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El Diario La Prensa
Names Alberto Vourvoulias-Bush as Executive Editor
Veteran Journalist
will Lead Nation’s Oldest Spanish-language Daily Newspaper
New York, NY--(HISPANIC
PR WIRE)--May 24, 2005--El Diario La Prensa announced today the
appointment of Alberto Vourvoulias-Bush as Executive Editor of
the nation’s oldest Spanish-language daily newspaper. Vourvoulias-Bush
is a veteran journalist and scholar with extensive experience
leading editorial teams of notable publications. The appointment
is effective June 1, 2005.
"We are extremely
excited to be able to recruit one of the best minds in the industry,"
said Rossana Rosado, Publisher & CEO of El Diario La Prensa.
"His journalistic leadership in covering local and Latin
American issues combined with his demonstrated editorial and management
skills will allow us to continue to build upon our paper’s
strengths and further empower our readers.”
Most recently, Vourvoulias-Bush
was Managing Editor of ARTnews, a premiere magazine covering the
international art world. Prior to that position, Vourvoulias-Bush
served as Deputy Editor of Time Magazine’s Latin America
Edition and Director, Time Americas. There he developed articles
on issues ranging from politics, economics, and business, to social
issues and cultural trends. Vourvoulias-Bush also worked at Poder
magazine as Director of “An Agenda for the Americas,”
a major conference on US-Latin American issues. He spent four
years at the Council on Foreign Relations as a research associate
for the foreign policy think-tank, and has been a lecturer at
New York University (SCE) and an instructor at Yale University.
Vourvoulias-Bush replaces Pedro Rojas, who has returned to California
for family reasons.
"I am looking
forward to joining El Diario’s team and leading the newsroom
through what promises to be an important period for Latinos and
for New Yorkers” said Vourvoulias-Bush. El Diario is the
number one newspaper in New York, the second largest Hispanic
market in the US, with a circulation and readership larger than
any other Spanish-language newspaper in the tri-state area. Vourvoulias-Bush
has a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations from the University
of Pennsylvania and both a Master of Arts and a Master of Philosophy
from Yale University’s Department of Politics.
Alberto Vourvoulias-Bush
was born in Mexico, and raised in Guatemala by a Guatemalan mother
and a North American father of Greek descent. He has lived in
New York for 15 years. He is married and lives in Brooklyn with
his wife and two children.
About El Diario La
Prensa
Established in 1913, El Diario La Prensa is the oldest Spanish-language
newspaper in the US. The paper is the number one Spanish-language
newspaper in New York with a daily readership of 243,000 and a
circulation of more than 50,000. The paper is the most relied
upon source for Latinos living in New York tri-state area for
coverage of the latest local, national and international news.
It covers a wide range of topics including news from Latin America,
human-interest stories, politics, business & technology, health,
entertainment, and sports. El Diario enjoys a tradition of journalistic
excellence. Its mission is to provide relevant information, promote
culture, celebrate the heritage and empower its diverse community.
In 2004, El Diario
La Prensa combined forces with La Opinión to form ImpreMedia,
the number one Spanish-language newspaper publisher in the US.
ImpreMedia publishes the leading Spanish-language newspapers in
the three largest Hispanic markets: Los Angeles, New York and
Chicago.
For more information,
visit El Diario La Prensa on the web at http://www.eldiariony.com
or http://www.impremedia.com.
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Contact:
George Maya
(212) 807-4674 |
