''Búsqueda'' ("Research") is a

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published since 1972.

General information

Established in the early 1970s when Uruguay was still dominated by

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, ''Búsqueda'' sought to advocate for

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. One of its foremost journalists was

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. It has national coverage and is printed on white tabloid paper; only advertisements are coloured. Búsqueda used to feature only political and economic news, but culture, science, health, humour and sports sections were added later. Since 2000, a women's magazine named ''Galería'' has been sold together with ''Búsqueda''. Opinions tend to be concentrated in

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and

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s, mostly with a

classical liberal Classical liberalism is a political tradition and a branch of liberalism that advocates free market and laissez-faire economics and civil liberties under the rule of law, with special emphasis on individual autonomy, limited government, eco ...

view. Photographs are small and never used in politics and economy sections. According to ''

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'', sociologist César Aguiar noted that "

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and the Communist Party f Uruguayboth advertise in its pages". Together with '' Brecha'', it is considered one of the two most influential political weekly newspapers in Uruguay.

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Division Filatelia - 30 Años Semanario Búsqueda
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