’s first story from Spain on the NewsHour. We thought these more personal outtakes might also be of interest. A free press is a cornerstone of a healthy democracy. Support trusted journalism and civil dialogue. Donate now
(Watch a larger version of the video.) Paul Solman: Jose Antonio Martinez Soler is a distinguished Spanish journalist who was tortured in the last year of the Franco dictatorship. (Those who read Spanish will find a not insubstantial bio here.) He and journalist wife Ana Westley are also old friends from a year in the late 1970s that we spent together on a journalism fellowship. So when headed to Spain to report on its economy, their home was the first port of call. Jose figures in tonight’s first story from Spain on the NewsHour. We thought these more personal outtakes might also be of interest. A free press is a cornerstone of a healthy democracy. Support trusted journalism and civil dialogue. Donate now