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Clarín (newspaper)
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Clarín is the largest newspaper
in Argentina
, published by the Grupo Clarín
media group. It was founded by Roberto Noble
on 28 August 1945. It is politically centrist but popularly understood to oppose the Kirchner
government. Its director since 1969 is Ernestina Herrera de Noble
.
Based in Buenos Aires
, the newspaper prints and distributes around 330,000 copies throughout the country. Clarín has a 44 percent market share in Buenos Aires. According to Alexa.com, the electronic version of the paper is the most visited Spanish language
newspaper on the Internet.
Clarín is part of Periódicos Asociados Latinoamericanos (Latin American Newspaper Association
), an organization of fourteen leading newspapers in South America
.
, former ministry of the Buenos Aires Province, on 28 August 1945. It was one of the first Argentine newspapers published in tabloid format. It became the highest sold Argentine newspaper in 1965, and the highest sold Spanish-speaking newspaper in 1985. It was also the first Argentine newspaper to sell a magazine with the Sunday edition, since 1967. In 1969, the news were split into several suplements by topic. In 1976, high colour printing was benefited by the creation of AGR.
For many years the Argentine author Horacio Estol
was the New York correspondent of Clarin, writing about aspects of US life of interest to Argentinians.
Roberto Noble died in 1969, and his widow Ernestina Herrera de Noble
kept working with it afterwards. The newspaper brought Papel Prensa
in 1977, together with La Nación and La Razón. In 1982, it joined a group of 20 other newspapers to create the "Diarios y Noticias" informative agency. The Sunday magazine was renamed in 1994 to "Viva", a name that would last up to modern day. The newspaper started a media conglomerate
in 1999, that would be named after the newspaper, Grupo Clarín
. This conglomerate would operate in Radio, TV, Internet, other newspapers and other areas beyond Clarín itself.
On 27 December 1999, The Clarín Group and Goldman Sachs
, an American investment firm that in 2008 received emergency funds from the United States government which it repaid with interest a year later, subscribed an investment agreement where the consortium, managed by Goldman Sachs, made a direct investment in Clarín Group. The operation implied an increase of capital to the Clarin Group and the incorporation of Goldman Sachs as minority partner, with a participation of 18% of the stocks.
Clarín launched clarin.com, the website for the newspaper, in March 1996. It served 5,714,000 unique visitors daily in 2009 (Global, August 2009 comScore).
There are ongoing controversies between Clarín and Kirchnerism
since 2008 over a number of topics.
Newspaper
A newspaper is a scheduled publication containing news of current events, informative articles, diverse features and advertising. It usually is printed on relatively inexpensive, low-grade paper such as newsprint. By 2007, there were 6580 daily newspapers in the world selling 395 million copies a...
in Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
, published by the Grupo Clarín
Grupo Clarín
Grupo Clarín is the largest media conglomerate of Argentina.-Overview:Established as such in 1999, it includes the Clarín newspaper , Papel Prensa , the Artear media company, and numerous other media outlets.Rooted in the successful, 1945 launch of the centrist daily,...
media group. It was founded by Roberto Noble
Roberto Noble
Roberto Noble was an Argentine politician, journalist and publisher, perhaps best known for having founded Clarín, long Argentina's leading newsdaily and the most or second-most circulated in the Spanish-speaking world....
on 28 August 1945. It is politically centrist but popularly understood to oppose the Kirchner
Cristina Fernández de Kirchner
Cristina Elisabet Fernández de Kirchner , commonly known as Cristina Fernández or Cristina Kirchner is the 55th and current President of Argentina and the widow of former President Néstor Kirchner. She is Argentina's first elected female president, and the second female president ever to serve...
government. Its director since 1969 is Ernestina Herrera de Noble
Ernestina Herrera de Noble
Ernestina Herrera de Noble is a prominent Argentine publisher and executive. She is the largest shareholder of the Grupo Clarín media conglomerate and director of the flagship Clarín newspaper.-Life and times:...
.
Based in Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
, the newspaper prints and distributes around 330,000 copies throughout the country. Clarín has a 44 percent market share in Buenos Aires. According to Alexa.com, the electronic version of the paper is the most visited Spanish language
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
newspaper on the Internet.
Clarín is part of Periódicos Asociados Latinoamericanos (Latin American Newspaper Association
Latin American Newspaper Association
- Latin American Newspaper Association :PAL is an acronym for Periódicos Asociados Latinoamericanos .PAL is a press group representing media organizations in South America...
), an organization of fourteen leading newspapers in South America
South America
South America is a continent situated in the Western Hemisphere, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere. The continent is also considered a subcontinent of the Americas. It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east...
.
History
Clarín was created by Roberto NobleRoberto Noble
Roberto Noble was an Argentine politician, journalist and publisher, perhaps best known for having founded Clarín, long Argentina's leading newsdaily and the most or second-most circulated in the Spanish-speaking world....
, former ministry of the Buenos Aires Province, on 28 August 1945. It was one of the first Argentine newspapers published in tabloid format. It became the highest sold Argentine newspaper in 1965, and the highest sold Spanish-speaking newspaper in 1985. It was also the first Argentine newspaper to sell a magazine with the Sunday edition, since 1967. In 1969, the news were split into several suplements by topic. In 1976, high colour printing was benefited by the creation of AGR.
For many years the Argentine author Horacio Estol
Horacio Estol
Horacio Estol was an author and journalist from Argentina who based himself in New York. From there he wrote the columns for which he was famous, writing for publications such as the Clarín newspaper or Autoclub, the journal of the Automóvil Club Argentino.Estol's 1946 book on the Argentinian boxer...
was the New York correspondent of Clarin, writing about aspects of US life of interest to Argentinians.
Roberto Noble died in 1969, and his widow Ernestina Herrera de Noble
Ernestina Herrera de Noble
Ernestina Herrera de Noble is a prominent Argentine publisher and executive. She is the largest shareholder of the Grupo Clarín media conglomerate and director of the flagship Clarín newspaper.-Life and times:...
kept working with it afterwards. The newspaper brought Papel Prensa
Papel Prensa
Papel Prensa is the largest Argentine manufacturer of newsprint, furnishing 75% of the local market in the staple. The public–private partnership became the focus of one of a series of controversies between Clarín and Kirchnerism in 2010.-Establishment:Papel Prensa originated in the establishment...
in 1977, together with La Nación and La Razón. In 1982, it joined a group of 20 other newspapers to create the "Diarios y Noticias" informative agency. The Sunday magazine was renamed in 1994 to "Viva", a name that would last up to modern day. The newspaper started a media conglomerate
Media conglomerate
A media conglomerate, media group or media institution is a company that owns large numbers of companies in various mass media such as television, radio, publishing, movies, and the Internet...
in 1999, that would be named after the newspaper, Grupo Clarín
Grupo Clarín
Grupo Clarín is the largest media conglomerate of Argentina.-Overview:Established as such in 1999, it includes the Clarín newspaper , Papel Prensa , the Artear media company, and numerous other media outlets.Rooted in the successful, 1945 launch of the centrist daily,...
. This conglomerate would operate in Radio, TV, Internet, other newspapers and other areas beyond Clarín itself.
On 27 December 1999, The Clarín Group and Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. is an American multinational bulge bracket investment banking and securities firm that engages in global investment banking, securities, investment management, and other financial services primarily with institutional clients...
, an American investment firm that in 2008 received emergency funds from the United States government which it repaid with interest a year later, subscribed an investment agreement where the consortium, managed by Goldman Sachs, made a direct investment in Clarín Group. The operation implied an increase of capital to the Clarin Group and the incorporation of Goldman Sachs as minority partner, with a participation of 18% of the stocks.
Clarín launched clarin.com, the website for the newspaper, in March 1996. It served 5,714,000 unique visitors daily in 2009 (Global, August 2009 comScore).
There are ongoing controversies between Clarín and Kirchnerism
Controversies between Clarín and Kirchnerism
The Argentine media corporation Grupo Clarín and the government of Argentine President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner have been involved in a number of controversies since 2008...
since 2008 over a number of topics.
External links
- Clarín
- Grupo Clarin
- The Holding
- Clarín's Profile
- Info America
- Spanish and Portuguese language newspapers' Ranking
- El Trece
- Gran DTGran DTGran DT is a competition organized by the Clarín , in which the reader puts together a team of 15 players from all players in the Argentine first division, earning points based on scores for which the newspaper describes the actions of those in the meetings of each respective date of the...