Journalist and publisher Bernardo Kucinski is one of the most experienced and respected journalists in the current Brazilian scene. Although he graduated in physics, he entered journalism with the encouragement of
Raimundo Pereira, a friend. By force of circumstances (in this case, the military regime that governed the country), he moved to England. In London, between 1971 and 1974, Kucinski was a producer and host of the BBC, and a correspondent of the journal
Opinião first and after
Gazeta Mercantil, dedicated to deepening their training in economics. Returning to Brazil in 1974, Kucinski participated in the founding of alternative newspapers including
Em Movimento and
Tempo (which was the first publisher in 1977). Thereafter, he worked as editor of
Gazeta Mercantil and was a correspondent for
The Guardian,
Euromoney, and
Latin America Political Report. He also contributed to the science magazine,
Ciência Hoje.
Academic In 1986 he joined the staff of the University of São Paulo as a professor in the School of Communications and Arts. In 1991, he presented his doctoral thesis,
Revolutionary Journalists.
Political advisor In 2002, with the victory of the candidate of the Workers Party, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Kucinski became a special advisor to the Ministry of Social Communication of the Presidency. He left this employment in 2006. == Awards ==