Argentina Newspapers
In this position paper, I will be analyzing newspapers based in Argentina. Now the news in Argentina is solely based on its country's affairs but from time to time they do cover worldwide news. Things associated with pandemic are included in Argentina newspapers but very little. I will be conducting research on 3 newspapers in Argentina. The newspapers are Diario Popular, Clarín, and Olé. Diving into the first newspaper, The Olé is a daily sports newspaper with its first issue dated back to May 23, 1996 (Olé Wiki).
The Olé is one of Argentina's most popular sports newspapers. Even though it mostly covers football which refer in Latin America as soccer, it also publishes other sports as well but rarely. Though Olé is in Spanish, the publication also offers it in English translation. This is a way for foreigners to connect with the Argentina sports posting. What you see when you first arrive at the Olé publication is the layout. The layout is of olive green and white background. Presented at the top is the name Olé in green then it shows where the Olé can also be found on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, and Tik Tok. The top also shows the subheadings of sports you would like to see news about. The subheadings vary from international, esports, basketball, tennis, and subheadings about Messi, and Champions. The website under the subheadings displays all the football teams' symbols in Argentina. When you click on each football symbol, it takes you to the news about what is going on with the football schedule, latest trades, and New League Cup. The New League Cup is a championship between the football league. The latest story when you click on a football symbol for example like Arsenal shows the current cases of coronavirus in the professional football league right now. The rest of the publication as you descend down the page showcases in rows various topics about football. It shows young talented football players on the rise or how famous football players are prepping for their next game and their stats from previous games. Overall, this newspaper provides keen insight on football in Argentina. If you are really into or care about all things football related in Argentina, this newspaper is for you.
Moving on to the next publication is Clarín. Clarín is the largest newspaper in Argentina, published by the Grupo Clarín media group (Clarín Wiki). Clarín which is Clarion in English first publication was in 1945 founded by Roberto Noble. Clarín is considered all things newsworthy. This newspaper covers just about everything to report. From Argentina's latest scandals to political opinion, Clarín is a daily source for news in Argentina. How Clarín conducts news is very similar to American newspapers. The news presented on Clarín is not censored and the newspaper will not face any type of punishment from their government very much like the United States. The layout of the newspaper is like many newspapers have used. The white and red font used to showcase the publication is very popular. Clarín provides a lot of articles for each segment.
The sections used on Clarín cover various things. Such as local news, politics, economy, society, world, sports, shows, rural, and classifieds. When you display a specific article, Clarín provides useful information on the topic by educated journalists. Clarín provides dozens of links to articles whatever topic you would like to see. When scrolling through the Clarín, the top focuses on local news and politics, it transitions to entertainment and history of Argentina. Although Clarín can be translated to English, pretty much of their news coverage is based and centered around Argentina. They rarely cover international news on their publication. The closest you can get to being international for Clarín, is coverage about the pandemic but it showcases how it affects Argentina not other countries. Clarín provides whatever you are looking for in news whether it be local or economy wise, it makes it useful and that is why it is one of Argentina's top newspapers.
Last but not least, I will be wrapping up this paper breaking down Diario Popular. In English described as Popular Daily, Diario Popular is a local newspaper published in Sarandí, Argentina, and read widely in the surrounding southern Greater Buenos Aires suburbs of Avellaneda, Lanús and Quilmes. The publication was founded by Jorge Fascetto, the majority owner and director of El Día, the principal news daily in La Plata, on July 1, 1974. Fascetto envisaged Diario Popular as a replacement for Crónica, whose bold editorial style had earned it the nation's second-highest circulation, and a closure order by President Juan Perón (Diario Popular Wiki).
Unlike the other newspapers such as Clarín and Olé that have articles that have columns first and set up the layout, Diario Popular's layout is set up with all articles right after each other in rows. Diario Popular also provides sections for its publication. It includes province, politics, sports, shows, and lottery and turf. What makes it different from the others is that its sections also include health, horoscope, technology, and police. The articles at the top of the page are Diario Popular's own submissions. Upon browsing through you notice the same articles from other newspapers bundled up on Diario Popular. Provided at the end at the page you can see the most read articles ranked 1-6 from Diario Popular. Most read articles derived from entertainment hence the name of Diario Popular. Diario Popular displays what they think most people find entertaining and it becomes the main focus on their page.
To conclude this paper, Argentina newspapers are not much different from United States. They tried to cover the most important and popular things out right now. From displaying various topics, they are the total package. They also provide English versions of the newspapers for foreigners to keep in touch with them. This is a great way for foreigners to connect with Argentina news and get more insight about South America.
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