Diario Norte
| Company type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Industry | Media |
| Founded | 1968 |
| Headquarters | Resistencia , Argentina |
| Products | Newspaper |
Diario Norte is a daily newspaper serving the local community of Resistencia, Argentina.
History
The newspaper Norte was founded in 1968. In 1972, the media figure Juan Carlos Rousselot acquired the paper and invited his brother Ricardo from Chicago to participate in its management.
After the March 1976 coup, the Military Junta took control of the publication and intensified political pressure on both the owner and employees. On 19 April 1977, following reports concerning the handling of roughly U$D70 million by local provincial officials, Rousselot was detained, and the newspaper was unlawfully placed under provincial administration. In 1978, ownership of Norte transferred to Editorial Chaco, a sale later contested by Rousselot in a 1996 lawsuit. He claimed that the transaction undervalued the newspaper and was financed using its own earnings. Initially, Argentina's Supreme Court supported Rousselot's position, ordering a reconsideration of the case due to procedural irregularities and failure to recognize the paper's actual worth.
Nevertheless, lower courts rejected these claims once more. After several appeals spanning over five years, in 2001 the Supreme Court controversially deemed the lawsuit "abstract," declining to enforce its prior directive to reexamine the matter.