Ismael Nafría

Ismael Nafría is a journalist, writer, consultant and professor who specializes in digital media. He is also the author of the book “The Reinvention of The New York Times” (2017) and the editor of the “Tendenci@s” newsletter about digital media.

Nafría was a journalist in residence at the Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas at the University of Texas at Austin (USA) during the 2016-17 academic year. Previously, he worked as a manager in the digital area of two Spanish media companies, Godó (2008-2016) and Prisa (2005-2008). He was SembraMedia’s ambassador in Spain for two years (2016-2018) before joining the advisory board.

He is the author of three other books: “Web 2.0. El usuario, el nuevo rey de Internet” (Gestión 2000), “Internet es útil” (Plataforma Editorial) and “Sr. Les millors cartes del lectors de la Vanguardia” (Ara Llibres). He has also co-edited two books for the Knight Center, “Innovators in Latin American Journalism” (2018) and “Innovative Journalism in Latin America” (2017).