Jacobo Zabludovsky

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Jacobo Zabludovsky (born May 24, 1928) is a Mexican journalist. He was the first anchorman in Mexican television and his TV news program, "24 Horas" ("24 Hours") was for decades one of the most important in the country.cite news| last =Rohter| first =Larry| coauthors =| title =As the world turns, it's news with a spin; Mexico: The Word According To Jacobo | work =| pages =| language =| publisher =New York Times|url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C0CE0D71039F937A15755C0A966958260| date=1990-06-24|accessdate =2007-11-25]

Biography

Zabludovsky was born in 1928 in Mexico City to Polish-Jewish imigrants. He is the brother of the late Abraham Zabludovsky, a famed architect.

Zabludovsky was a well known anchor man hosting "24 Horas," the main news program on the popular Televisa network between 1971 and 1998. Owing to the nonconfrontional approach of the network, the programme was perceived as partisan and supportive of the government.cite news| last =Preston| first =Julia| coauthors =| title =In Mexico, Top Newsman And Network Part Ways | work =| pages =| language =| publisher = New York Times |url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9806EED9103CF932A35757C0A9669C8B63| date=2000-04-01|accessdate =2007-11-25] cite news| last =Depalma| first =Anthony| coauthors =| title =Press in Mexico docile on revolt | work =| pages =| language =| publisher = New York Times |url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C04EEDC1E3AF935A35750C0A962958260&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=1| date=1994-03-06|accessdate =2007-11-25] In 1998, citing a desire to cut down his workload and ill-health, he retired from presenting "24 Horas", which also came to an end with his departure, marking the end of an era in Mexican journalism.cite news| last =Preston| first =Julia| coauthors =| title =Mexico City Journal; News (and State) Anchor Weighs His | work =| pages =| language =| publisher = New York Times |url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C05E0DA1038F933A15752C0A96E958260&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=1| date=1998-01-20|accessdate =2007-11-25] After leaving "24 Horas", Zabludovsky worked on special newscasts and documentaries. However, in 2000, he resigned from the Televisa network following the resignation of his son, Abraham, who also worked for Televisa. Zabludovsky claimed that his son had been overlooked for the position of night time news anchor and that he was resigning out of solidarity with him.

During his career at Televisa, Zabludovsky covered several important episodes. He was one of few Mexican reporters in Cuba the day Fidel Castro entered Havana in 1959 during the overthrow of the Batista dictatorship and reported the 1985 earthquake that destroyed several parts of Mexico City. However, there was criticism of his coverage of presidential elections in 1988 and 1994, when he favored the candidate of the government party to the exclusion of opposition contenders.cite news| last =Rohter| first =Larry| coauthors =| title =Press To Many, Mexican Press Is Meek . . . | work =| pages =| language =| publisher = New York Times |url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=940DE5DC1538F935A25754C0A96E948260| date=1988-07-16|accessdate =2007-11-25] cite news| last =Golden| first =Tim| coauthors =| title =Mexican TV Picks Its Political Shots | work =| pages =| language =| publisher = New York Times |url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F01E5DA123EF930A15754C0A962958260| date=1994-07-23|accessdate =2007-11-25] He interviewed many notable people, including President Ernesto Zedillo,cite news| last =Dillon| first =Sam| coauthors =| title =Mexico's New Press Boldness Stops at Leader's Desk | work =| pages =| language =| publisher = New York Times |url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9901E0DD1231F936A2575BC0A960958260&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=1| date=1996-08-15|accessdate =2007-11-25] Dalí and María Félix.

Eighteen months after leaving television, he began a radio newscast on a new station, "La 69" at Grupo Radio Centro, with the pledge of being more critical "...in agreement with the New Mexico in which we are living."cite news| last =Vértiz | first =Columba| coauthors =| title =Zabludovsky aboga ahora por la libertad de prensa| work =| pages =| language =| publisher = Proceso|url=http://www.proceso.com.mx/hemerotecainterior.html?nta=126479| date=2001-09-01|accessdate =2007-11-25 es icon]

He currently writes "Bucareli", a weekly column for Mexican nationwide newspaper El Universal, and hosts a weekday radio program in Radio Red.

He is the subject of Molotov's song Que No Te Haga Bobo Jacobo (Don't let Jacobo make a fool out of you), were he is accused of receiving bribes by Carlos Salinas and negotiating the news with the government. [ [http://www.businessweek.com/2000/00_26/c3687167.htm http://www.businessweek.com/2000/00_26/c3687167.htm Will Young Rockers Really Rock the Boat?] ] [ [http://www.letrascanciones.org/molotov/donde-jugaran-las-ninas/que-no-te-haga-bobo-jacobo.php?l=en Molotov Que no te haga bobo Jacobo Lyrics] ]

References

External links

* [http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=3911001427472489719&q=zabludovsky Video of Jacobo Zabludovsky and Salvador Dalí (1971)]