''Diario Rio Negro'' is an Argentine daily newspaper edited in
General Roca
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, and published in the
provinces
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of
Río Negro,
Neuquén
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, the south of
La Pampa
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, the north of
Chubut, the south of
Buenos Aires Province and
the City of Buenos Aires.
History
The ''Rio Negro'' was founded on May 1, 1912 by Fernando Emilio Rajneri. At first the newspaper was published
fortnight
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ly but later weekly. Since 1958 the newspaper has circulated as a daily. An on-line version has been available since August 5, 1997.
The current chief executive of the newspaper, Julio Rajneri, is a son of the founder, and a former national Minister of Education, who served during
Alfonsín's term of office.
Style
Since its foundation, the newspaper has been very reader-focused. Its articles mostly address local and regional affairs. It was one of the few publications to criticise the military government (1976–1983), when it published articles about the kidnappings and other violations of human rights during that period.
References
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Publications established in 1912
Daily newspapers published in Argentina
1912 establishments in Argentina
Spanish-language newspapers
Argentine news websites