David Jiménez
Born January 11, 1971
From Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain · Nationality: Spain · Writes nonfiction
David Jiménez García (Barcelona, 1971) is a Spanish journalist and writer who has worked as a war reporter, foreign correspondent and editor of the Spanish newspaper El Mundo. He stepped down as the paper's director on May 25, 2016.
He began his career as an intern at El Mundo, working in the Madrid and Society sections. He later opened the newspaper's first correspondent post in Asia, covering the region's major events until 2014. After winning a Nieman Fellowship at Harvard University, he returned to Madrid to take charge of the newspaper's editorship, with the mission of pulling it out of its crisis and leading its digital transformation.
Jiménez has written and published reports for international media outlets such as The Guardian, The Toronto Star, The Sunday Times and Esquire magazine, among others. He has also contributed to the television networks CNN and BBC.
In literature, he has published Hijos del monzón, awarded as the Best Travel Literature Book in Spain and translated into English, German, Italian and other languages. He has also published novels: El botones de Kabul, based on his experience covering the war, El lugar más feliz del mundo, El director and El corresponsal.
Books by David Jiménez in order
Books by David Jiménez in the order they were published, from Children of the Monsoon (2007) to Los diarios del opio (2023).
