Journalist in Barcelona, Spain — Articles & Portfolio
Natàlia Costa is a Barcelona-based journalist covering health, education, environment, urbanism, nutrition, food and travel. This page indexes her published work by outlet, with links to verifiable author archives. Print-only work is scanned in the print archive.
In-depth social reportage for Público's weekly: the hidden cost of public education, school segregation, education under Covid-19.
The hidden price of public education → · Semi-private schools, forced to be less elitist → · Teachers' retraining for the first Covid school year → · The school revolt against traffic and pollution → · Student residences and gentrification →National and international daily coverage for Spain's leading private news agency, with special-correspondent assignments in France, Italy, Morocco and Senegal.
Catalan and African universities to cooperate → · Reporting from the Fez Festival, Morocco → · Cirque du Soleil world premiere, Andorra → · Interview: novelist Marian Izaguirre → · Arnold Schwarzenegger in Barcelona (via La Vanguardia) → · Nikolaj Coster-Waldau at Sitges (via La Vanguardia) →High-cadence local reporting across Catalonia and Valencia — 40 pieces a month on urbanism, housing, climate and heritage.
The future Carmen Thyssen Museum → · The Barcelona landmark compared to the Musée d'Orsay → · Saving a century-old Valencia tree → · The Barcelona Gaudí imagined → · Catalonia's first climate evictions → · Sagrada Família's most delicate challenge → · The towers changing Barcelona's skyline →A decade of features and service journalism — children's health and nutrition, families and food — for Catalonia's leading quality daily.
Author archive → · Paediatricians on vegetables for babies → · Managing cholesterol in childhood →Destination features across four continents for Spain's leading Barcelona daily.
Namibia: the world's tallest dunes → · South Korea, land of contrasts → · Slovenia's Julian Alps → · Tennessee, musical mecca → · Five cities for chocolate lovers → · Germany, land of castles and tales → · The floating village of Bokod, Hungary →Weekly features for the Què Fem leisure supplement — print editions on PressReader:
10 Jan 2020 → · 16 Aug 2019 → · 26 Jul 2019 → · 22 Mar 2019 → · 18 Jan 2019 → · 24 Aug 2018 →
Business-angle interviews and features for Catalonia's business daily.
Interview: chef Alain Guiard → · Spoonik: clandestine dining →Barcelona stories with a full professional biography on the author page.
Author page →Gastronomic culture and food-heritage reporting for Spain's leading food site.
Author archive → · Cacaolat, the world's first industrial cocoa shake →Entrepreneurship and small-business stories.
Author archive →Trend and design features for the national daily's Lifestyle supplement.
Chairs with history: design icons → · Spain's gallery scene → · Blue Spot: the rooftop concept → · Watches fit for the movies → · Restaurants at the summit → · The drinks you'll be sipping → · Juice season → · Freezing Time: artisan ice cream →Higher-education reporting for the Campus supplement, plus regular print reporting for El Mundo's Fira de Barcelona trade-fair supplements — Saló del Caravaning, Saló Nupcial and other consumer shows.
Campus supplement (2008) → · News: Government moves to outlaw ANV (2008) → · Scanned clippings: Cultura, Campus, Sonimagfoto, Caravaning, Indrets →Reported features for Business Insider's US edition.
Full ENG multimedia reporting — text, video and photography.
Food-heritage and service features for the Spanish gastronomy magazine.
Author archive → · The garrofetes del Papa Luna → · Gluten-free cocas de Sant Joan →Print-only work, scanned and readable in full. Also browsable on the print archive page.