Maria Pilar Garcia Pinacho

Maria Pilar Garcia Pinacho serves as Full Professor in the Department of Journalism and Narrative at CEU San Pablo University, where she has maintained an active research profile since 1994. Her scholarly work centers on historical intersections between Spanish journalism, literature, and urban development.

Her research program focuses on three interconnected domains:

• Benito Pérez Galdós' journalistic foundations, including analysis of journalistic sources in his National Episodes, influence of journalism on his literary style (1860-1874), and press-driven formation of his liberal/anticlerical image
• Press-power dynamics across Spanish history, examining relationships with political/economic/cultural institutions from 17th-century printed works through 18th-century Gaceta de Madrid to 19th-century transformations
• Press-mediated emergence of Madrid as a liberal city, exploring private investment, economic liberalism's urban impact, and ideological-to-corporate press evolution

She has contributed foundational scholarship since her 1998 publication and currently serves on the Scientific Committee for Press Studies at International Galdosian Congresses (active since 2005), with ongoing research focused on Galdós' centenary commemoration.