El Líbero
El Líbero is a Chilean online newspaper formed in 2014. Its founders include journalist and former editor of Investigation and Politics of El Mercurio Eduardo Sepúlveda, the commercial engineer Carlos Kubick O., José Antonio Guzmán A., former Chilean minister of sports Gabriel Ruiz-Tagle, and economist Hernán Büchi.
| Type | Newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Online |
| Founder(s) | Hernán Büchi José Antonio Guzmán Gabriel Ruíz-Tagle Eduardo Sepúlveda Carlos Kubick |
| Founded | September 2014 |
| Political alignment | Liberal democracy Right-wing |
| Language | Spanish |
| Website | ellibero |
El Líbero currently has 88 shareholders and is a member of the National Press Association (ANP), a conglomerate with 71 years of history that covers the main newspapers in the country. Eduardo Sepúlveda, director at El Líbero, is the association's vice president.
Despite its denounced bias—identified as neoconservative by scholar Luis Navarro—the newspaper has received awards for some of its content, such as the investigation by journalist Emily Avendaño into links between Brazilian conglomerate Odebrecht and Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro, which was recognized by the Inter American Press Association in 2018.
In October 2017, El Líbero launched Ediciones El Líbero Publishing House and has published various books on politics and public affairs. Its list of authors included former Chilean minister of culture Mauricio Rojas.