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 logo ofLa Jornada | |
| Type | Dailynewspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Compact |
| Publisher | Desarrollo de Medios S.A. de C.V. |
| Editor | Carmen Lira Saade |
| Founded | 1984; 41 years ago (1984) |
| Political alignment | Left-wing |
| Language | Spanish |
| Headquarters | Mexico City, Mexico |
| Circulation | 287,000 (readership, 2006[1]) |
| Website | www |
La Jornada (The Working Day) is one ofMexico City's leading dailynewspapers. It was established in 1984 byCarlos Payán Velver. The current editor (directora general) is Carmen Lira Saade. As of 2006 it had approximately 287,000 readers in Mexico City,[1] and, according to them, their website has approximately 180,000 daily page views.[2]
The online version was launched in 1995, with no restrictions on access and aGoogle-based search that includes the historic archives of the newspaper. The website is hosted by theNational Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM).
La Jornada has the following regional editions:[3][4]
Previously,La Jornada had editions inGuerrero,Jalisco, andMichoacán.[5][6]
Many of the newspaper's editorialists have academic affiliations with theUNAM or theColegio de México.
It occasionally translates and includesop-eds fromRobert Fisk,Noam Chomsky,James Petras,Howard Zinn,Greg Palast and others.Fidel Castro also repeatedly contributed to the newspaper as an author.
Noam Chomsky describedLa Jornada as "maybe the only real independent newspaper in the hemisphere".[9][10]
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