El Comercio
Encyclopedia
El Comercio is a Peruvian
newspaper based in Lima
. It has a circulation of more than 120,000 copies. It was founded in 1839, making it the oldest newspaper of Peru
and one of the oldest in the Spanish language
.
The government of Juan Velasco Alvarado
expropriated the newspaper in the mid-1970s. The company was returned to their original owners by President Fernando Belaúnde Terry
on July 28, 1980, the same day he assumed office. It was his first official act upon assuming his presidency.
Currently, the newspaper is owned by shareholders of the Miró Quesada family, whose ownership of the company dates to 1875. Despite this, management of the company is under control of an individual who is not a member of the family
The company also has ownership over its subsidiaries, the newspapers Peru 21, Trome, and the magazine, Somos.
The corporation, Empresa Editora El Comercio S.A., is the product of the merging of many different companies in 1996. The company also manages the editing, publication, and distribution of the newspaper, El Comercio, as well as the publication and distribution of Trome, Peru 21, and Gestion. In addition to this, they also manage the advertising aspects of mentioned publications. Additionally, they are devoted to the editing, publication, and distribution of many other books, magazines, pamphlets, weeklies
, all sorts of graphic publications
, multimedia products
, and videography
. Informational content is also distributed by means of their subsidiary Orbis Ventures S.A.C., a company in charge of the administration of the company's website
The legal address of the company, where their administrative offices are located, is 300 Jiron Miro Quesada, Cercado of Lima
, Lima
, Peru
. Their publishing factories, Pando and Amauta are located in the districts of Pueblo Libre
and the Cercado of Lima
.
Financially, the company operates very independently, as the effects of consolidation have not in large part affected the operation of their subsidiaries, Orbis Ventures S.A.C., Zetta Comunicadores del Perú S.A.E.M.A., EC Jobs S.A.C., Punto y Coma Editores S.A.C, Suscripciones Integrales S.A.C, Amauta Impresiones Comerciales, Producciones Cantabria S.A.C, Inmobiliaria El Sol S.A. and Grupo TV S.A.C.
to form a special investigative team at El Comercio. As with Uceda's Sí reporting, the Comercio team focused on cases of governmental corruption. One of the team's most notable successes came in 1998, when they exposed the misuse of state funds intended for the survivors of El Niño-created floods and mudslides; the story resulted in the arrest and imprisonment of Civil Defense Chief General Homero Nureña.
Peru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
newspaper based in Lima
Lima
Lima is the capital and the largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín rivers, in the central part of the country, on a desert coast overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Together with the seaport of Callao, it forms a contiguous urban area known as the Lima...
. It has a circulation of more than 120,000 copies. It was founded in 1839, making it the oldest newspaper of Peru
Peru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
and one of the oldest in the Spanish language
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
.
The government of Juan Velasco Alvarado
Juan Velasco Alvarado
Juan Francisco Velasco Alvarado was a left-leaning Peruvian General who ruled Peru from 1968 to 1975 under the title of "President of the Revolutionary Government."- Early life :...
expropriated the newspaper in the mid-1970s. The company was returned to their original owners by President Fernando Belaúnde Terry
Fernando Belaúnde Terry
Fernando Belaúnde Terry was President of Peru for two non-consecutive terms . Deposed by a military coup in 1968, he was re-elected in 1980 after eleven years of military rule...
on July 28, 1980, the same day he assumed office. It was his first official act upon assuming his presidency.
Currently, the newspaper is owned by shareholders of the Miró Quesada family, whose ownership of the company dates to 1875. Despite this, management of the company is under control of an individual who is not a member of the family
The company also has ownership over its subsidiaries, the newspapers Peru 21, Trome, and the magazine, Somos.
The corporation, Empresa Editora El Comercio S.A., is the product of the merging of many different companies in 1996. The company also manages the editing, publication, and distribution of the newspaper, El Comercio, as well as the publication and distribution of Trome, Peru 21, and Gestion. In addition to this, they also manage the advertising aspects of mentioned publications. Additionally, they are devoted to the editing, publication, and distribution of many other books, magazines, pamphlets, weeklies
Week
A week is a time unit equal to seven days.The English word week continues an Old English wice, ultimately from a Common Germanic , from a root "turn, move, change"...
, all sorts of graphic publications
Graphics
Graphics are visual presentations on some surface, such as a wall, canvas, computer screen, paper, or stone to brand, inform, illustrate, or entertain. Examples are photographs, drawings, Line Art, graphs, diagrams, typography, numbers, symbols, geometric designs, maps, engineering drawings,or...
, multimedia products
Multimedia
Multimedia is media and content that uses a combination of different content forms. The term can be used as a noun or as an adjective describing a medium as having multiple content forms. The term is used in contrast to media which use only rudimentary computer display such as text-only, or...
, and videography
Videography
Videography refers to the process of capturing moving images on electronic media even streaming media). The term includes methods of video production and post-production...
. Informational content is also distributed by means of their subsidiary Orbis Ventures S.A.C., a company in charge of the administration of the company's website
The legal address of the company, where their administrative offices are located, is 300 Jiron Miro Quesada, Cercado of Lima
Lima District
Lima is a district of the Lima Province in Peru. It is not where the inner city zone of Lima, the country's capital city, is located, San Isidro District being such area in Lima....
, Lima
Lima
Lima is the capital and the largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín rivers, in the central part of the country, on a desert coast overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Together with the seaport of Callao, it forms a contiguous urban area known as the Lima...
, Peru
Peru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
. Their publishing factories, Pando and Amauta are located in the districts of Pueblo Libre
Pueblo Libre
Pueblo Libre is a district of the Lima Province in Peru and one of the districts that comprise the city of Lima. Its name, which means Free Town or Free People, was granted by José de San Martín on April 10, 1822 as a recognition of the patriotism shown by its inhabitants during the Peruvian War of...
and the Cercado of Lima
Lima District
Lima is a district of the Lima Province in Peru. It is not where the inner city zone of Lima, the country's capital city, is located, San Isidro District being such area in Lima....
.
Financially, the company operates very independently, as the effects of consolidation have not in large part affected the operation of their subsidiaries, Orbis Ventures S.A.C., Zetta Comunicadores del Perú S.A.E.M.A., EC Jobs S.A.C., Punto y Coma Editores S.A.C, Suscripciones Integrales S.A.C, Amauta Impresiones Comerciales, Producciones Cantabria S.A.C, Inmobiliaria El Sol S.A. and Grupo TV S.A.C.
Team of Ricardo Uceda
In 1994, Ricardo Uceda resigned as editor-in-chief of SíSí (Peruvian magazine)
Sí is a Peruvian news magazine. In 1993, its editor Ricardo Uceda was instrumental in exposing the La Cantuta Massacre, an incident in which nine students and one professor from La Cantuta University were executed by army soldiers and buried in a mass grave....
to form a special investigative team at El Comercio. As with Uceda's Sí reporting, the Comercio team focused on cases of governmental corruption. One of the team's most notable successes came in 1998, when they exposed the misuse of state funds intended for the survivors of El Niño-created floods and mudslides; the story resulted in the arrest and imprisonment of Civil Defense Chief General Homero Nureña.