Correo (newspaper)

Diario Correo
TypeDaily newspaper
FormatTabloid
Owner(s)El Comercio Group
Founder(s)Luis Banchero Rossi
Founded1962
Political alignmentConservatism
LanguageSpanish
HeadquartersLima
Websitehttp://diariocorreo.pe/

Diario Correo is a daily newspaper with national circulation in Peru, directed by Iván Slocovich Pardo,[1] belonging to the El Comercio Group.

History

It was founded in Tacna, in 1962, by the fishing entrepreneur Luis Banchero Rossi, thus giving beginning to the Nacional Periodística Nacional SA, Epensa (it replaced the Sur newspaper there).[2][3] It stood out at first for carrying out local editions in Arequipa, Piura, Tacna, Huancayo and Cuzco; However, it did not have a defined political position. It reached 150 thousand copies in 1964.[4]

In 1974, when the Peruvian press was expropriated by the military government of Juan Velasco Alvarado, this newspaper became directed by Hugo Neira Samanez.

Correo circulated in Lima only until the early 1980s, but continued to be published in local editions in some cities in the interior of Peru. However, during the government of Alberto Fujimori, part of his assets were seized.[5] After the fall of the regime, in 2000, it returned to circulation in Lima under the command of Juan Carlos Tafur and shortly after substantially increased the number of its local editions in the provinces.

Controversies

The newspaper Correo has shown a conservative stance during the era of terrorism in the country.

On April 25, 2015, Correo published on its website an article titled "La otra cara de la moneda: así atacaron los antimineros", which generated controversy over the veracity of the information, and they were accused of setting up scenes.[6] Correo censored the publication and defended itself by blaming the general editor of the Arequipa edition, opened an internal investigation process.[7]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Aldo Mariátegui deja la dirección de Diario Correo". Diario Correo. 2013-01-30. Archived from the original on 2013-02-02.
  2. ^ "Nuestra Historia". Grupo EPRENSA. 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-07-02.
  3. ^ Dargent-Chamot, Eduardo (2003). Culture and customs of Peru. Greenwood Press. p. 69. ISBN 0-313-08947-7. OCLC 181175484.
  4. ^ Area Handbook for Peru. Vol. 550. United States Government Publishing Office. 1965. p. 384.
  5. ^ "Embargan cuentas e inmuebles de "Correo"". La República. 2000-04-08. Archived from the original on 2001-01-24.
  6. ^ "Tía María: Denuncian con video que Policía 'sembró' arma a manifestante". Perú 21. Archived from the original on 2015-04-28.
  7. ^ "Correo Arequipa aclara el uso de una fotografía armada por agentes de la PNP". Correo. 2015-04-24. Archived from the original on 2015-04-28.