You would be there to make money. The humongous difference is that he was there to report on human suffering. He's not going to find that in Costa Del Sol, but I imagine you might be able to pick up some work.
https://cpj.org/blog/2015/01/kenji-gotos-reporting-is-voice-of-humanity-in-time.php
Kenji Goto, the 47-year-old television journalist held captive by the Islamic State (IS), is not a typical reporter, nor is he typically Japanese. But his courage and commitment to broadcasting humane stories...