El Caribe (Dominican Republic)

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El Caribe
Type Daily newspaper
Founder(s) Stanley Ralph Ross
FoundedApril 14, 1948
Language Spanish
City Santo Domingo
Website elcaribe.com.do

El Caribe is a Spanish-language daily [1] newspaper published in Santo Domingo. [2] It was founded on April 14, 1948 by Stanley Ralph Ross. [3] [4] El Caribe covers domestic, national, and international news, and comprises opinion pieces, investigative reports, and reviews. [5] [6]

History

El Caribe’s owner until 1954 was Rafael Trujillo, then president of the Dominican Republic. Its founding editor-in-chief was Rafael Herrera. [7]

In 2021, El Caribe was the third non-American newspaper whose newspaper library was digitized by the Center for Research Libraries. [8]

References

  1. "Dominican Republic media guide". BBC News . 2012-08-29. Retrieved 2024-02-04.
  2. "DOMINICAN EDITOR SEEKS FORMER PAPER". The New York Times . 1961-11-26. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2024-02-04.
  3. Saxon, Wolfgang (1992-09-22). "Stanley Ross, 78, Dies; Edited El Diario for 7 Years". The New York Times . ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2024-02-04.
  4. Dorner, Jennifer. "Library Guides: Historical Primary Sources: Latin America: Newspapers". guides.lib.berkeley.edu. Retrieved 2024-02-04.
  5. Carlos Mejía Aquino, Juan (2021-05-28). "Nelson Rodríguez, nuevo director del periódico El Caribe". Hoy Digital. Retrieved 2024-02-04.
  6. "El Caribe, gran escuela de periodismo dominicano, cumplió 75 años". Acento (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-05-26.
  7. Peña, Gustavo. "Rafael Herrera, un gran periodista dominicano casi olvidado". Acento (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-02-04.
  8. Kowalski, Melanie. "Global Press Archive CRL Alliance launches El Caribe Digital Archive | CRL". www.crl.edu. Retrieved 2024-02-04.