Empresa Periodística La Nación S.A. is a

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an state-owned media company, currently in

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. It was founded on 4 January 1917 by Eliodoro Yáñez. It remained a private company until July 1927, when, during the dictatorship of Carlos Ibáñez, it was

expropriated Eminent domain, also known as land acquisition, compulsory purchase, resumption, resumption/compulsory acquisition, or expropriation, is the compulsory acquisition of private property for public use. It does not include the power to take and t ...

. Since that date, 69% of its property has remained in the hands of the Chilean government.

Media properties

Newspapers

* ''

La Nación ''La Nación'' () is an Argentine daily newspaper. As the country's leading conservative newspaper, ''La Nación''s main competitor is the more liberal ''Clarín (Argentine newspaper), Clarín''. It is regarded as a newspaper of record for Argen ...

'' (printed 1917–2010, continued online as lanacion.cl) * ''

Diario Oficial de la República de Chile The ''Official Journal of the Republic of Chile'' () is Chile's government gazette – a means of publication of laws, decrees, and other legal regulations issued by state bodies. It was created by decree of President Aníbal Pinto on 15 November ...

'' (''Official Journal of the Republic of Chile''; created in 1876 and edited by the National Press; Empresa Periodística La Nación S.A. put in charge of printing 1931–1934 and assumed direct control in 1934) * ' (evening paper, 1922–1931, 1953–1955) * ' (free evening paper, 2001–2002) * ''El Nortino de Iquique'' (1991–2003)

Magazines

* ''La Fusta'' (equestrian magazine, 1975–present) * ' (sports magazine, 1986–present

Other media and businesses

* Radio La Nación * Gráfica Puerto Madero (printed graphic material, brochures, and private periodicals; since 2012 these have been printed by

Copesa Copesa (Consorcio Periodístico de Chile) is one of the more important Chilean media conglomerates. Copesa is controlled by Álvaro Saieh, a Chilean business man. Overview Copesa was launched during the mid-1950s by the wealthy Pico-Cañas f ...

presses) * ''Primera Línea'' (

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– www.primeralinea.cl, 2001–2003) * Via Directa (publication distribution company with "Ojos de Papel" outlets in

Santiago Metro The Santiago Metro () is a rapid transit system serving the city of Santiago, the capital of Chile. It currently consists of seven lines (numbered 1-6 and 4A), 143 stations, and of revenue route. The system is managed by the state-owned Metro S. ...

stations, 1983–present)

References

External links

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''La Nación''

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