La República
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| Type | Daily newspaper |
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| Format | Berliner |
| Owner(s) | Grupo La República |
| Founded | November 16, 1981 |
| Language | Spanish |
| Headquarters | Lima |
| Country | Peru |
| Website | larepublica.pe |
La República(Spanish:[lareˈpuβlika]) is a Peruvian newspaper based inLima,Peru.It is one of the two main national daily newspapers sold all over the country since it was founded on November 16, 1981.
History
[edit]Founding and early history
[edit]The paper was founded in 1981 byGustavo Mohme Llona,a former member of thePeruvian Congress.PeruvianjournalistGuillermo Thorndikeserved as the newspaper's foundingeditorand had previous experience working for many newspapers in Peru.[1][2]Under Mohme's leadership, the newspaper was against the candidacy ofMario Vargas Llosain the1990 Peruvian general election.[3]
Fujimori administration
[edit]La Repúblicawas also the main newspaper in opposition to the government of PresidentAlberto Fujimori,who was in office from 1990 to 2000, reporting on illegal actions performed by the government,Peruvian Armed Forcesand intelligence agencies.[4]During his government, journalists from the newspaper faced violence and were placed under surveillance by theNational Intelligence Service (SIN),which would reportedly publish "libelous" articles in thechicha pressattacking Llona and press workers.[2][4]The newspaper was seized by the military during the1992 Peruvian self-coupand censored, though once staff regained control of their facilities, they printed a blank edition of the newspaper in protest.[2]
In April 1997, deputy editor ofLa RepúblicaBlanca Rosales had two armed men break into her car and held her at gunpoint while they drove her through the streets of Lima, threatening to kill her.[5]The incident occurred at a time when other journalists were violently threatened following controversial reporting, withLa Repúblicapublishing a story that the intelligence group of thePeruvian Armyhad tortured individuals in the days before Rosales was attacked.[5]
Mohme would die in 2000 and Grupo La República would then be owned by Momhe's son, Gustavo Adolfo Mohme Seminario.[2]
Recent history
[edit]For the2011 Peruvian general election,the newspaper supported the presidential candidacy ofOllanta Humalaand changed to theBerlinernewspaper format that year.[2]Vargas Llosa would also write columns for the paper, helping its popularity.[2]
Political stance and editorial opinion
[edit]The newspaper's holding company has acenter-rightpolitical stance with smallsocialistopinions,[6]while the editorial staff posture ranges from thecenter-leftto theleft-wing,being supportive ofprogressivestances.[2][7][8]According to Associate Professor Joseph Pozsgai-Alvarez ofOsaka University,La República,overall, is "a politically neutral outlet and one of the most important in the country".[9]
See also
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References
[edit]- ^"Leading Peruvian Journalist Dies".Latin American Herald Tribune.2009-03-10. Archived fromthe originalon 2011-07-19.Retrieved2009-03-27.
- ^abcdefg"Diario La República".Media Ownership Monitor.2016.Retrieved2023-08-11.
- ^Smith, James F. (1990-05-26)."Outsider Not Surprised by Edge in Polls: Peru: His opponent for president is closing the gap. But the Japanese-Peruvian front-runner maintains his backers are a majority".Los Angeles Times.Retrieved2023-08-11.
- ^abWaisbord, Silvio (2000).Watchdog Journalism in South America: News, Accountability, and Democracy.Columbia University Press.pp. 62–63.ISBN9780231506540.
- ^ab"Journalists: Peru waging war of fear".The Pantagraph.Associated Press.29 September 1997. pp. A3.
- ^Alvarez, Javier Perla; Montero, Daniela Freundt; Barrantes, Eduardo Burga; Takahashi, Talía Postigo; Menton, Mary (2014).REDD+ Politics in the Media: A Case Study from Peru.Center for International Forestry Research.pp. 5–8.
Grupo República, a center-right and slightly socialist group that owns La República
- ^PERU: Media PoliticsOxford Analytica,25 May 1999 "LaRepublica,whose editorial line is centre-left, is consistently critical of the government ".
- ^Quiroz, María Teresa (1986-07-20)."Perú 1985. Rescate de la memoria colectiva".Revista Latinoamericana de Comunicación(in Spanish) (19). Chasqui: 26–32.doi:10.16921/chasqui.v0i19.1845.ISSN1390-924X.Retrieved2024-03-22.
...La República,que expresó el libre juego de posiciones progresistas, de izquierda...
- ^Pozsgai-Alvarez, Joseph (July 2017). "Putting Out the Fire of Anti-Corruption Demands: The Symbolic Adoption of a National Anti-Corruption Office in Peru, 2007-2008".European Quarterly of Political Attitudes and Mentalities.6(3).University of Bucharest:15–31.
the newspaper La República, a politically neutral outlet and one of the most important in the country
External links
[edit]- Official website–La República
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