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| Type | Dailynewspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Tabloid |
| Owner | State of Chile (69%) |
| Founded | 14 January 1917 |
| Ceased publication | 17 December 2010 (print) |
| Headquarters | Santiago,Chile |
| Website | www |
La Nación is aChileannewspaper created in 1917 byEliodoro Yáñez and presided until 1927 byCarlos Dávila. It was a private company until 1927, when it was expropriated by dictatorCarlos Ibáñez del Campo, and has remained a state property till 2014.[1] Currently it is owned byComunicaciones LANET S.A.[2].
Is published by the SA La Nacion newspaper company that also publishes theOfficial Journal of the Republic of Chile. Company revenues come primarily from sales of the Official Journal and the printing division of the company, and currently themarket share of the newspaper (exceptLa Nación Domingo, the Sunday edition) is marginal, due to its low circulation.
The newspaper La Nacion was created in 1917 as a way to deliver information and compete with other newspapers ofSantiago (El Mercurio,Las Ultimas Noticias,El Diario Ilustrado, among others). According to its founder, Eliodoro Yáñez, should give "priority attention to social problems affecting the population that represents the activity of labor and economic progress."[citation needed]
In July 1927, during hisdictatorial regime, General Carlos Ibanez del Campo expropriated the newspaper, which became the medium and official governmentspokesman. After that, its rightful owner, Eliodoro Yanez, left Chile, remaining inexile until 1931. Back in his country, its efforts to recover the newspaper La Nacion were in vain and died in 1933, without receiving compensation. Until today the Chilean State has not assumed debt to the descendants of Eliodoro Yáñez, as regards the daily La Nación.
The newspaper circulated continuously untilthe coup of September 11, 1973. Six days later, the newspaper was operated by theArmed Forces of Chile and was renamedLa Patria (The Fatherland), and later, in 1975,El Cronista (The Chronist). Only on June 3, 1980 (almost seven years after its last edition), again calledLa Nación as such, however, their numbers continued as normal.[3]
During the 1980s, La Nación became the official means the government ofAugusto Pinochet, on several occasions including various writings and publications of apropaganda. it also began imitating the model introduced by the magazineErcilla, delivering free books from leading writers.
In a fierce defense of themilitary 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 PresidentPatricio Aylwin on March 4 that year.
During the 1990s, the nation will achieve sales soaring at times, especially when it published the results of theScholastic Aptitude Test (PAA), theSIMCE, or housing subsidies. At present, the results of theUniversity Selection Test (PSU, which replaced the PAA) are published by El Mercurio, those in SIMCE byLa Tercera, and the housing subsidy byLa Cuarta.
In 2009, the then presidential candidateSebastián Piñera, the center-rightCoalition for Change, showed their displeasure with the coverage that The Nation was the candidate of theConcertación,Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle, who had become manifest "firmly convinced that the best thing for Chile is to close the newspaper La Nación", In addition to preventing journalists from entering the newspaper to a massive campaign event held in theArena Santiago. However, after that, Piñera recanted, stating that "The Nation newspaper will be a pluralistic, respectful, and will have a similar status and similar to TVN", which was confirmed after his election by his spokeswoman,Ena von Baer.
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 MinisterHernán Larraín andMagdalena Matte) andGonzalo Müller (UDI).
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 companyColliguay SA composed of three individuals.
