From a young age, Walter showed a clear interest in communication. “I wrote stories at school, pieces for special occasions, songs, and designed posters for high school dances,” he recalled.
In 1990, he studied Social Communication at the Universidad del Trabajo del Uruguay (UTU). “I graduated two years later, and in the summer of 1992, I went to work at Radio Litoral in Fray Bentos,” he said.
“In 2001, I was working at the newspaper El Observador, and I came up with the idea of proposing a partnership with Universidad ORT Uruguay fulfill a long-held dream of pursuing a degree in journalism. Eventually, I managed to get the newspaper to cover the costs of starting my degree,” he said.
While he was in his second year of his bachelor’s degree in communication, Walter faced financial difficulties. “In 2002, it wasn’t easy to study or work, but the university supported me. I also reached an agreement with the weekly newspaper Brecha and later with AM Libre; that’s how I managed to complete my degree,” he recalled.
He found the program very rewarding. “It helped me rethink the complex professional situations that we journalists often face: for me, it was a place of ongoing debate, especially in these times when the importance of journalistic discussion in media newsrooms is not given due consideration,” he noted. He emphasized that the work of universities is important for the training of journalists.
“During my time at the university, I had exceptional professors from whom I was able to learn, discuss ideas, and discover new professional horizons. I’ll never forget the Creative Writing courses from my early years: they were the soil, water, and sun that nourished every seed,” he said.
In 2002, he wrote his first articles as a freelance writer for Brecha and El País Cultural. In February 2003, he returned to radio with the news program *Sabuesos* on AM Libre.
In 2003, he served as a producer and columnist for *Prohibido Mentir* on TV Libre, a program hosted by Argentine journalist Jorge Lanata.
“Since 2005, I have been a staff reporter for the weekly newspaper Brecha: I cover legal issues and human rights cases generally linked to the dictatorship and the authoritarian government that preceded it. My work is informative, but fundamentally analytical and interpretive of the facts. From time to time, I get involved in in-depth investigative journalism,” he said. In addition, he continues to co-host Sabuesos and writes a column on legal and human rights issues for Radio Uruguay.
In 2006, he published the book *The Fall: Dictator Bordaberry and His Imprisoned Foreign Minister*. He is currently finishing a novel for teenagers.
Walter said that the university provided him with a solid academic education and also broadened his horizons in terms of writing, leading him beyond traditional journalistic forms. “I am deeply grateful to the university professors who encouraged me to write literature,” the journalist concluded.