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Caras y Caretas (Uruguay)

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Caras y Caretas
EditorMateo Grille Coronel
CategoriesCurrent affairs
FrequencyWeekly
Founded2001
First issue3 August 2001
CountryUruguay
Websitecarasycaretas.com.uy

Caras y Caretas is an Uruguayan weekly news magazine specialized in current affairs.

History

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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]

Reception

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Página 12 described Caras y Caretas as "a benchmark of journalism" and "one of the most important references of independent journalism in Uruguay."[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "20 años de Caras y Caretas". Caras y Caretas (in European Spanish). 2021-08-13. Retrieved 2023-10-20.
  2. ^ Zarwan, Elijah (2017-02-10). "Reporter survives shooting in Uruguay". Committee to Protect Journalists. Retrieved 2023-10-20.
  3. ^ a b "La "Caras & Caretas" uruguaya lanzó un periodístico por streaming | "Legítima defensa", conducido por Leandro Grille". Página 12 (in Spanish). 2020-06-15. Retrieved 2023-10-20.
  4. ^ Caras & Caretas: 2001 - 2021 : 20º aniversario (in Spanish). Legislative Library of Uruguay. 2021.
  5. ^ "Fossati ratificó denuncia de difamación contra Fernando Pereira y director de Caras y Caretas". El País (Uruguay) (in Spanish). 2023-04-26. Retrieved 2023-10-20.