Excélsior
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Excélsior is a daily newspaper, founded by Rafael Alducin and published in Mexico City
Mexico City
Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...

 since 1917.

During the 1950s and 1960s, the newspaper's editorial stance was of a relatively liberal bent, under the editorship of Julio Scherer. After Scherer left the newspaper in 1976, the editorial stance became more overtly supportive of the Institutional Revolutionary Party
Institutional Revolutionary Party
The Institutional Revolutionary Party is a Mexican political party that held power in the country—under a succession of names—for more than 70 years. The PRI is a member of the Socialist International, as is the rival Party of the Democratic Revolution , making Mexico one of the few...

 (PRI) and the Mexican establishment in general.

In January 2006 the Imagen group, owned by Olegario Vazquez Raña, acquired the newspaper, and then changing its main content.

Its main writers also contribute to the radio station Imagen and TV station Cadena 3.

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