Página / 12

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Página / 12 (Spanish: page 12) is a supraregional Argentinian daily newspaper published in Buenos Aires . Her style is often compared to New Journalism ; politically, the newspaper is more on the left-wing political spectrum .

Story and concept

The newspaper was founded in 1987 by Jorge Lanata , a well-known Argentine journalist, making it one of the youngest newspapers in the country. The design was initially very spartan and was limited to 16 pages that were printed in black and white. The concept was based on the French satirical magazine Le Canard enchaîné . Photo montages and caricatures take up a lot of space. Compared to other newspapers, the texts are very long and characterized by extensive analysis, and color printing has only recently been integrated into the editions.

The importance of the newspaper grew rapidly in the 1990s, and it was able to establish itself as the most important opposition medium to the Carlos Menem government . Nevertheless, the newspaper ran into financial difficulties in 1994 and 1997, which led to the layoff of numerous employees. At the same time, the Clarín Group, one of the most important media empires in Argentina, gradually acquired the majority of the newspaper's shares.

During the presidency of Néstor Kirchner (2003-2007), the newspaper was accused of describing his government excessively positively. For example, Página / 12's own head of the economic department , Julio Nudler , complained in 2004 that an article he wrote that was critical of the government fell victim to the self-censorship of the corporate management.

In May 2007, the newspaper was awarded a prize for freedom of the press by the organization Casa América Catalunya, which is sponsored by the Spanish government .

According to an article by the founder Lanata in the weekly Perfil , the media entrepreneur Rudy Ulloa , who runs several media in the Santa Cruz province and is considered a confidante of the Kirchner couple, took over the newspaper.

The essayist and literary critic Horacio Verbitsky is one of the influential contributors to the Página / 12 newspaper .

construction

The newspaper is divided into the following sections:

  • El País (Domestic News)
  • Economía (economy)
  • Sociedad (Society)
  • El Mundo (International News)
  • Espectáculos (events)
  • Psicología (psychology)
  • Deportes (sport)
  • Universidad (topics related to the university)
  • Plástica (plastic)
  • Contratapa (back)

Side dishes:

  • SOY ( LGBT themes)
  • Radar (culture)
  • Radar Libros (books)
  • Cash (economy)
  • Turismo (tourism)
  • Libero (sport)
  • NO (youth page; the name - Spanish for no - is an allusion to the Clarín newspaper's youth magazine, which is called Si - Ja -)
  • Las / 12 (Sunday supplement with a more general range of topics)
  • Futuro (science and technology)
  • m2 (architecture)
  • Rosario / 12 (local supplement for Rosario )
  • Especiales (special supplements on individual topics)

Individual evidence

  1. Detailed description of the conflict in the web magazine Segundo Enfoque (Spanish) ( Memento from August 29, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
  2. Article in Página / 12 about the award ceremony
  3. Lanata asegura que el Gobierno compró Página 12  ( Page no longer available , search in web archivesInfo: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Punto a Punto, May 2, 2007@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.papcordoba.com  
  4. Jorge Lanata: En la provincia del Presidente se perdió algo muy pesado: el miedo ( Memento of the original dated December 18, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , perfil.com , June 17, 2007 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.diarioperfil.com.ar
  5. http://www.pagina12.com.ar/diario/suplementos/soy/index.html

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