José Manuel Fernandes

José Manuel Fernandes is an accomplished journalist and educator with extensive experience in the field of media. As Publisher at Observador since 2014 and Editor of revista XXI-Ter Opinião at Fundação Francisco Manuel dos Santos since 2011, José combines publishing expertise with editorial insight. With a background as a Partner at Pedra da Lua, SA since 2006, José also provides consulting services. José has a long history of teaching journalism as an invited teacher at multiple institutions, including UCP, ISCEM, and ESCS. Prior roles include Opinion Writer at Público and Editor-in-Chief at both Público and Jornal Publico, with a career in journalism dating back to 1981 at Expresso. José holds degrees in Biology from the University of Lisbon and Journalism from Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa.