José Manuel Pérez Tornero

José Manuel Pérez Tornero (born 1954) is a Spanish researcher and journalist. He is Professor of Journalism at the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB).

José Manuel Pérez Tornero
Chair of RTVE
In office
26 March 2021 – 26 September 2022
Preceded byRosa María Mateo (as Sole Administrator)
Succeeded byElena Sánchez Caballero
Personal details
Born (1954-01-06) January 6, 1954 (age 70)
Almería, Spain
OccupationProfessor, researcher, journalist

Biography edit

Born in Almería in 1954.[1][2] He earned a licentiate degree in Hispanic Philology and a PhD in Communication Sciences.[2]

He was the creator of the educational TV show La aventura del saber [es].[2][3] A member of the list of candidates to the Chairship of RTVE (and thus replace Rosa María Mateo), he was shortlisted as the prospective candidate after an agreement struck between the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party and the People's Party in February 2021.[4] Voted by the Congress of Deputies as member of the administration board of RTVE together with Elena Sánchez Caballero, José Manuel Martín Medem, Carmen Sastre, Jenaro Castro and Juan José Baños with 249 votes in favour and 10 abstentions,[5] he was sworn in as chairman of the public broadcasting corporation on 26 March 2021.[6] He handed in his resignation on 26 September 2022, amid an "irreconcilably" divided administration board and clashes with the departments for Content and Newscast Services.[7][8]

Works edit

  • El reto de la televisión educativa[2]
  • Libro Blanco de la Televisión educativa y cultural en Iberoamérica[2]
  • La televisión educativa[2]

References edit

  1. ^ Martín, Irene (5 November 2019). "José Manuel Pérez Tornero: «En la telerrealidad hasta la competición está trucada. Es solo ficción falseada»". La Voz de Galicia.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "José Manuel Pérez Tornero, un académico y divulgador para presidir RTVE". El País. 25 February 2021.
  3. ^ Santos, Elena (25 February 2021). "La aventura de presidir RTVE: quién es José Manuel Pérez Tornero". HuffPost.
  4. ^ Marín Bellón, Federico (25 February 2021). "José Manuel Pérez Tornero, un experto en el mundo académico y educativo al frente de RTVE". ABC.
  5. ^ "El Congreso da luz verde al pacto parlamentario para la renovación de RTVE". Agencia EFE. 25 February 2021.
  6. ^ Ruiz de Elvira, Álvaro P. (26 March 2021). "Pérez Tornero promete un gobierno de consenso en RTVE". El País.
  7. ^ Méndez, Marcos (26 September 2022). "José Manuel Pérez Tornero dimite como presidente de RTVE arrinconado por las críticas a su gestión". vertele! – via eldiario.es.
  8. ^ César (2022-09-28). "Consejo de Informativos de TVE: "No aceptamos que ningún medio de RTVE se convierta en una herramienta política"". Tercera Información (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-01-16.