Crítica de la Argentina explained

Crítica de la Argentina
Type:Daily newspaper
Foundation:March 2, 2008
Owners:Antonio Mata
Editor:Jorge Lanata
(2008–09)
Daniel Capalbo
(2009–10)
Language:Spanish
Circulation:80,000 (in 2008)
Headquarters:Buenos Aires

Crítica de la Argentina[1] was a daily newspaper from Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Origin

The name was a throwback to a Crítica originally published between 1913 and 1962, which, during the 1920s, was the most widely circulated in Latin America.[2]

History

It was founded on March 2, 2008, by prominent local journalist Jorge Lanata, and initially enjoyed a circulation of over 80,000 copies. Its rapid decline, to around 6,000, and differences with the paper's majority stakeholder, Antonio Mata, led Lanata to resign as editor in April 2009 (he continued to contribute columns).[3]

After Lanata's resignation, it was directed by a group conformed by Nerina Sturgeon, Alejandro Bianchi, Daniel Álvarez, Silvio Santamarina and Daniel Capalbo. The news daily failed to recover, however, and amid a strike resulting from unpaid salaries, Crítica ceased publication on April 30, 2010.[4]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: http://www.lacritica.com.ar. La Crítica.
  2. http://www.diariosobrediarios.com.ar/eldsd/zonadura/2007/diciembre/5-12-2007.htm Diario sobre Diarios
  3. http://www.clarin.com/diario/2009/04/03/um/m-01890675.htm Clarín: Jorge Lanata abandona la dirección del diario Crítica
  4. Web site: Paro total en el diario Crítica y ya hay rumores de cierre. La política online.