La Nación (Chile)
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La Nación is a Chilean newspaper created in 1917 by Eliodoro Yáñez and presided until 1927 by Carlos Dávila. It was a private company until 1927, when it was expropriated by president Carlos Ibáñez del Campo, and since then has remained a state property. Currently it is owned by Empresa Periodística La Nación S.A., which in turn is 69% owned by the State of Chile.
Is published by the SA La Nacion newspaper company that also publishes the
Foundation and expropriation
The newspaper La Nacion was created in 1917 as a way to deliver information and compete with other newspapers of
In July 1927, during his
Changes on the Military Regime
The newspaper circulated continuously until September 11, 1973, and six days after the newspaper was operated by the
During the 1980s, La Nación became the official means the government of Augusto Pinochet, on several occasions including various writings and publications of a propaganda. Also, and imitating the model imposed by the magazine Ercilla, began delivering free books from leading writers.
Government endorsed newspaper of the Concertación
In a fierce defense of the military government, a day to day, on 12 March 1990, the newspaper changed to a center-left line. 5 and March 6, 1991, La Nacion published in full the "Rettig Report", released by President Patricio Aylwin on March 4 that year.
During the 1990s, the nation will achieve sales soaring at times, especially when it published the results of the
Sebastián Piñera government
In 2009, the then presidential candidate
The day I took office Piñera, 11 March 2010, was appointed new directors at the Company Journalistic La Nación SA, all close to the Coalition for Change, Daniel Platovsky (RN), who became president of the board, Cristina Bitar (UDI), Hernán Larraín Matte (son of Deputy Minister Hernán Larraín and Magdalena Matte) and Gonzalo Müller (UDI).
Owners
Currently the company is owned daily Empresa Periodística La Nación, a company formed by shares Class A and B. Class B shares (69%) are in the hands of the state. The remaining 31% for Class A shares are mostly owned by the company Colliguay SA composed of three individuals.
References
- ^ National Library of Chile. "La Nación". Retrieved October 10, 2015.