Crítica de la Argentina
| Company type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Industry | Media |
| Founded | March 2, 2008 |
| Founder | Jorge Lanata |
| Defunct | April 30, 2010 |
| Headquarters | Buenos Aires , Argentina |
Area served | Argentina |
Key people | Jorge Lanata (founder, editor until April 2009), Nerina Sturgeon, Alejandro Bianchi, Daniel Álvarez, Silvio Santamarina, Daniel Capalbo (editors after April 2009) |
Crítica de la Argentina was a Buenos Aires-based daily newspaper in Argentina that circulated from 2008 until 2010.
History
The title Crítica de la Argentina paid homage to La Crítica, a publication started by Natalio Botana and issued between 1913 and 1962, which stood as Latin America's highest-circulation newspaper throughout the 1920s.
Established on March 2, 2008, by well-known journalist Jorge Lanata, Crítica de la Argentina initially reached a distribution exceeding 80,000 copies. Nevertheless, its readership quickly diminished to approximately 6,000. Conflicts with the principal shareholder Antonio Mata prompted Lanata to step down as editor in April 2009, although he remained involved by writing opinion pieces.
After Lanata's exit, editorial control was assumed by Nerina Sturgeon, Alejandro Bianchi, Daniel Álvarez, Silvio Santamarina, and Daniel Capalbo. Despite their attempts to revive the publication, it ultimately discontinued operations on April 30, 2010, following a labor strike triggered by unpaid wages.
External links
- Official website (archived, 2008)
- Blog site maintained by former Crítica staff