Wednesday, May 26, 2010

Newspapers from Argentina


In Argentina there are 12 national newspapers. Clarín (www.clarin.com), created in 1945, is the largest one. It belongs to Grupo Clarín, a company that owns television stations, newspapers and magazines. Clarín provides a lot of content and news on its website. According to the Instituto Verificador de Circulaciones (IVC), Clarín sells 344 945 copies from Monday to Sunday. What are other newspapers from Argentina? La Nacion (www.lanacion.com) is a highly respected newspaper in Argentina that sells 150 956 issues average from Monday to Sunday. Founded in 1870 by Bartolomé Mitre, it is known for its conservative stance on political issues and is read by the upper class of Argentina. In its columns, however, there are all kinds of political views.

The Buenos Aires Herald (www.BuenosAiresHerald.com) is Argentina's only English-language daily newspaper. It provides information of Buenos Aires and of the rest of the country, and it is also an information hub for English-speaking expatriates in Argentina. There are advertisements, business information and news. The Buenos Aires Herald was founded in 1876 and is read mostly by expatriates.

Pagina 12 (www.pagina12.com) is a young newspaper created in 1987 by Argentine journalist Jorge Lanata. In the 90 it was a very popular newspaper known for its investigative reporting. Today it has lost its prestige because it is allied to the government. What are other newspapers from Argentina? The Voz del Interior (www.lavoz.com.ar) is the largest newspaper in the province of Cordoba and the third most widely read national newspaper. It sells 55 028 average weekly editions. La Gaceta (www.lagaceta.com.ar) is another well known newspaper from the province of Tucumán. It sells 53.925 weekly editions. In Argentina there are 200 regional and local newspapers.

To learn more about the newspapers of Argentina, you can visit http://www.kidon.com/media-link/ar.php, which is an online directory of world newspapers and news media and has an extensive list of the new media of Argentina.

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