Olé (sports newspaper)
Type | Daily sports newspaper |
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Owner(s) | Grupo Clarín |
Editor | Mariano Dayan [1] |
Founded | May 23, 1996 |
Language | Spanish |
Headquarters | Buenos Aires |
Website | www |
Olé is an Argentine national daily
Olé is mainly focused on association football, but covers most sports events related to Argentina, as well as the most important international sport news.
Overview
From the beginning, the newspaper was characterized by a style that combined ease with the informative display. During its first three years the newspaper met several editorial milestones, and was awarded various prizes for its innovative design concept.
In October 1997, Olé won three awards for excellence from the Society of Newspaper Designers (SND), which is based in the United States and is the world's leading reference in this area. When it awarded Olé, the SND described the newspaper as the most interesting editorial appearance in recent times in the Latin American press.[4]
Controversy
During its first year of life, after the Argentina Olympic football team qualification to the final of the 1996 Olympic Games, the newspaper published on Wednesday July 31, 1996 the headline "Let the macaques come", in reference to the remaining semifinal match played between the teams of Brazil and Nigeria. Due to the criticism received by the headline, the newspaper had to publish an apology, although it did not face any consequences.[5][6]
On Tuesday, May 12, 2009, Olé published on its front page an article based on a flag seen, according to the newspaper, at the
References
- ^ AGEA DECIDIÓ HACER CAMBIOS EN LA DIRECCIÓN DEL DIARIO OLÉ. Total Medios. 9 December 2019.
- Página/12by Por Pablo Vignone, 17 Mar 2002
- ^ SND: Archive for the 'Best of News Design' Category
- ^ Premio a la excelencia para Olé
- ^ Con B de bidón o de Bilardo by Diego Bonadeo on Página/12, 10 June 2010
- ^ ACTUALIDADAbril 2005¿Racistas nosotros? on Para Ti, 24 Sep 2015
- ^ El "moco" de Olé on Dame Pelota (blog site), 12 May 2009
- ^ El peor Olé de la historia by Leo Farinella on Olé (archived)