''La Gaceta'' is a daily newspaper founded in

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, and the most prominent in the

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History

Editorial stance

''La Gaceta'' was established on August 4, 1912, by Alberto García Hamilton, an

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an publisher who left for neighboring

following a political dispute. ''La Gaceta'' earned a reputation for

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, and was opposed to

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leader

Hipólito Yrigoyen Juan Hipólito del Sagrado Corazón de Jesús Yrigoyen (12 July 1852 – 3 July 1933) was an Argentine politician of the Radical Civic Union who served as President of Argentina from 1916 to 1922 and again from 1928 until his overthrow in ...

during the 1920s, as well as to the pro-development administration of

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, who had the paper censored in 1960.''National Geographic Magazine''. August 1986.

Design and format

The daily has historically been among the most modern in the region, being the first in

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to use

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, and the first to be fully computerized and use the largest newspaper format characterized by long vertical pages called

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. It is currently the largest and most influential newspaper in

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, and is considered to be one of the main dailies in the country, outside Buenos Aires. In 1995, the daily's design was renewed and color was incorporated. As a result, ''La Gaceta'' has been awarded several international prizes ever since. ''Gacenet'', La Gaceta's online edition, was created in 1999. There is a local version of the newspaper for the Salta Province since August 4, 2014.

References

External links

La Gaceta online version
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