Carlos Mendo (June 26, 1933 – August 23, 2010) was a Spanish journalist. Mendo co-founded El Pais, Spain's most widely circulated daily newspaper, 1972.[1]
Mendo began his career in journalism in 1958 when he joined the Spanish news agency, EFE.[1] He later left EFE in order to join United Press International (UPI).[1] He became United Press International's first correspondent in Rome, Italy, before becoming UPI's Spain bureau chief.[1]
In 1965, Mendo rejoined EFE as a managing director.[1] He oversaw much of EFE's expansion until his second departure in 1969.[1]
Mendo was hired by PRISA publishing group, where he became part of the team which founded and launched El Pais newspaper in 1972.[1] The newspaper's other co-founders at PRISA included José Ortega Spottorno, Jesús de Polanco and Juan Luis Cebrián. Though El Pais is considered to be a liberal publication, Mendo was a conservative.[1] He remained active at El Pais after the newspaper was founded, including a stint as a reporter in Washington D.C.[1] In 1979, Mendo became the newspaper's London correspondent.[1]
Carlos Mendo died on August 23, 2010, at the age of 77 after several weeks in the hospital.[1][2]