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Prensa Libre is a Guatemalan newspaper published in Guatemala CitybyPrensa Libre, S.A. and distributed nationwide. It was formerly the most widely circulated newspaper in the country and as of 2007 it has the second-widest circulation.[1] It is considered a newspaper of record. It was founded in 1951.
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Front page of the first ever edition of Prensa Libre, from August 20, 1951. 3500 copies were issued that day.
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| Type | Daily newspaper |
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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 1 Guatemala City 01001 |
| Website | prensalibre.com |
The billionaire Mario 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 the death of Julio René Alvarado, the Prensa 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 the Prensa Libre, Donald Trump claimed that ISIS members were hiding within the Central American migrant caravans.[5][6]
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