About
Igor Patrick is a journalist specialising in international coverage, with a focus on China, Latin America and the United States.
Igor is the South China Morning Post's Latin America correspondent, based in Rio de Janeiro. Before that came the US-China relationship, covered from Washington, and a posting in Beijing for O Globo. Since 2020 Igor has written a column on China for Folha de S.Paulo, and edits the newsletter "China, Terra do Meio".
Igor holds a master's in China Studies from the Yenching Academy at Peking University and a second one in Global Affairs from Schwarzman Scholars at Tsinghua University, and was a research fellow at the Wilson Center's Kissinger Institute, studying the globalisation strategy of Chinese state media.
- 14years in journalism
- 2master's degrees in China
- 5journalism awards
- 4working languages
Résumé
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South China Morning Post
Correspondent (Latin America)
Leads the paper's Latin America coverage, reporting on the region's engagement with mainland China and Hong Kong.
Correspondent (United States)
Covered the main stories of the US-China relationship across economics, geopolitics and legislation.
Folha de S.Paulo
Columnist
A column on Chinese politics, economics, society, foreign affairs and culture.
Editor of the blog and newsletter "China, Terra do Meio"
Curating and writing the weekly newsletter and China blog in the paper's World section.
Observa China
Strategy adviser (communications and branding)
Host of the podcast "Pagode Chinês"
Hosting and scripting a weekly podcast on Chinese history, technology, culture and news, aimed at a young, non-specialist audience. A partnership with F451 Media.
Co-founder and communications director
Building the editorial policy, press relations and the organisation's journalism products.
Research Fellow
Research on the globalisation strategy of Chinese state media in Latin America, at the Kissinger Institute.
Correspondent
Reporting from China on politics, economics, global governance, defence and regional security.
Correspondent
Writing, adapting and translating international news, filing exclusives distributed to the agency's 34 bureaus, plus interviews and anchoring for Sputnik Brasil radio.
Columnist
Weekly pieces on politics and international law: humanitarian crises, international institutions, human rights and governance. The collaboration extended to HuffPost México, with articles in Spanish.
Jornal Hoje em Dia
Reporter
City desk, covering education, public safety, health and urban governance.
Editorial intern
The "Primeiro Plano" desk (business, politics and international) and the travel, food and technology supplements.
Trainee reporter
Rotating through the Agência Estado, Business, Aliás, Politics and International desks.
Radio intern
Producing, reporting and voicing for "CBN Belo Horizonte", the local morning show, with pieces carried on the national network. City, politics, culture and public safety.
Culture intern
Covering Belo Horizonte's cultural agenda, film reviews and reporting on theatre, dance and concerts.
Education
Master in Global Affairs — Schwarzman Scholars
Master of Law in China Studies (politics and international relations) — Yenching Academy
BA in Journalism
Awards
Honourable mention — Libero Badaró Journalism Award
Honourable mention — IAPA Freedom of the Press Award
FICA13 Radio Journalism Award
Délio Rocha Journalism Award
Telefônica Vivo University Journalism Award
Work
Text, audio, video, books and opinion pieces.
Nothing published in this format yet.
Media appearances
Interviews, podcasts and panels.
- “Instead of competing with local media, China uses them as channels”: Beijing’s media strategy in Latin America
- Hearts and Minds
- La estrategia de China para aumentar su influencia en América Latina a través de los medios de información
- Trade and carbon credits, not Ukraine, lead the agenda at Lula-Xi talks
- As causas e as consequências da explosão da Covid na China
- Aos 100 anos, como o Partido Comunista controla o Estado e a vida dos chineses
Contact
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