Carlos Morais José left the editorship of Hoje Macau after 25 years of leadership, completing a quarter of a century at the helm of the publication. The article describes this departure as the closing of a significant cycle, emphasising that directing a newspaper for so long involves the daily responsibility of deciding what deserves to be news, what should be questioned, and what cannot be silenced.
João Luz and João Santos Filipe now take over the editorship of Hoje Macau, in a new chapter for the newspaper. The article's author, Fernando Jesus Pires, journalist and director of ORegiões, describes Carlos Morais José as a restless journalist, a man of opinion, and a demanding editor, who never confused journalism with indifference.
The article highlights the importance of Hoje Macau as a space for memory, word, and thought in the Portuguese language in the region. It notes that Macau, as a city living between worlds, languages, and times, recognises memory as a form of resistance, and the newspaper contributed to this construction over a quarter of a century.
Fernando Jesus Pires closes the tribute with a friendly embrace to Carlos Morais José, affirming that a journalist hardly ever abandons journalism, and that this farewell should be interpreted not as a full stop, but as a pause, leaving behind 25 years of history that also belong to the readers, to Macau, and to Portuguese-language journalism.
