Confidencial
Confidencial is a weekly newspaper in Nicaragua, with offices in the capital Managua. It was founded in 1996 by Carlos Fernando Chamorro Barrios.[2] Chamorro is the former director of the Sandinista National Liberation Front newspaper Barricada and the son of Pedro Joaquín Chamorro Cardenal, Nicaraguan journalist and former editor of La Prensa whose murder in the last year of the rule of the Somoza family influenced public sympathy for the FSLN rebels.
| Type | Weekly newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Tabloid |
| Editor | Carlos Fernando Chamorro Barrios[1] |
| Founded | 1996 |
| Language | Spanish |
| Headquarters | Managua, Nicaragua |
| Website | confidencial.digital |
As a print newspaper Confidencial was known for its investigative journalism and critical analysis; this legacy persists, but now appears online.[3] The publication is often evaluated as an independent news agency operated by a small editorial team, as opposed to being operated by Nicaragua's Sandinista government.[4]
Confidencial has two associated television news programs, This Evening and This Week.
In December 2018, the National Police of Nicaragua killed a journalist, detained two others and ransacked the office of Confidencial, taking its press room.[5][6]
International cooperation edit
Confidencial cooperates with the independent Cuba-focused magazine Havana Times, which is also based in Nicaragua.[7] Circles Robinson, editor of the Havana Times, is a columnist of Confidencial.[8]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Periodista nicaragüense Carlos Fernando Chamorro se exilia en Costa Rica". elpais.cr. January 20, 2019.
- ^ "Esta Semana". Archived from the original on August 4, 2012. Retrieved October 30, 2009.
- ^ "Exiled journalists in Costa Rica continue to report on Nicaragua". Deutsche Welle. July 8, 2019.
- ^ "Yes, there is freedom of the press in Nicaragua". Morning Star. November 22, 2019. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
- ^ "CxL se "chima" con caricatura de Manuel Guillén y lo acusa de incitar al odio". Artículo 66 (in Spanish). April 30, 2021. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
- ^ ""El humor le arde a este gobierno": caricaturistas nicaragüenses critican "Ley Mordaza"". 100% Noticias. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
- ^ "Havana Times". Confidencial (in Spanish).
- ^ "Circles Robinson". Confidencial (in Spanish).
External links edit
- Confidencial website (Spanish)