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- ↑ "PR Daily Sun celebra su primer aniversario". El Nuevo Día (in Spanish). 22 October 2009. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
- ↑ Falcón, Angelo (November 4, 2011). "A Boricua Film Club Review: The Rum Diary". National Institute of Latino Policy. Retrieved November 15, 2011.
- ↑ "COOPERATIVA PRENSA UNIDA (COPU)". opencorporates. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
- ↑ Frances Robles. “Nonprofit journalism a new trend?: If the Puerto Rico Daily Sun can find a niche market and a local support base, it could survive even without a digital component.” The Miami Herald. Miami, Florida, USA. June 27, 2009. p.3C.
- ↑ "Omaya Sosa Pascual." International Consortium of Investigative Journalists. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
