Fidel Cano Correa
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Fidel Cano Correa is a Colombia
n journalist
, born 23 November 1965 in Bogotá
. Since May 2004 he is the publisher of El Espectador
, Colombia
's oldest newspaper.
Cano is great-grandson to Fidel Cano Gutiérrez
, founder of El Espectador, and nephew to Guillermo Cano Isaza
. He received his primary and secondary education at Gimnasio Moderno
, majored on Philosophy
from the University of Los Andes
, got a degree on International Relations from the New York University
and a Master of Science degree in journalism from Northwestern University
.
Between 1987 and 1995, Cano Correa worked at El Espectador as sports writer, lifestyle and economy editor, and correspondent in the United States
. Later he would become press attaché at the Colombian embassy in Washington. He was political editor at El Tiempo between 1998 and 2000.
In 2000, Cano Correa would return to his family's newspaper as general editor. In 2001, El Espectador was forced to downgrade to a weekly, circulating on weekends only. Nevertheless, Cano Correa, who became publisher in 2004, led a journalistic and economic recovery which allowed El Espectador to return as a daily on May 2008.
In 2006, Cano Correa was awarded as the Journalist of the Year at the Premio Nacional de Periodismo Simón Bolívar.
Cano Correa is also active on Twitter
, where he tweets about what will be published the next day on the print edition of El Espectador. One of his posts, where he referred to the redesign El Tiempo would unveil on early October 2010, was "poorly welcomed" by its directives, according to Semana.
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
n journalist
Journalism
Journalism is the practice of investigation and reporting of events, issues and trends to a broad audience in a timely fashion. Though there are many variations of journalism, the ideal is to inform the intended audience. Along with covering organizations and institutions such as government and...
, born 23 November 1965 in Bogotá
Bogotá
Bogotá, Distrito Capital , from 1991 to 2000 called Santa Fé de Bogotá, is the capital, and largest city, of Colombia. It is also designated by the national constitution as the capital of the department of Cundinamarca, even though the city of Bogotá now comprises an independent Capital district...
. Since May 2004 he is the publisher of El Espectador
El Espectador
El Espectador is a newspaper with national circulation within Colombia, founded by Fidel Cano Gutiérrez on 22 March 1887 in Medellín and published since 1915 in Bogotá...
, Colombia
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
's oldest newspaper.
Cano is great-grandson to Fidel Cano Gutiérrez
Fidel Cano Gutiérrez
Fidel Cano Gutiérrez was a Colombian journalist, founder of El Espectador, Colombia's oldest newspaper....
, founder of El Espectador, and nephew to Guillermo Cano Isaza
Guillermo Cano Isaza
Guillermo Cano Isaza was a Colombian journalist.The editor of the daily El Espectador, he was murdered in front of the paper's offices by two hitmen linked to Colombia's drug cartels...
. He received his primary and secondary education at Gimnasio Moderno
Gimnasio Moderno
The Gimnasio Moderno is a private all-male traditional and liberal, primary and secondary school located in Bogotá, Colombia. It was founded in 1914 by various prestigious Colombians following the leading initiative of Don Agustín Nieto Caballero...
, majored on Philosophy
Philosophy
Philosophy is the study of general and fundamental problems, such as those connected with existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language. Philosophy is distinguished from other ways of addressing such problems by its critical, generally systematic approach and its reliance on rational...
from the University of Los Andes
University of the Andes, Colombia
The University of the Andes , is a coeducational, nonsectarian private university located in city centre Bogotá, Colombia. Founded in 1948, the University has 9 faculties: Administration, Architecture and Design, Arts and Humanities, Sciences, Social Sciences, Law, Economics, Engineering and...
, got a degree on International Relations from the New York University
New York University
New York University is a private, nonsectarian research university based in New York City. NYU's main campus is situated in the Greenwich Village section of Manhattan...
and a Master of Science degree in journalism from Northwestern University
Northwestern University
Northwestern University is a private research university in Evanston and Chicago, Illinois, USA. Northwestern has eleven undergraduate, graduate, and professional schools offering 124 undergraduate degrees and 145 graduate and professional degrees....
.
Between 1987 and 1995, Cano Correa worked at El Espectador as sports writer, lifestyle and economy editor, and correspondent in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. Later he would become press attaché at the Colombian embassy in Washington. He was political editor at El Tiempo between 1998 and 2000.
In 2000, Cano Correa would return to his family's newspaper as general editor. In 2001, El Espectador was forced to downgrade to a weekly, circulating on weekends only. Nevertheless, Cano Correa, who became publisher in 2004, led a journalistic and economic recovery which allowed El Espectador to return as a daily on May 2008.
In 2006, Cano Correa was awarded as the Journalist of the Year at the Premio Nacional de Periodismo Simón Bolívar.
Cano Correa is also active on Twitter
Twitter
Twitter is an online social networking and microblogging service that enables its users to send and read text-based posts of up to 140 characters, informally known as "tweets".Twitter was created in March 2006 by Jack Dorsey and launched that July...
, where he tweets about what will be published the next day on the print edition of El Espectador. One of his posts, where he referred to the redesign El Tiempo would unveil on early October 2010, was "poorly welcomed" by its directives, according to Semana.