El Mercurio
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| Type | Daily newspaper |
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| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner | Agustín Edwards Eastman |
| Editor | Cristián Zegers Ariztía |
| Founded | September 12, 1827 (Valparaíso ed.) June 1, 1900 (Santiago ed.) |
| Political alignment | Right-wing, Conservative editorial opinion |
| Headquarters | Avda. Santa María 5542 Vitacura, Chile |
| Official website | http://www.emol.com/ |
El Mercurio is a conservative Chilean newspaper with editions in Valparaíso and Santiago. Its Santiago edition is considered the country's paper-of-record and its Valparaíso edition is the oldest daily in the Spanish language currently in circulation. El Mercurio is owned by El Mercurio S.A.P. (Sociedad Anónima Periodística, "joint stock news company"), which operates a network of 19 regional dailies and 32 radio stations across the country. (See List of newspapers in Chile.)
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[edit] History
The Valparaíso edition of El Mercurio was founded by Pedro Félix Vicuña (Benjamín Vicuña Mackenna's father) on September 12, 1827, and was later acquired by Agustín Edwards Ross in 1880. The Santiago edition was founded by Agustín Edwards Mac Clure, son of Edwards Ross, on June 1, 1900. In 1942 Edwards Mac Clure died and his son Agustín Edwards Budge took over as president. When Edwards Budge died in 1956, his son, Agustín Edwards Eastman, took control of the company.
[edit] Role in 1973 coup d'état
El Mercurio received funds from the CIA in the early 1970s to undermine the Socialist government of Salvador Allende, acting as a mouthpiece for anti-Allende propaganda. The paper was thus accused of "setting the stage" for the military coup which took place on 11 September 1973, bringing General Pinochet to power. [1] Declassified documents which detail US interventions in Chile revealed the paper's role.[2]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ (Kornbluh, 2003)
- ^ Covert Action in Chile 1963-1973., released by the U.S. Department of State; printed version: United States Senate Select Committee to Study Governmental Operations with Respect to Intelligence Activities, Staff Report, Covert Action in Chile (1963-1973) (Washington D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1975).
- CIA article "Report of CIA Chilean Task Force Activities, 15 September to 3 November 1970" (November 18, 1970). Report from CIA's 1970 Anti-Allende Task Force (Archive)
[edit] External links
- El Mercurio de Santiago (printed editions from October 27, 2007 to present): Image version, Flash version, Text version
- El Mercurio en Internet (online edition)
- El Mercurio de Valparaíso
Coordinates: 33°22′58″S 70°35′36″W / 33.38278°S 70.59333°W
