El Bogotano

El Bogotano is a daily evening newspaper tabloid, founded in 1973 by the journalist, politician and businesswoman Consuelo Salgar Jaramillo in Bogotá, D.C., Colombia[1] For a long time the editor of the newspaper was Yamid Amat, a renowned Colombian journalist and radio broadcaster. Since 2016 the director has been "Tagor".

Newspaper elBogotano
TypeTabloid
FormatBerliner
Founder(s)Consuelo Salgar de Montejo
Founded1973
Political alignmentLiberal
LanguageSpanish
CountryColombia
OCLC number23848555
Website

The newspaper serves as a collaborative open digital media platform for independent journalists, causes and citizens to publish content with independence from large media monopolies or state controlled media. It is working on growing the reach of its audience to promote freedom of speech and provide independent journalism in Colombia and Latin America.

Despite its sensationalism, El Bogotano was also known for denouncing several political scandals in the 1970s,[2] including a corruption case involving President Alfonso López Michelsen.[3] It was also known for its infamous mistaken front-page headline published on its 2 January 1974 issue that read: Maremoto en Bolivia ("Tsunami in Bolivia", a landlocked country), when Yamid Amat was its director.[4]

Digital era

In 2016, `La Casa Editorial el Bogotano` repositioned the tradition of the newspaper founded in 1973, through a virtual version. It launched a website and a Twitter account;(@elBogotano). It has a presence in LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and TikTok. It publishes articles by a number of well known writers and communicates news from Colombia, Latam and the world. It also offers a section for investigative reporting which has already produced revealing stories.

References
  1. Cacua Prada, Antonio (1982). Historia del Periodismo Colombiano (in Spanish) (2nd ed.). Bogotá: Ediciones Sua. p. 69. OCLC 11372475. Retrieved 27 April 2013.
  2. (in Spanish) Henry Holguín, “Colombia es un país de miedosos y arribistas”, El Espectador, 6 October 2002
  3. (in Spanish) Julio César Londoño, Sobre un pillo muy british, El Clavo, 1 August 2007
  4. (in Spanish) Yamid Amat, Titulé: Maremoto en Bolivia, Revista SoHo, 11 April 2007


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