Últimas Noticias
| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Cadena Capriles |
| Founded | 16 September 1941 |
| Headquarters | Caracas Venezuela |
| Circulation | 210,000 (2011)[1] |
| Official website | ultimasnoticias.com.ve |
Últimas Noticias is the highest selling daily newspaper in Venezuela. It was founded in Caracas on 16 September 1941 after the pro-freedom measures implemented by President Medina Angarita. It initially bore the name Diario del Pueblo (the people's newspaper), and was created by Víctor Simone D´Lima, “Kotepa” Delgado, Vaughan Salas Lozada and Pedro Beroes. Miguel Ángel Capriles Ayala acquired the majority of the shares in 1948.[1]
On 16 October 2000 it was relaunched, adopting a more colloquial tone and aiming to be more of a guide to daily life.[1] In mid-2002 it began printing in colour on every page.[1] From 2004 to 2006 it launched four regional editions (for different areas of Greater Caracas) in addition to the national one.[1]
In 2008 it publishes 170,000 copies a day (280,000 to 320,000 on Sundays). According to its own market studies 96.3% of its readers are from "social sectors C, D and E", the lower-income classes, and its supporters call it el periódico del pueblo (the people's newspaper).
[edit] Politics
Ideologically Últimas Noticias is in the center-left of the political spectrum, and is friendlier to President Hugo Chávez than Venezuela's other two top dailies, El Nacional and El Universal. A 2005 survey of the newspaper's readership carried out by polling firm Datanálisis found that their most appreciated value was "independence," and the paper was perceived by readers in the following way:
- 74.2% as an unbiased source
- 13.5% as biased towards the government
- 3.6% as biased towards the opposition
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