ACADEMIC BACKGROUND
Graduated with the degree of Bachelor of Arts in English (Journalism and Creative Writing), 1964, University of the Philippines
Attended the Master of Arts Program in Comparative Literature, College of Arts and Sciences, University of the Philippines, 1965- 68
Attended the Master of Arts Program, Asian Center, University of the Philippines, 1975-77
Was a research fellow at the East-West Center. Honolulu, Hawaii USA, 1980
Was a senior fellow, Indian Institute of Mass Communication, New Delhi, India, 1967
AREAS OF ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL INTEREST
Media criticism
Journalism ethics
Philippine press history
Opinion writing
Magazine writing and editing
Editing
CURRENT INVOLVEMENTS
Professor of Journalism (retired but still teaching), College of Mass Communication, University of the Philippines Diliman
Deputy Director and member of the board of advisers, Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility (CMFR)
Editor, Philippine Journalism Review and PJR Reports (CMFR Publications)
Member, Commission on Higher Education (CHED) Technical Panel on Communication and the Social Sciences.
Chair, Technical Committee on Journalism Education, CHED
Lecturer in journalism, Konrad Adenauer Center for Journalism, Ateneo de Manila University
Member of the Board of Directors, National Center for Print Media (Cyber Press)
Member of the Board of Directors and Vice Chair, Center for People Empowerment in Governance (CenPEG)
PROFESSORIAL CHAIRS (University of the Philippines) :
The Carlos P. Romulo Professorial Chair in Journalism, 1987
The San Miguel Corporation Chair in Communication,1988
The Teodoro F. Valencia Professorial Chair in Mass Communication, 1989
The Carlos P. Romulo Professorial Chair in Journalism, 1992
The Carlos P. Romulo Professorial Chair in Journalism, 1993
The Hernando J. Abaya Professorial Chair in Journalism, 2001-2002; 2004-2005
ADMINISTRATIVE POSTS HELD, UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES:
Dean, University of the Philippines College of Mass Communication for two
terms (June 1, 1994 to May 31, 1997; June 1, 1997 to May 31, 2000)
Officer-In-Charge, UP Film Center, June 1994 to May 2000
Member, Management Team, UP College of Mass Communication-UNESCO Tambuli community radio project 1994-2000.
Chair, Department of Journalism, UP College of Mass Communication (1988-1994)
Coordinator, Journalism Program, UP Institute of Mass Communication (1986-1988)
Officer-In-Charge, UP College of Mass Communication, June-November, 1988
Head, Publications Office, University of the Philippines Philippine Center for Advanced Studies (1975-1978)
Program Development Assistant to the President of the University of the Philippines, 1982- 1984
Deputy Director, University of the Philippines Information Office, 1982
Director, Publications Division, President's Center for Special Studies, 1984-1986
BOOKS PUBLISHED:
The Undiscovered Country (selected short fiction). Published by the University of the Philippines Press, June 2004
Media in Court (Manila: Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility, 1998); editor and chief contributor
Community Communication: An Introduction (Los Banos: UP Institute of Development Communication, 1997); editor, with Crispin Maslog and Louie Tabing.
The Summer of Our Discontent (Manila: Kalikasan Publishers, 1990) A collection of critical essays
Mass Media, Democracy and Development Volume (ed.) , Pamana Anthology of Filipino Socio-Political Thought Since 1872 (a project of the University of the Philippines National College of Public Administration and Governance)
PUBLICATIONS ABROAD
Mass Media Laws and Regulations in the Philippines ( Singapore: Asian Mass Media Information Center, 1998); with Rosalinda V. Kabatay (a second, revised edition was published August, 2001; a third edition has been published for 2006)
Two Perspectives on Philippine Literature and Society (Honolulu: Center for Asian and Pacific Studies, University of Hawaii, 1982); with Epifanio San Juan Jr.
Out of This Struggle: the Filipinos in Hawaii (Honolulu: University Press of Hawaii, 1980); editor
JOURNALISM PRACTICE
A. Current
Columnist (once a week; May 11, 2007 to present), Business World newspaper
Columnist (twice a week; October 2005 to May, 2007) Business Mirror newspaper
Columnist (twice a week; March 2005 to April 2005) Manila Standard- Today newspaper
Columnist (twice a week; May 2000 to March 2005), Today newspaper
Columnist (once a week; June 2004 to the present), Gulf News
Contributor, Diyarista (publication of the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines)
Contributor, Planet Philippines (international online publication on Philippine affairs)
B. Previous
Editor and Chief Contributor, Philippine Journalism Review 2000-2004.
Editor, Philippine Journalism Review refereed journal, 2007-
Philippine Country Editor and Editor-in-Chief, Journalism Asia (The ASEAN Press- Monitoring Annual) 2001-2004
Columnist (once a week; May 2001 to March 2005), ABS-CBN News Interactive
Editor, Philippine News and Features (print edition), 1983- 1989
Contributor, Philippine News and Features online (Internet Edition), 1990-1995
Chief Contributor, Philippine News and Features print edition, 1983-1989
Editor and Columnist, National Midweek Magazine
Columnist, The Manila Times
Columnist, The Manila Standard
Sub-Editor (Deskperson) , The Manila Chronicle
Principal writer, Archipelago online
Book editor, Graphic Magazine
Review editor, Asia-Philippines Leader
Editor, Review Magazine
Editor- In -Chief, The Philippine Collegian (student newspaper of the University of the Philippines)
AWARDS
Model Teacher Award, 2007. Bato Balani Foundation
First Prize, Carlos P. Romulo Literary Award for the Short Story, 1969
Second Prize, Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature, English Short
Story Division, 1969
Second Prize, Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature, English Short Story Division, 1978
Third Prize, Philippines Free Press Short Story Award, 1968
Second Prize, Graphic Magazine Short Story Awards, 1970
PROFESSOR TEODORO HAS BEEN A SPEAKER AND RESOURCE PERSON IN NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES, SEMINARS, AND WORKSHOPS
WEBSITE : www.luisteodoro.com
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