''El Clarín'' (founded on ''October 7, 1989'', in La Victoria,
Aragua
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state) is a newspaper from
Venezuela
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that circulates in the central region of the country. Especially, in the East Axis of the Aragua state. On a smaller scale, in the states of
Guárico
Guárico State (, ) is one of the 23 states of Venezuela. The state capital is San Juan de Los Morros and the largest city is Calabozo, other important city centers include Valle de la Pascua and Zaraza. Guárico State covers a total surface ...
,
Miranda and
Caracas
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. Its current president is the journalist Luis Fernández Villegas.
Review
The newspaper was born in the city of La Victoria. With its slogan ''From La Victoria for Aragua'', it subsequently covered the news event of the east axis of the entity. It currently prints 25,000 copies daily, using a European tabloid format with 24 pages of information. The distribution of the specimens is done under a mixed modality: through pregoneros, kiosks and commercial establishments. The medium is characterized by producing editorial content where
citizen journalism
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and local news coverage predominate. In 2011 it presented a redesign of the digital platforms, under the brand ''El Clarin Web''.
Renowned Venezuelan journalists have been part of the writing of El Clarín. Among them: Germán Carías, Miguel Conde, Misaél Salazar Léindez, Omar Luis Colmenares, Gustavo Gil Quintero, Ketty Urdaneta, Simón Enrique López, Ramiro de Armas, Luis Fernández Villegas; awarded with local, national and international distinctions.
See also
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List of newspapers in Venezuela
This is a list of newspapers in Venezuela, both national and regional. It also includes newspapers with other languages and themes.
National
Regional Anzoátegui state
Apure state
Aragua state
Barinas state
Bolívar state
Carabobo s ...
Bibliography
* {{Cite book, language=Spanish, title=History of El Clarín, last=Salazar, L.M., publisher=Gráfica 7 en 1, year=2000
External links
El Clarín Official Website
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Newspapers published in Venezuela