Born on 06 06 1944 in Palanga. Died 28 05 2022 in Vilnius.
In 1970 he graduated from Vilnius University with a degree in journalism. 1964-1971 he worked as a correspondent for "Sporto" newspaper and "Švyturis" magazine. From 1971, he taught at Vilnius University the history of the party and Soviet press, and later - the theory of journalism, the theory and history of cinema, the ethics of journalism. In 1978, he defended his dissertation in the field of art criticism at the Leningrad (now St. Petersburg) State Institute of Theatre, Music and Cinematography. From 1978 to 1979 he did a fellowship at the Sorbonne University. In 1982 he was awarded the title of Associate Professor. From 1984 to 1991 he was Head of the Department of Radio and Television Journalism at Vilnius University. In 1991 he was actively involved in the establishment of the Institute of Journalism and the Faculty of Communication of Vilnius University. Chairman of the Board of Lithuanian Radio and Television 1990-1992, Director General 1992-1995, political commentator for the daily newspaper Lietuvos rytas in 1995. In 1995 he founded the Lithuanian Journalism Centre and was its Director. 1996-1998 Chairman of the Ethics Commission of Lithuanian Journalists and Publishers. Member of the Lithuanian Union of Journalists, member of the Presidium of the Board. Since 2002 he has been granted a first degree state pension.