Marta Carazo will be the new face of Telediario 2 from today, the character who will tell us the news on La 1 at night with all the credibility and expertise that a journalist must bring to the position of anchor. Carazo (Madrid, 51 years old), previously a correspondent in Brussels after a 25-year career in public television, replaces Carlos Franganillo, who has moved to Telecinco.
Questions. What did you miss in Spain?
Answer. The first thing I always do when I cross the border is to stop at a cafe and have a coffee with milk, as God intended, because there are a thousand types of coffee and elegant places, but there is no coffee with milk . Terrace, sun and coffee. This already exists in Spain.
Q Did you like Brussels?
R. A lot. It's hard, but it was like getting a master's degree. When I arrived at Canal 24 Horas at RTVE, I did a master's degree and another in Brussels. I find it very difficult to leave it.
Q And his family?
R. I was there for five years and am coming back after three and a half years. My daughters, who are 18 and 15, felt terrible going there then and now they feel terrible going back. Now they are afraid to learn in Spanish!
Q The first thing I thought when his name was published was that he would finally get rid of the cold face he had in Brussels.
R. Many people have told me that (laughs). As soon as I was on the street for five minutes, I had to start jumping to get rid of the cold, but I wanted to be on the street, on the news and on the live shows, because whoever is there is there. I won't miss the gray, the days when it seems like there is no dawn, like the sun doesn't rise. There were days when I had difficulty getting out of bed, it's a physical problem.
Q What was the hardest thing to cover?
R. Emotionally, the war in Ukraine. We were at the epicenter of the anti-Russia movement, everything was very intense and very difficult for many. It was our turn. Not because of the danger, but because it was shocking, because the scale was enormous, there was a lot of concern and it was difficult for me to recover in that first month.
Will we make mistakes? Yes, of course. But I will only feel bad when I think we are doing something wrong, not because someone criticizes me.
Q Is the pressure on public television greater than on any other medium?
R. It is subject to greater scrutiny and it needs to be because we are all paying for it. Maybe it's older and we're trying to be extra strict. In that sense it's a pressure because it's my own fault, but I represent everyone a little bit.
Q Do you fear counter-pressure from the right and left?
R. You think about it, but luckily I'm older and more mature. Will we make mistakes? Yes, of course. But I will only feel bad when I think we are doing something wrong, not because someone criticizes me. It is a responsibility to myself and to the team we form on the 2nd. It will be responsible to ourselves.
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Q Will the audience look out of the corner of their eye?
R. Not much. I've never been particularly conscious of the audience because I've always believed in public television, which can do things that others can't. We are fortunate to be able to spend time contextualizing topics that other television networks cannot reach because they lose their audience. And we also owe it to minority audiences who have the right to have their space. We have to make sure to do it well, to be in harmony with the team and to have peace with myself and not with the audience. There will be others who are worried about this. The day I no longer feel comfortable because I'm not feeling well, a decision has to be made, but not because the hearing goes well or badly. If so, others will make the decision for me.
Q What don't we know about what it costs to make a newscast?
R. The dimension. There is a huge ship in use. It makes me angry when they say “the news of…”, in this case from Franga, because there is a huge team behind it. We can put a face to it, but there's something behind it that people don't know.
I have always believed in public television, which can do things that others cannot do
Q She is a friend of Franganillo. Will they continue to see each other? Are they stung?
R. We both find this situation funny. We are very good colleagues and friends and have talked during this time. But neither Franga nor I are like that. Anyone who wants to create an environment of competition doesn't know us.
Q What character do you want to give the news?
R. Naturalness, lightness, bringing the news closer to the viewer. For them, it's one thing to listen to you and another to internalize what you say and make it their own. And that depends not only on the work that goes into it, but also on your charisma and the way you convey it. I'm working on something that already works and I don't have to start from scratch.
Q The television information has changed.
R. Television has opted for post-production and computer graphics… and that's okay, without being distracting, because the news is not a spectacle. It is very good to get out of the rigidity of the table, but not to walk for the sake of walking. When you create a virtual reality and you're in the chamber, it has to have some meaning. And that's very clear at TVE, you can't do a news program. They tell me that I am very serious and that is true. You need to provide as much visual as possible, but without being distracting.
I want to do a neutral news program
Q Your teachers?
R. Rosa María Calaf is the one who opened the world to viewers. Ana Blanco has been with me for a long time, a person who knows how to stay without getting involved in trends that may benefit you in the short term but are harmful later. You have to continue to be yourself and Ana Blanco knows how to do that, she is a master at knowing how to be. And finally Alejandra Herranz, who is very fresh, wonderful for a very dynamic Telediario 1, very conscientious and hard-working.
Q Do you follow a key news program?
R. I want to do a neutral news program. I have been at TVE for 25 years, I have seen all kinds of governments and for me the quality of the news has always depended on the quality of the professionals there, regardless of their political affiliation. This is how TVE should be, and anyone who thinks otherwise is completely wrong. TVE is a public television and belongs to everyone, regardless of whether they are on one side or the other. I will try and I think I will succeed because right now we are in the process of achieving it.
Q She is a woman and 50 years old. Is it a message?
R. This excites me because I have seen a commitment to mature people and experience across European television. I have always been sad that in Spain we have followed a line that you see in some Latin American television channels, namely exuberance, commitment to youth, beauty and size 36 or 38. TVE has a different vision and it seems to me very commendable, Why not. If you have a wonderful 30-year-old candidate with a great husband, that's great. But if your candidate is 50 years old, has experience to bring to the table, and has a normal 50-year-old body, that's a very smart choice. It's the same in the US, I don't know why we have this prejudice here. 50 seems wonderful to me, I feel phenomenal, people are tired of this cliché and will appreciate it, this is already over. And at TVE we can do that, make bold decisions and in that sense I am proud.
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