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 Front page of the first ever edition ofPrensa Libre, from August 20, 1951. 3500 copies were issued that day. | |
| Type | Dailynewspaper |
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| Format | Tabloid |
| Owner(s) | Prensa Libre, S.A. |
| Editor | Gonzalo Marroquín Godoy (Director Editorial) |
| Founded | 1951 |
| Language | Spanish |
| Headquarters | 13 calle 9-31 zona 1Guatemala City 01001 |
| Website | prensalibre.com |
Prensa Libre is aGuatemalannewspaper published inGuatemala City byPrensa Libre, S.A. and distributed nationwide. It was formerly the most widelycirculated newspaper in the country and as of 2007 it has the second-widest circulation.[1] It is considered anewspaper of record. It was founded in 1951.
The billionaireMario López Estrada was a minority stakeholder.[2]
In March 2015, the newspaper's correspondent Danilo Lópéz was killed in an attack during a public event.[3] In the aftermath of thedeath of Julio René Alvarado, thePrensa Libre publicly mocked Belizean officials who called on Guatemala for an apology.[4] In October 2018, based on the information of an article published by thePrensa Libre,Donald Trump claimed thatISIS members were hiding within theCentral American migrant caravans.[5][6]
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