El Caribe (Dominican Republic)

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

El Caribe
TypeDaily newspaper
Founder(s)Stanley Ralph Ross
FoundedApril 14, 1948
LanguageSpanish
CitySanto Domingo
Websiteelcaribe.com.do

History edit

El Caribe’s owner until 1954 was Rafael Trujillo, then president of the Dominican Republic. Its founding editor-in-chief was Rafael Herrera.[6]

In 2021, El Caribe was the third non-American newspaper whose newspaper library was digitized by the Center for Research Libraries.[7]

References edit

  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. ^ Dorner, Jennifer. "Library Guides: Historical Primary Sources: Latin America: Newspapers". guides.lib.berkeley.edu. Retrieved 2024-02-04.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ Carlos Mejía Aquino, Juan (2021-05-28). "Nelson Rodríguez, nuevo director del periódico El Caribe". Hoy Digital. Retrieved 2024-02-04.
  6. ^ Peña, Gustavo. "Rafael Herrera, un gran periodista dominicano casi olvidado". Acento (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-02-04.
  7. ^ Kowalski, Melanie. "Global Press Archive CRL Alliance launches El Caribe Digital Archive | CRL". www.crl.edu. Retrieved 2024-02-04.