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| Editor | Mateo Grille Coronel |
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| Categories | Current affairs |
| Frequency | Weekly |
| Founded | 2001 |
| First issue | 3 August 2001 |
| Country | Uruguay |
| Website | carasycaretas |
Caras y Caretas is an Uruguayan weekly news magazine specialized in current affairs.
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| Editor | Mateo Grille Coronel |
|---|---|
| Categories | Current affairs |
| Frequency | Weekly |
| Founded | 2001 |
| First issue | 3 August 2001 |
| Country | Uruguay |
| Website | carasycaretas |
Caras y Caretas is an Uruguayan weekly news magazine specialized in current affairs.
Caras y Caretas published its first edition on 3 August 2001. [1] In February 2017, a reporter for the magazine had her head grazed by a bullet shot by two individuals on a motorcycle, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists. [2]
In 2020, the magazine launched a streaming service that had about 20,000 subscribers, with its main program being titled "Legitimate defense". [3]
By its twentieth anniversary in 2021, it had published 1,027 consecutive editions every Friday. [1] A twentieth anniversary edition of the magazine was placed in the Legislative Library of Uruguay. [4] In 2021, Caras y Caretas criticized President Luis Lacalle Pou, saying that the president sought to see the magazine "dead." [1]
In 2023, prosecutor Gabriela Fossati filed a defamation complaint against Alberto Grille, director of Caras y Caretas, after he described her as a "cowardice" with her verdict against Alejandro Astesiano, the security chief of President Luis Lacalle Pou. [5]
Página 12 described Caras y Caretas as "a benchmark of journalism" and "one of the most important references of independent journalism in Uruguay." [3]
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