Alberto Dines
Encyclopedia
Alberto Dines is a Brazil
ian journalist
and writer
. With a career spanning over five decades, Dines directed and launched several magazines and newspapers in Brazil and Portugal
. He teaches journalism since 1963, and was a visiting professor at the Columbia University
School of Journalism
on 1974.
Dines was the editor in chief of Jornal do Brasil
for twelve years, in addition to coordinating the Rio de Janeiro
branch of Folha de S. Paulo
. He was also the director of Grupo Abril
on Portugal, where he launched the Exame magazine.
After years of dodging the military dictatorship censorship as the editor in chief of Jornal do Brazil, Dines was fired on June 1984 for publishing an article criticizing the overtly amicable relationship between the owners of the newspaper and the state government of Rio de Janeiro.
In addition to working as a journalist, Dines wrote over 15 books, including Death in Paradise, the Tragedy of Stefan Zweig (1981) and Fire Links - Antônio José da Silva, the Jew and other stories of the Inquisition in Portugal and Brazil (1992). His book about Stefan Zweig
was adapted into the film Lost Zweig (2002), directed by Sylvio Back. Dines also talked about Zweig on a documentary by the same director.
On April 1996, Dines launched the groundbreaking Observatório da Imprensa
website. The media analysis website was later adapted into a weekly TV show, currently aired by TV Brasil
, and a daily radio show, aired on public stations.
on 1970. On October 2007 he received the Austrian Holocaust Memorial Award
. On March 29, 2010, he received the Roberto Marinho Prize for Communication, awarded by the Brazilian federal government.
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
ian journalist
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
and writer
Writer
A writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....
. With a career spanning over five decades, Dines directed and launched several magazines and newspapers in Brazil and Portugal
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
. He teaches journalism since 1963, and was a visiting professor at the Columbia University
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
School of Journalism
Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism
The Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism is one of Columbia's graduate and professional schools. It offers three degree programs: Master of Science in journalism , Master of Arts in journalism and a Ph.D. in communications...
on 1974.
Dines was the editor in chief of Jornal do Brasil
Jornal do Brasil
Jornal do Brasil, widely known as JB, is a daily newspaper published by Editora JB in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It was founded in 1891 and is the third oldest existent Brazilian paper, after the Diário de Pernambuco and O Estado de São Paulo....
for twelve years, in addition to coordinating the Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th...
branch of Folha de S. Paulo
Folha de S. Paulo
Folha de S. Paulo, known simply as Folha , is a Brazilian daily newspaper founded and continuously published in São Paulo since 19 February 1921. Owned by the Frias de Oliveira family since 1962, it has Brazil's largest circulation since 1986. Alongside O Globo and O Estado de S...
. He was also the director of Grupo Abril
Grupo Abril
Grupo Abril is the second largest Brazilian media conglomerate with its headquarter in São Paulo. The group is the holding company of Editora Abril, who publishes the weekly newsmagazine Veja....
on Portugal, where he launched the Exame magazine.
After years of dodging the military dictatorship censorship as the editor in chief of Jornal do Brazil, Dines was fired on June 1984 for publishing an article criticizing the overtly amicable relationship between the owners of the newspaper and the state government of Rio de Janeiro.
In addition to working as a journalist, Dines wrote over 15 books, including Death in Paradise, the Tragedy of Stefan Zweig (1981) and Fire Links - Antônio José da Silva, the Jew and other stories of the Inquisition in Portugal and Brazil (1992). His book about Stefan Zweig
Stefan Zweig
Stefan Zweig was an Austrian novelist, playwright, journalist and biographer. At the height of his literary career, in the 1920s and 1930s, he was one of the most famous writers in the world.- Biography :...
was adapted into the film Lost Zweig (2002), directed by Sylvio Back. Dines also talked about Zweig on a documentary by the same director.
On April 1996, Dines launched the groundbreaking Observatório da Imprensa
Observatório da Imprensa
Observatório da Imprensa is a Brazilian website, and also television and radio programs, which focuses on the analysis of the current state of the mass media in the country.-History:...
website. The media analysis website was later adapted into a weekly TV show, currently aired by TV Brasil
TV Brasil
TV Brasil is a Brazilian non-profit public broadcasting television network launched on December 2, 2007 at noon. Although TV Cultura was the first public broadcasting channel in the country, TV Brasil is the first launched by the federal government.-History:...
, and a daily radio show, aired on public stations.
Awards
Dines was a recipient of the Maria Moors Cabot prizeMaria Moors Cabot prize
The Maria Moors Cabot Prizes are the oldest international awards in the field of journalism. They pick what the Trustees of Columbia University see as journalistic contributions to inter-American understanding.-Award:...
on 1970. On October 2007 he received the Austrian Holocaust Memorial Award
Austrian Holocaust Memorial Award
The Austrian Holocaust Memorial Award was founded by the Austrian Service Abroad in 2006.- Meaning :The prize is annually conferred on a person who has shown special endeavors for the memory of the Shoa.- Austrian Holocaust Memorial Service :...
. On March 29, 2010, he received the Roberto Marinho Prize for Communication, awarded by the Brazilian federal government.
Works
- Morte no paraíso, a tragédia de Stefan ZweigStefan ZweigStefan Zweig was an Austrian novelist, playwright, journalist and biographer. At the height of his literary career, in the 1920s and 1930s, he was one of the most famous writers in the world.- Biography :...
, Editora Nova Fronteira (1981), Editora Rocco (2004) - Tod im Paradies. Die Tragödie des Stefan ZweigStefan ZweigStefan Zweig was an Austrian novelist, playwright, journalist and biographer. At the height of his literary career, in the 1920s and 1930s, he was one of the most famous writers in the world.- Biography :...
, Edition Büchergilde (2006)