Priit Pullerits (born July 30, 1965) is an

Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, a ...

n journalist. He graduated from the

University of Tartu The University of Tartu (UT; et, Tartu Ülikool; la, Universitas Tartuensis) is a university in the city of Tartu in Estonia. It is the national university of Estonia. It is the only classical university in the country, and also its biggest ...

and is now a lecturer for the university. He is also employed by the Estonian newspaper ''

Postimees ''Postimees'' () is an Estonian daily newspaper established on 5 June 1857, by Johann Voldemar Jannsen. In 1891, it became the first daily newspaper in Estonia. Its current editor-in-chief is Priit Hõbemägi. The paper has approximately 250 ...

''.

Biography

Priit Pullerits is the son of cultural historian Heivi Pullerits and chemist Rein Pullerits, his brother is medical scientist Teet Pullerits. He graduated from the

in 1990 with a

bachelor's degree A bachelor's degree (from Middle Latin ''baccalaureus'') or baccalaureate (from Modern Latin ''baccalaureatus'') is an undergraduate academic degree awarded by colleges and universities upon completion of a course of study lasting three to six ...

journalism Journalism is the production and distribution of reports on the interaction of events, facts, ideas, and people that are the " news of the day" and that informs society to at least some degree. The word, a noun, applies to the occupation (pro ...

and successfully defended a

master's degree A master's degree (from Latin ) is an academic degree awarded by universities or colleges upon completion of a course of study demonstrating mastery or a high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice.

in 1995. In 1991 he started lecturing at the

in communications and information studies. He founded the Estonian magazine '' Favoriit'' in 1993 and was the editor in chief for the magazine until 1998. Since 1998 he has worked for the Estonian magazine ''

'' as editor in chief. In his free time, Priit Pullerits maintains a popular sports blog "Pulleritsu/Scanpixi spordiblogi", in Estonian, mainly about skiing and running.

Publications

* USA ajakirjandus,

University of Tartu Press University of Tartu Press ( et, Tartu Ülikooli Kirjastus) is a university press and publishing house owned by the University of Tartu, Estonia. Tartu University Press dates its history back to 1632, when University of Tartu was founded. It is ...

2003, * Ameerika, Ajakirjade Kirjastus 2008,

References

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