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

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(UAB).

Biography

Born in

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in 1954. He earned a licentiate degree in Hispanic Philology and a PhD in Communication Sciences. He was the creator of the educational TV show '. A member of the list of candidates to the Chairship of

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(and thus replace

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), he was shortlisted as the prospective candidate after an agreement struck between the

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and the People's Party in February 2021. Voted by the

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as member of the administration board of RTVE together with

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, José Manuel Martín Medem, Carmen Sastre,

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and Juan José Baños with 249 votes in favour and 10 abstentions, he was sworn in as chairman of the public broadcasting corporation on 26 March 2021. 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.

Works

* ''El reto de la televisión educativa'' * ''Libro Blanco de la Televisión educativa y cultural en Iberoamérica'' * ''La televisión educativa''

References

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