Changes in Semana magazine: Vicky Dávila is the new editorial general director – People – Culture

This Tuesday new changes were made in the organization of Grupo Semana. Through your Twitter account, Alejandro Santos Rubino, who at the beginning of last October had assumed the presidency of Grupo Semana, announced his departure from that magazine.

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“After 20 years in WeekI want to thank all journalists and collaborators, those of today and those of yesterday, for having achieved the dream of becoming a benchmark in the continent. Thank you, “Santos wrote.

Santos’ resignation was confirmed hours later by Grupo Semana in a statement in which it was also announced that journalist Ricardo Calderón leaves the editorial direction of the magazine, a position he had recently assumed.

“Alejandro Santos and Ricardo Calderón retire from Week After a long career, in which their work as journalists contributed to building the most influential magazine in Colombia, recognized with multiple awards and accolades throughout all these years. Our gratitude to both of them and best wishes in this new stage, “the statement read.

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It is worth mentioning that Santos and Calderón assumed those positions at the beginning of October as part of what that media called a “transformation process” at the time.

In the statement issued this Tuesday night, Week also announced that “The general editorial direction of the Group will be headed by Vicky Dávila and the general deputy director will be occupied by Carlos Enrique Rodríguez, until today director of the magazine Money“. This, because the magazines Week Y Money they will be integrated into a single publication.

On the other hand, he reported that “the shareholders have reached an agreement through which Felipe López will sell Gabriel Gilinski his shareholding” in this media group.

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After the departure of Santos and Calderón, and the subsequent announcement of the new direction, other journalists and collaborators of the magazine have decided to resign. Among them are the cartoonist Vladdo and the columnist María Jimena Duzán, who also served as director of Live week.

Vladdo posted on his Twitter account: “Starting today (this Tuesday), with great regret but with absolute determination, I am withdrawing from @RevistaSemana, of which I was a collaborator for 26 years.”

He explained that “it is not an easy decision”, but that he made that determination because he considers that, “under the new direction, it is evident that this publication will take a very different course and will cease to be the magazine to which I was proud to belong during most of my professional life. ”

For its part, María Jimena Duzán announced her departure at dawn on November 11. “I am grateful to Felipe López and Gabriel Gillinsky for the support they gave me during the years that I worked in Week“he wrote on his Twitter account.

He also indicated that he will continue working, although he did not give more details about his next direction. “I am going to undertake new projects that I am passionate about. I will be telling you,” said Duzán.

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