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Thiago Medaglia

Thiago Medaglia

TERRA magazine

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Environmental and science journalist. Master in History of Science at @HarvardHistSci ,founder of @ambientalmedia, @KSJatMIT fellow 2020, former @natgeob

  • Education

    • UMESP - Methodist University of São Paulo (The best private college of communication in Brazil)

      2000 - 2004
      Bachelor’s Degree in Communication – Journalism Social Communication, Journalism Project Course Conclusion: 10 (maximum) / Average grade during the course: 8,36

      Activities and Societies: Class representative, member of the prom committee and class speaker at graduation ceremony. Ranked third in the exam entrance, which earned me a partial scholarship in the first half. Course Conclusion Project (2004): Josef Mengele - The Two Faces of Fear. Special article presented as a nonfiction book prepared after two years of research; awarded degree 10.0 (ten) by examiners. Produced in partnership with Ivan Zaneski Lopes.

    • City University of New York

      2016 - 2016
      2016 Tow-Knight Entrepreneurial Journalism Advanced Certificate Program Entrepreneurial Journalism in Digital Media Master

      Activities and Societies: 2016 Fellow at The Tow-Knight Center for Entrepreneurial Journalism This educational Program from the Tow-Knight Center at The City University Graduate Center (Journalism School), train journalists in media entrepreneurship. The journalism fellowship is a unique, 15-week, intensive immersion into the process of building a media startup. During that period, we explore new business models for news and go through an incubation effort process formed by events, workshops and mentorship programs. Weekly visits to media companies and startups in NYC are also part of… Show more This educational Program from the Tow-Knight Center at The City University Graduate Center (Journalism School), train journalists in media entrepreneurship. The journalism fellowship is a unique, 15-week, intensive immersion into the process of building a media startup. During that period, we explore new business models for news and go through an incubation effort process formed by events, workshops and mentorship programs. Weekly visits to media companies and startups in NYC are also part of the routine. Show less

    • Harvard University

      2021 - 2022
      Master's degree in History of Science History and Philosophy of Science and Technology A

      After two semesters as an audit student in the Department of History of Science at Harvard, I became a formal master’s student, working with professor Naomi Oreskes, a leading climate scientist, as my advisor.

    • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

      2019 - 2020
      Fellow at the Knight Science Journalism Program Science Journalis

      Activities and Societies: One of ten journalists selected for MIT's annual program, the world's most prestigious in science journalism. Every year, the Knight Science Journalism Program at MIT offers academic-year fellowships to 10 science journalists, to give them an opportunity to explore science, technology, and the craft of journalism; to concentrate on a specialty in science; and to learn at some of the top research universities in the world.

    • Harvard University

      2019 - 2019
      Audit Student History of Science

      Activities and Societies: Audit student at professor Naomi Oreskes course: History of Knowledge and Ignorance (Agnotology). Fellow in the Knight Science Journalism Program at MIT. Audit student in courses at MIT and Harvard + regular seminars at the KSJ department.

  • Experience

    • Editora Peixes

      Aug 2004 - Nov 2008
      TERRA magazine

      Started as a Reporter and later promoted to Editor. During four years I had the opportunity to travel to remote corners of Brazil, in search of good stories and characters. It was also a great chance to develop my abilities as a writer, since the magazine had a high reputation for its quality texts regarding science, nature, expedition and traditional culture.

    • Editora Spring

      Oct 2009 - Mar 2010
      Editor at ESPN magazine

      Alongside with two other journalists, was in charge of the magazine. Author of a blog about extreme sports in the magazine website. Author of special reports, such as an extensive profile of the Brazilian Olympic swimmer Cesar Cielo.

    • Abril

      Sept 2011 - Aug 2014
      Assistant Editor at NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC Brazil magazine

      As a shared responsibility with the Senior-Editor, in charge of editing the content of the magazine. Responsible for the magazine's website, editing and revising content submitted by outsourced reporters. Editing articles written for the Brazilian edition, as well as texts that came from the American edition. Author of special reports, some carried out in the Amazon.

    • InfoAmazonia

      Sept 2014 - Sept 2016
      Special Projects Editor

      Editor and author in a few special projects dedicated to data journalism and environmental issues in the Amazon. Author of regular posts regarding the forest conservation at InfoAmazonia's blog in Brazil's major internet portal (uol.com.br).

    • Mother Jones

      Oct 2015 - Nov 2015
      Internship Program from the International Center for Journalists

      As part of ICFJ Program's, A Digital Path to Entrepreneurship At Latin America (http://www.icfj.org/our-work/digital-path-entrepreneurship-and-innovation-latin-america), I spent three weeks at Mother Jones, where I wrote a report for their website and went through a few interviews with the outlet staff. From that I could understand what are MOJO's revenue sources and how their deeply investigative pieces are made.

    • Ambiental Media

      Apr 2016 - now

      Ambiental Media- Science transformed into innovative, compelling and accessible media products- Research networks, institutes, universities and third sector organizations in Brazil and abroad rely on Ambiental Media to bring the science they produce to the general public

      • Founder

        Apr 2016 - now

      • Journalism startup founder at Ambiental Media

        Apr 2016 - now

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Toefl Test (score 112)

      ETS
      Jan 2020

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Thiago Medaglia
      Fellow at the Knight Science Journalism Program at MIT Massachusetts Institute of Technology Aug 2019 One of the 10 fellows of the current cohort of science journalists in the most prestigious program in the world
    • Awarded to Thiago Medaglia
      Fellow at the Tow-Knight Center for Entrepreneurial Journalism at CUNY Tow-Knight Center for Entrepreneurial Journalism at CUNY Jan 2016 I've been accepted at the 2016 Tow-Knight Entrepreneurial Journalism Program at the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism.
    • Awarded to Thiago Medaglia
      Fellow at A Digital Path to Entrepreneurship in Latin America International Center For Journalists (ICFJ) Sep 2015 The development of the project Ambiental led me to receive a grant from ICFJ. At October 2015, I'll spend a month in an American media company where I'll be able to learn the best options for both a business and an editorial plan. http://www.icfj.org/our-work/digital-path-entrepreneurship-and-innovation-latin-america
    • Awarded to Thiago Medaglia
      HONOR: platform mentioned by Global Investigative Journalism Network Global Investigative Journalism Network Aug 2015 GLOBAL INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM NETWORK (2015) mentioned the platform costingnature.infoamazonia.org as one of the top data journalism works from August, alongside with visualizations produced by LA Times and Der Spiegel (http://goo.gl/5xxBDH).
    • Awarded to Thiago Medaglia
      ABRIL JOURNALISM AWARD (2014) ABRIL PUBLISHER HOUSE May 2014 ABRIL JOURNALISM AWARD (2014) The article “Coal: fire and sword” (about the productive chain of pig iron in Amazon) has been nominated as one of the four finalists in a special category.
    • Awarded to Thiago Medaglia
      JABUTI PRIZE BRAZILIAN CHAMBER OF BOOKS Oct 2012 JABUTI PRIZE (2012) Author of the text from the book A RICHLY ENDOWED VALLEY, second place in the photography category (text is one of the criteria for evaluation).
    • Awarded to Thiago Medaglia
      AWARD: NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC MAGAZINE BEST EDIT NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY Mar 2012 NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC BEST EDIT (2012) The article “What if the green returned to Marginal Tiete Avenue?” was elected the best article from March between all the 34 international editions.
    • Awarded to Thiago Medaglia
      AWARD: finalist as best magazine cover of the year National Association of Magazine Editors (Brazil) Nov 2010 At ESPN magazine, the cover article about the Brazilian swimmer Cesar Cielo, owner of an olympic gold medal, was indicated as a best year cover. I was the article´s author and I also worked as a producer for the photographic session where the cover scene was captured.
    • Awarded to Thiago Medaglia
      Journalism Award SOS Atlantic Forest SOS Mata Altântica (a NGO focused in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest conservation) Jul 2006 Journalism Award SOS Atlantic ForestAs a reporter from TERRA magazine, honorable mention with the articles about the mouth of the São Francisco River, located in northeast Brazil, and the revival of the Tiete River, in São Paulo state.