Carlos Pinto Coelho
Encyclopedia
Carlos Pinto Coelho was a Portuguese journalist
, writer
, photographer and media personality.
, African Portuguese colony
. In 1963 he returned to Portugal to study law
at Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon.
He made his debut in journalism in January 1968 as a reporter in the Lisbon daily newspaper Diário de Notícias
. He was drafted as a second lieutenant of the Portuguese Army and served in the Portuguese Colonial War
in the war in Mozambique (1970/1973). After the Carnation Revolution
in 1975 he was one of the founders of the daily newspaper Jornal Novo as head of internacional news desk. Until 1977 he also worked on the editorial staff of the ANI
news agency,on the editorial staff of the weekly news magazine Vida Mundial and was one of the Portuguese correspondents for Radio Deutsche Welle. In 1982 he became executive director of Mais news magazine.
At RTP - Radiotelevisão Portuguesa Portuguese public television he was deputy head of News (1977), chief editor of the daily news program Informação/2 (1978), director of Programs (1986/1989) and director of International Relations and African Cooperation (1989/1991). He was the author and host of the award winning daily cultural newscast "Acontece" (1994–2003).
, Rádio Comercial
, RDP/ Antena 1
, TDM/Rádio Macao, and (since October 1998) the weekly Program "Agora Acontece" currently being broadcast across 92 local radio stations in continental Portugal
, Azores
, Madeira
, Macao
and Spanish Extremadura
.
He was a member of the Opinion Council at RDP- Portuguese public radio, of the Board of the Portuguese Society of Authors and of the National Board of Portuguese Historical Discoveries.
He became a Comendador of the Order of Infante Dom Henrique in 2000, Officier of the French "Ordre des Arts et des Lettres
", and received the "Bordalo" award for Television (Casa de Imprensa - 1995) and the Grand Prize "Gazeta" (Portuguese Press Club - 1997) and the Career Award/Manuel Pinto de Azevedo Jr. (Oporto's newspaper O Primeiro de Janeiro- 2002). He has the Gold Medal of the City of Amadora.
, Madeira
, Spain
, Finland
and Mozambique
.
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...
, 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....
, photographer and media personality.
Life and career
Carlos Pinto Coelho was born in Lisbon and lived until he was 19 in MozambiqueMozambique
Mozambique, officially the Republic of Mozambique , is a country in southeastern Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi and Zambia to the northwest, Zimbabwe to the west and Swaziland and South Africa to the southwest...
, African Portuguese colony
Portuguese Empire
The Portuguese Empire , also known as the Portuguese Overseas Empire or the Portuguese Colonial Empire , was the first global empire in history...
. In 1963 he returned to Portugal to study law
Law
Law is a system of rules and guidelines which are enforced through social institutions to govern behavior, wherever possible. It shapes politics, economics and society in numerous ways and serves as a social mediator of relations between people. Contract law regulates everything from buying a bus...
at Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon.
He made his debut in journalism in January 1968 as a reporter in the Lisbon daily newspaper Diário de Notícias
Diário de Notícias
Diário de Notícias is a Portuguese daily newspaper, founded in Lisbon, on December 29, 1864 by Tomás Quintino Antunes and Eduardo Coelho. It gradually became one of the best known Portuguese newspapers...
. He was drafted as a second lieutenant of the Portuguese Army and served in the Portuguese Colonial War
Portuguese Colonial War
The Portuguese Colonial War , also known in Portugal as the Overseas War or in the former colonies as the War of liberation , was fought between Portugal's military and the emerging nationalist movements in Portugal's African colonies between 1961 and 1974, when the Portuguese regime was...
in the war in Mozambique (1970/1973). After the Carnation Revolution
Carnation Revolution
The Carnation Revolution , also referred to as the 25 de Abril , was a military coup started on 25 April 1974, in Lisbon, Portugal, coupled with an unanticipated and extensive campaign of civil resistance...
in 1975 he was one of the founders of the daily newspaper Jornal Novo as head of internacional news desk. Until 1977 he also worked on the editorial staff of the ANI
Ani
Ani is a ruined and uninhabited medieval Armenian city-site situated in the Turkish province of Kars, near the border with Armenia. It was once the capital of a medieval Armenian kingdom that covered much of present day Armenia and eastern Turkey...
news agency,on the editorial staff of the weekly news magazine Vida Mundial and was one of the Portuguese correspondents for Radio Deutsche Welle. In 1982 he became executive director of Mais news magazine.
At RTP - Radiotelevisão Portuguesa Portuguese public television he was deputy head of News (1977), chief editor of the daily news program Informação/2 (1978), director of Programs (1986/1989) and director of International Relations and African Cooperation (1989/1991). He was the author and host of the award winning daily cultural newscast "Acontece" (1994–2003).
Radio
Editor and host of programs at radios TSFTSF
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, Rádio Comercial
Rádio Comercial
Rádio Comercial is a commercial radio station in Portugal aimed at young and adult people. It has a broad format including contemporary, pop and rock music. It is among the most listened radio stations in the country.-History:...
, RDP/ Antena 1
Antena 1
Antena 1 is a Romanian television network, and one of the three top networks in the country with a market share of about 20%. It covers most of the country and it is owned by Dan Voiculescu, who is the founder president of the Conservative Party....
, TDM/Rádio Macao, and (since October 1998) the weekly Program "Agora Acontece" currently being broadcast across 92 local radio stations in continental 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...
, Azores
Azores
The Archipelago of the Azores is composed of nine volcanic islands situated in the middle of the North Atlantic Ocean, and is located about west from Lisbon and about east from the east coast of North America. The islands, and their economic exclusion zone, form the Autonomous Region of the...
, Madeira
Madeira
Madeira is a Portuguese archipelago that lies between and , just under 400 km north of Tenerife, Canary Islands, in the north Atlantic Ocean and an outermost region of the European Union...
, Macao
Mação
Mação is a municipality in Portugal with a total area of 400.0 km² and a total population of 7,763 inhabitants.The municipality is composed of eight parishes, and is located in the Santarém District....
and Spanish Extremadura
Extremadura
Extremadura is an autonomous community of western Spain whose capital city is Mérida. Its component provinces are Cáceres and Badajoz. It is bordered by Portugal to the west...
.
Teaching
Lecturer at the Institut for High Military Studies(1988–1992). Professor of journalism at ETIC (Lisbon) and at the Politecnical Institut of Tomar(2003–2006).He was a member of the Opinion Council at RDP- Portuguese public radio, of the Board of the Portuguese Society of Authors and of the National Board of Portuguese Historical Discoveries.
Other assignments
- 1986-1987 - Member of the Board of the European consortium of television stations Europa TV - Hilversum, Holland.
- 1989-1992: Coordinator for the Meeting of Portuguese-speaking Television Stations: Lisbon - São Paulo/ Rio de Janeiro - Sal (Cape Verde). *1990: President elect of the East-West Committee of the International University of Radio and Television (URTI- Paris).
- 1991: President elect of the North-South Committee URTI.
- 1977-1992: Representative for RTP on the Committees of Information and Programs of EBU(European Broadcasting Union), URTNA (Union of African National Radios and Televisions), OTI (Organization of Iberian-American Television Stations) and the Prize for Script-writing Prix Genève-Europe.
- He was the Representative of Portugal's Ministry of Culture at the Meeting of the Iberian Television Stations (Mexico, 2005).
- He was Member of the Jury of the International Film Festivals of Troia(1986), Fantasporto(1987), Cinanima(1996) and at the Portuguese Film Board ICCAM-2006.
He became a Comendador of the Order of Infante Dom Henrique in 2000, Officier of the French "Ordre des Arts et des Lettres
Ordre des Arts et des Lettres
The Ordre des Arts et des Lettres is an Order of France, established on 2 May 1957 by the Minister of Culture, and confirmed as part of the Ordre national du Mérite by President Charles de Gaulle in 1963...
", and received the "Bordalo" award for Television (Casa de Imprensa - 1995) and the Grand Prize "Gazeta" (Portuguese Press Club - 1997) and the Career Award/Manuel Pinto de Azevedo Jr. (Oporto's newspaper O Primeiro de Janeiro- 2002). He has the Gold Medal of the City of Amadora.
Published books
- A Meu Ver (Pégaso, 1992)
- Do Tamanho do Mundo (co-autoria – Ataegina, 1998)
- De Tanto Olhar (Campo das Letras, 2002)
- A Meu Ver (2ª edição corrigida e aumentada – ASA, 2006)
- Assim Acontece - 30 Entrevistas Sobre Tudo... E o Resto (Texto Editores, 2007).
- Vozes anoitecidas - Audiobook
Photography
Since 1981 his photographic works went public on 49 solo exhibitions and 7 collective exhibitions, in PortugalPortugal
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...
, Madeira
Madeira
Madeira is a Portuguese archipelago that lies between and , just under 400 km north of Tenerife, Canary Islands, in the north Atlantic Ocean and an outermost region of the European Union...
, Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
, Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
and Mozambique
Mozambique
Mozambique, officially the Republic of Mozambique , is a country in southeastern Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi and Zambia to the northwest, Zimbabwe to the west and Swaziland and South Africa to the southwest...
.