Pedro Aguiar

world news editor pedreco@gmail.com

Summary
Pedro Aguiar is a Brazilian journalist and scholar focused on world news, foreign politics, and news agencies with a special interest in Eastern Europe, the Balkans, and former Yugoslavia. His career experience includes print, broadcasting, online and news agency, performing duties such as writing and editing world news and coordinating foreign correspondents. Among others, he traveled to Belgrade, Bucharest, Zagreb, Ljubljana, Prague, Bratislava, Istanbul, Athens, and reported from Kosovo and Turkey. He was also an editor for Opera Mundi, a the only media outlet in Brazil fully dedicated to world news, and for Globo TV late night newscast, as an editor for world news. He is currently based in Rio de Janeiro, working for the corporate history department at Globo. Pedro holds an M.A. in Communications from the University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), with a thesis on the Non-Aligned News Agencies Pool (NANAP) and its role in building South-South flows for international communication. His B.A. in Journalism, titled "Networking International News" (Jornalismo Internacional em Redes), was published by the City Administration of Rio de Janeiro. Born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (1981).

Specialties
Writing for Print, Wire, TV, and Radio news media. Digital Audio & Video editing. Writing, editing, copy editing, translating (Spanish-Portuguese; also English-Portuguese, Serbian/Croatian/Bosnian-Portuguese).

Languages
Ingls Espanhol Servo-Croata Portugus (Native or bilingual proficiency) (Native or bilingual proficiency) (Limited working proficiency) (Native or bilingual proficiency)

Experience
editor at TV Globo April 2011 - Present (1 year) editor senior at Memria Globo, corporate history department (since Jun.2011)
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world news editor at the "Jornal da Globo" late night newscast - TV Globo So Paulo (Apr.-Jun.) deputy editor at Opera Mundi October 2009 - January 2011 (1 year 4 months) deputy editor (sub-editor) at news website exclusively dedicated to World News 1 recommendation available upon request teaching assistant at UFRJ July 2008 - December 2009 (1 year 6 months) teaching assistant for International Journalism classes, undergraduate; School of Communications, University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) 1 recommendation available upon request staff writer & researcher at Rede Globo February 2008 - July 2008 (6 months) independent contractor at Memria Globo, archive & research dept. for the Globo media corporation; researching and writing about TV international news (among others) for the website, memoriaglobo.globo.com junior editor at EFE May 2007 - December 2007 (8 months) writing, editing, copy editing, translation (Spanish-Portuguese). news agency & online/wire service. 1 recommendation available upon request reporter at Festival do Rio September 2002 - October 2006 (4 years 2 months) reporter and staff writer for the website of the Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival, in 2002, 2003, 2005, and 2006 reporter at Jornal do Brasil April 2006 - June 2006 (3 months) reporter and staff writer for the world news desk, in a major daily newspaper intern at CBN - Sistema Globo de Rdio February 2005 - December 2005 (11 months) internship through CBN and Globo AM radio networks, plus O Globo and Extra newspapers and GloboOn news website intern at EFE June 2004 - January 2005 (8 months) internship at Portuguese language service. writing/editing/translating from Spanish wire service into plain text dispatches to Brazilian news media.
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intern at Inventhar Comunicao March 2004 - June 2004 (4 months) intern at house magazines: Brasil Nuclear, Cuidados pela Vida and Sun Microsystems

Education
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro Master's, Communication and Culture, 2008 - 2010 Activities and Societies: research group on Media Ownership (under Political Economy of Communication) Brazilian Army/United Nations Reporting from War Zones, 2009 - 2009 TOL - Transitions Online Training Course, Foreign Correspondence, 2006 - 2006 Universidade Federal Fluminense Cinema, 2002 - 2006 Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro Bacharelado em Comunicao Social, habilitao em Jornalismo, Journalism, 1999 - 2006 Activities and Societies: PET-ECO/UFRJ (Special Training Programme at the School of Communications governmental scholarship), Monitoria (assistant teaching) for International Journalism chair, Vide Vdeo (student film & video exhibit), Rdio Interferncia (college radio), Rizoma (bi-monthly college TV show) Instituto Metodista Bennett Elementary & High School, 1992 - 1998 Activities and Societies: Student Board (1996-1997)

Courses
Independent Coursework Roteiro de Cinema e TV

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Publications
Jornalismo Internacional em Redes (Networking International Journalism) Prefeitura do Rio/Secretaria Especial de Comunicao Social 2008 Authors: Pedro Aguiar What is International Journalism and how it helps us understand what happens in the world? What are the features of this news beat and the problems faced by the professionals? Why the international coverage is more concentrated in the US, Europe and wealthy countries, and little is said about developing countries, which are the majority of the world? What attempts have been made before to balance the international news and how to use new technologies to accomplish this today? This book, part of the Cadernos da Comunicao series, intends to answer these questions. Originally presented as an undergraduate thesis required for a degree in Journalism at the University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) in 2007.

Projects
A Meio Caminho - um ano da independncia do Kosovo (Carta Capital mag) February 2009 to February 2009 Members: Pedro Aguiar, Felipe Marschall six-page special story about Kosovo one year after its independence; reporting from Pritina to Carta Capital magazine, one of Brazil's leading news weeklies. Alternative Network Reporting July 2008 to May 2009 Members: Pedro Aguiar Theoretical-practical workshop designed and taught twice: Free Media Forum (July 2008) and Intercom South-East (May 2009), both at ECO/UFRJ; introduction to new technologies for distance reporting, alternative media, agenda-setting, gatekeeping, web 2.0, twitter International Journalism August 2008 to December 2009 Members: Pedro Aguiar, Manuela Andreoni, Iasmine Pereira Elective course for undergraduate major in Journalism, at the Communications School of the University of Rio de Janeiro, taught as teaching assistance for graduate scholars. Vide Vdeo March 2002 to May 2004 Members: Pedro Aguiar, Luana Rocha, Claudia Macedo, Carla Nascimento Nationwide video and film festival of the University of Rio de Janeiro, fully managed by undergraduate students. Founded in 1997 and held yearly since then, in Rio de Janeiro. Research Network on International News
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August 2005 to Present Members: Pedro Aguiar Nationwide group with over 400 journalists, scholars, researchers, professors and students about Brazilian coverage on world news, correspondents abroad, international politics, foreign media, world news and themes alike. RPJI (in Portuguese) is constituted by a mailing list, a website, a database, a bank of thesis, collaborative bibliography, events calendar and archives about international news.

Skills & Expertise

Text Editing News Writing Reporting Teaching Team Coordination Journalistic writing Journalism teaching World News Foreign Reporting (Advanced, 6 years experience) (Expert, 7 years experience) (Beginner, 3 years experience) (Intermediate, 1 year experience) (Intermediate, 1 year experience)

Honors and Awards

academic work selected by the City Hall of Rio de Janeiro for publishing under the "Cadernos da Comunicao" (Journals of Communication) series, as "Jornalismo Internacional em Redes" ('Networking International Journalism'), 2008.

Interests
International Journalism, World News, Foreign Correspondence. Eastern Europe, former USSR. Multimedia News Projects. Screenwriting for Broadcast and Film. Online & Radio News. Digital Audio/Video News Services. Peer-to-Peer Information Networks for International Journalism.

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Pedro Aguiar
world news editor pedreco@gmail.com

3 people have recommended Pedro

"When I hired Pedro to work at the Opera Mundi's newsroom, I know I had chosen someone with a good background, but I didn't know this background was so big. The man knows everything about history, about Eastern Europe, about international news agencies and about many other things. Besides that, he writes very well and he's a hard worker. He's not the kind that makes everything you ask him too without arguing. He argues a lot, that's truth, but with the due respect. And makes the whole team's work be better, because two minds always think better than only one. I recommend." Julio Cruz Neto, Chief editor, Opera Mundi, worked directly with Pedro at Opera Mundi "I was very impressed with Pedro's knowledge of international journalism during his time as teaching assistance in International Systems of Information. We were friends before that, but that was the moment when I saw Pedro researching. Know-how, expertise and a creative approach to the subject added up to audacious interviews, quick-witted observations and his characteristic sharp view on political facts. Plus the bar he took me and my gf in Sao Paulo made of our visit a great time in there." Srgio Tavares, Student, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, worked indirectly for Pedro at UFRJ "Pedro is one of the most creative professionals I know.He is always ready to find solutions that benefit the whole group he works with. Also, he has a vast knowledge of international issues, and a bright future as an international journalist." Eduardo Plastino, Editor-in-chief, Portuguese language service, Agencia EFE, managed Pedro at EFE

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