John Virtue is the director of the International Media Center. One of the center's projects trains independent journalists in Cuba to understand news judgement, journalistic ethics and how to write for an external audience. Virtue has taught some of these courses on the island itself and worked with several independent journalists who since have been jailed for practicing their profession. Virtue is a former foreign correspondent for United Press International in Brazil, Venezuela and Mexico. Before joining FIU in 1989, Virtue was executive editor of El Mundo newspaper in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Submit your question for John Virtue by using the email form below. Please limit one (1) question per email. |