The 'Comunica en galego' event, promoted by the Faculty of Communication at the University of Vigo with sponsorship from the Vice-Rectorate of the Pontevedra campus, focused this year on professional content creation in the Galician language for social media. The event showcased various outreach projects in areas such as art, music, literature, and Galician municipalities.
Dean Emma Torres emphasized the need for "content creators who are professionals and aware that what they are doing has a fundamental impact on society." Torres also advocated for communication training to handle "such a specific product" and highlighted the faculty's commitment to the Galician language, noting that "communication is creating society."
The event featured presentations by Candela Battiato, who introduced the @sonsdecande project on rural Galician murals; Paula Cantelar, a journalist from La Sexta, who discussed the @trescentostrece project to cover Galicia's 313 municipalities; Blanca Navarrete, focusing on Galician music with her profile @luvvblancaa; and Raúl Salgueiro, with the Galician literary dissemination project Raulillo de Bolsillo.
“"It is not necessary to have a communication degree to create content, but we will advocate that communication training is necessary to handle such a specific product"
The speakers, all communication professionals trained at the three public Galician universities, shared their experiences and encouraged students to use social media to disseminate content in Galician, highlighting its role in projecting Galician culture, territory, and identity, as well as in integrating the language into daily life.
