Escuela de Periodismo Carlos Septién García

The Escuela de Periodismo Carlos Septién García (EPCSG - School of Journalism Carlos Septién García) was the first Mexican educational institution of journalism. It was founded by , and supported by the (Mexican Catholic Action), on May 30, 1939, and achieved certification of the Secretaría de Educación Pública on July 2, 1976. The school was named after its second director.

Under the leadership of Alejandro Avilés Insunza the school detached itself from the Acción Católica Mexicana and its associated political and ideological tendencies concerning academic freedom.^[1]

Directors[]

1. 1949-1951: (1897–1966)
2. 1951-1953: Carlos Septién García (1915–1953)
3. 1953-1958: José N. Chávez González
4. 1958-1963: Carlos Alvear Acevedo
5. 1963-1984: (1915–2005)
6. 1984-2001:
7. 2001-2004: Alejandro Hernández
8. 2004-2008: Manuel Pérez Miranda (second time)
9. since 2009:-José Luis Vázquez Baeza

Further reading[]

• Salvador Flores Llamas: La Septién García, forjadora de periodistas profesionales veraces. Parte 1, February 12, 2009. (in Spanish)
• Salvador Flores Llamas: La Septién García, forjadora de periodistas profesionales veraces. Parte 2, February 19, 2009. (in Spanish)

References[]

External links[]

• Official website

Coordinates: 19°26′13″N 99°08′55″W / 19.43694°N 99.14861°W / 19.43694; -99.14861