David Alandete on His Career and Access and Opportunity While Reporting on the Trump Administration

In this interview, Alan Herrera on behalf of the AFPC-USA spoke with David Alandete, the White House Correspondent for Diario ABC and Cope Radio, reporting on U.S. politics for two of Spain’s leading news outlets. He also covers the White House for Telemadrid, Madrid’s public television. He is the author of two books on disinformation: Fake News: la nueva arma de destrucción masiva and La trama rusa.

Alandete was Deputy Director at El País and Managing Editor at Adonde Media, where he led award-winning projects like the Duolingo podcasts (Webby 2022), Uribe Acorralado with Daniel Coronell, Después de Ayotzinapa, and Retrato Narrado with Jon Lee Anderson. He also edited 5 Preguntas, a podcast and TV series with María Elena Salinas.

In this interview, Alandete speaks at length about his career and experiences reporting in the United States and reflects on issues of access and opportunity within the White House Correspondents' Association, providing key insights into struggles faced by foreign journalists reporting on the Trump administration.