| Eduardo Ulibarri | |
|---|---|
| Born | Eduardo Ulibarri Bilbao February 3, 1952 Remedios, Cuba |
| Occupation | Journalist, Political commentator, Writer |
| Notable credit(s) | La Nación director (1982–2003) Inter American Press Association President of Press Freedom Committee (1991-1994) |
Eduardo Ulibarri Bilbao (born February 3, 1952) is an award winning Costa Rican journalist.
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Eduardo Ulibarri was born in Remedios, Cuba on February 3, 1952. At the age of 14 he emigrated out of Cuba with his parents towards Costa Rica.
He graduated from the University of Costa Rica with a bachelor degree, and obtained a master degree in journalism from the University of Missouri.
He was director of La Nación from 1982 until 2003.
He is a professor of journalism at the University of Costa Rica's School of Collective Communication Sciences.
He was president of the Inter American Press Association's Press Freedom Committee from 1991 to 1994 and was the main write of the "Chapultepec Declaration" which deals with freedom of expression.
He has authored several books on journalism and current events, works as political analyst and is an international advisor in government, freedom of expression and journalistic integrity, and media subjects to both local and international news organizations.
Since 2005 he has been president of the Costa Rica Instituto de Prensa y Libertad de Expresión (IPLEX) which is based in San José, Costa Rica.