Inicios del columnismo ambiental en la prensa española: La campaña de "Las Provincias" sobre la urbanización de El Saler (Valencia, España)

Abstract

The article analyses the beginnings of environmental journalism, particularly opinion genres in the printed press. To do so, it takes as a focal point the campaign run by the regional newspaper Las Provincias against the urbanization of La Dehesa de El Saler in 1973 and 1974. The study focuses on the columns written by its journalists and collaborators, as well as its "letters to the editor", recognizing that the newspaper managed to create an outlook that promoted the protection of these coastal woodlands. It was to become the first major campaign to deal with an environmental issue in the Spanish press.