Miguel Ángel Granados Chapa

Miguel Ángel Granados Chapa (born March 10, 1941 in Mineral del Monte, Hidalgo) is a Mexican journalist writing for the Reforma newspaper. He was the recipient of Mexico's Premio Nacional de Periodismo in 2004 for his career, and again in 2006 for his column. He won the Pedro María Anaya medal in 2008 (an award given by the congress of Hidalgo), and the Belisario Domínguez Medal of Honor in 2008.

Biography

Born in Mineral del Monte, on March 10, 1941, he studied both law and journalism in the UNAM, and obtained a doctorate in History at the Universidad Iberoamericana. He worked as editorial assistant director for the Excélsior, director for Proceso, director for La Jornada, councilman for the IFE, and ran for governor of Hidalgo in 1999. He is the author of several books and has a column in the Reforma newspaper called Plaza Pública, and a radio show with the same name in Radio UNAM.

References

• Medalla Belisario Dominguez
• Conviven los Distintos
• Entregarán medalla Belisario Domínguez a Granados Chapa