El Bogotano
Encyclopedia
El Bogotano was a Colombia
n tabloid evening
daily newspaper, founded in 1973 by Consuelo Salgar de Montejo
.
Despite its sensationalism
, El Bogotano was also known for denouncing several political scandals in the 1970s, including a corruption case involving President
Alfonso López Michelsen
.
It was also known for its infamous main headline published on the 2 January 1974 issue reading Maremoto en Bolivia ("Tsunami
in Bolivia
"), when Yamid Amat
was its director.
El Bogotano folded in the late 1980s
.
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
n tabloid evening
Evening
Evening is the period between the late afternoon and night when daylight is decreasing, around dinner time at 6pm. Though the term is subjective, evening is typically understood to begin before sunset, during the close of the standard business day and extend until nightfall, the beginning of night...
daily newspaper, founded in 1973 by Consuelo Salgar de Montejo
Consuelo Salgar de Montejo
Consuelo Salgar Jaramillo was a Colombian journalist, advertising executive, media entrepreneur, and politician....
.
Despite its sensationalism
Sensationalism
Sensationalism is a type of editorial bias in mass media in which events and topics in news stories and pieces are over-hyped to increase viewership or readership numbers...
, El Bogotano was also known for denouncing several political scandals in the 1970s, including a corruption case involving President
President of Colombia
The President of Colombia is the head of state and head of government of the Republic of Colombia. The office of president was established upon the ratification of the Constitution of 1819, by the Congress of Angostura, convened in December 1819, when Colombia was part of "la Gran Colombia"...
Alfonso López Michelsen
Alfonso López Michelsen
Alfonso López Michelsen was a Colombian politician, lawyer and journalist. Lopez Michelsen was President of Colombia from 1974 to 1978. He was the son of Alfonso López Pumarejo, who was also president of Colombia from 1934 to 1938, and once again from 1942 to 1945...
.
It was also known for its infamous main headline published on the 2 January 1974 issue reading Maremoto en Bolivia ("Tsunami
Tsunami
A tsunami is a series of water waves caused by the displacement of a large volume of a body of water, typically an ocean or a large lake...
in Bolivia
Bolivia
Bolivia officially known as Plurinational State of Bolivia , is a landlocked country in central South America. It is the poorest country in South America...
"), when Yamid Amat
Yamid Amat
José Yamid Amat Ruiz is a Colombian journalist, born 2 December 1941 in Bogotá. Mr Amat is considered one of the cornerstones of Colombian journalism....
was its director.
El Bogotano folded in the late 1980s
1980s
File:1980s decade montage.png|thumb|400px|From left, clockwise: The first Space Shuttle, Columbia, lifted off in 1981; American President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev eased tensions between the two superpowers, leading to the end of the Cold War; The Fall of the Berlin Wall in...
.