Daniel Coronell
Encyclopedia
Daniel Coronell is a Colombia
n journalist
and VP of News of Univision
network in the United States. He has also been editor in chief of the Colombian national newscasts Noticias Uno
, NTC Noticias and Noticias RCN. He has been a TV journalist since the beginning of his career. He has served as general coordinator for the national newscasts Noticiero de las 7 and Telenoticiero del Mediodía, editor of the national newscast Noticiero Nacional and editor in chief of the TV programs Protagonista and Magazín 7:30.
and majored in journalism at the Universidad Externado de Colombia
. He specialized in Switzerland
and Spain
.
He also writes an opinion column for the weekly news magazine Semana. He has taught at the Javeriana and Externado de Colombia universities and currently he is a member of the teaching staff for the Masters Program on Journalism at the Universidad de los Andes
. He is a senior research fellow at Stanford University
and senior visiting scholar at the University of California at Berkeley.
, and their daughter. His loved ones had been persistently threatened through phone calls, funeral wreaths and anonymous e-mails.
Coronell and his family (his wife was the presenter of the newscast he then directed) decided to come back to Colombia on July 2007, where a few months later, as a result of his columns and TV reports critical of President Uribe's government, he had an improvised argument with the latter on-the air, through La FM
, a national radio network.
In 2009 he was granted the highest award for a TV investigative report by the Fundación Nuevo Periodismo Iberoamericano - Cemex, for "Un crimen casi perfecto" (An Almost Perfect Crime) together with a team of journalists from Noticias Uno. The program was broadcast in 2007.
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
n journalist
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
and VP of News of Univision
Univision
Univision is a Spanish-language television network in the United States. It has the largest audience of Spanish language television viewers according to Nielsen ratings. Randy Falco, COO, has been in charge of the company since the departure of Univision Communications president and CEO Joe Uva...
network in the United States. He has also been editor in chief of the Colombian national newscasts Noticias Uno
Noticias Uno
Noticias Uno is a nightly Colombian newscast produced by NTC Televisión and aired weekends and holidays on state-owned privately-run Canal Uno....
, NTC Noticias and Noticias RCN. He has been a TV journalist since the beginning of his career. He has served as general coordinator for the national newscasts Noticiero de las 7 and Telenoticiero del Mediodía, editor of the national newscast Noticiero Nacional and editor in chief of the TV programs Protagonista and Magazín 7:30.
Education and career
Coronell graduated from high school at the Colegio Mayor de Nuestra Señora del Rosario in BogotáBogotá
Bogotá, Distrito Capital , from 1991 to 2000 called Santa Fé de Bogotá, is the capital, and largest city, of Colombia. It is also designated by the national constitution as the capital of the department of Cundinamarca, even though the city of Bogotá now comprises an independent Capital district...
and majored in journalism at the Universidad Externado de Colombia
Universidad Externado de Colombia
The Universidad Externado de Colombia in Bogotá, Colombia, is a private university which grants 4 and 5 year primary and professional degrees as well as advanced 2-year Magister degrees. Instruction is primarily in Spanish. The dean is Dr...
. He specialized in Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
and Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
.
He also writes an opinion column for the weekly news magazine Semana. He has taught at the Javeriana and Externado de Colombia universities and currently he is a member of the teaching staff for the Masters Program on Journalism at the Universidad de los Andes
University of the Andes, Colombia
The University of the Andes , is a coeducational, nonsectarian private university located in city centre Bogotá, Colombia. Founded in 1948, the University has 9 faculties: Administration, Architecture and Design, Arts and Humanities, Sciences, Social Sciences, Law, Economics, Engineering and...
. He is a senior research fellow at Stanford University
Stanford University
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
and senior visiting scholar at the University of California at Berkeley.
Exile and return
On August 2005 he had to go into exile with his wife, journalist and anchorwoman María Cristina UribeMaría Cristina Uribe
María Cristina Uribe is a Colombian journalist and news presenter born in Medellín. Between 2002 and 2011 she presented Noticias Uno.Ms Uribe majored in Social Communication and Journalism from Pontifical Bolivarian University in 1991...
, and their daughter. His loved ones had been persistently threatened through phone calls, funeral wreaths and anonymous e-mails.
Coronell and his family (his wife was the presenter of the newscast he then directed) decided to come back to Colombia on July 2007, where a few months later, as a result of his columns and TV reports critical of President Uribe's government, he had an improvised argument with the latter on-the air, through La FM
La FM
La FM is a Colombian news/talk/pop music radio station, founded in July 1996 by RCN Radio. Until mid-2000s, it was a news/talk/adult contemporary station....
, a national radio network.
Awards
Coronell has been awarded the prestigious National Journalism Award Simón Bolívar on six occasions:- 1987: Best TV Chronicle
- 1989: Best Journalistic Report
- 1992: Best Cultural Report
- 2007: Best Opinion Column
- 2008: Best TV News Follow-up Report and Best Investigative Report for TV
In 2009 he was granted the highest award for a TV investigative report by the Fundación Nuevo Periodismo Iberoamericano - Cemex, for "Un crimen casi perfecto" (An Almost Perfect Crime) together with a team of journalists from Noticias Uno. The program was broadcast in 2007.