Vicent Partal

Vicent Partal
Vicent Partal
Vicent Partal at Vilaweb
Born (1960-11-28) November 28, 1960 (age 63)
Bétera
OccupationJournalist
Notable workVilaWeb

Vicent Partal (Valencian pronunciation: [viˈsɛm paɾˈtal]; born 1960 in Bétera, Valencia)[1] is a Spanish journalist and director of VilaWeb. He has also worked in El Temps, Diari de Barcelona, TVE, Catalunya Ràdio, El Punt, and La Vanguardia, among others. He is considered an Internet pioneer.[2]

In 1994, he created the self-styled "first news Internet system in Catalonia" named El Temps Online. In 1995, founded Partal, Maresma & Associats, a company devoted to Internet Consulting and access. From that initiative, La Infopista catalana appeared in 1996, which later became VilaWeb.[1][3] He is currently the Chairman of the Board of the European Journalism Centre.[4]

  1. ^ a b "Veure autor". Universitat d'Alacant (in Catalan). 23 February 2007. Archived from the original on 26 April 2012. Retrieved 29 December 2011.
  2. ^ "Who is Who on the Internet World". www.wiwiw.org. Retrieved 2019-05-23.
  3. ^ "Vicent Partal avisa de la importància de la participació dels lectors en la premsa del segle XXI". omnium.cat (in Catalan). 24 November 2011. Archived from the original on 27 December 2011. Retrieved 29 December 2011.
  4. ^ "Team". European Journalism Centre. 2019-05-22. Retrieved 2019-05-23.