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| El Informador | |
|---|---|
| Name | El Informador |
| Type | Daily newspaper |
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Foundation | 1917 |
| Headquarters | Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico |
| Language | Spanish |
El Informador is a Mexican daily newspaper founded in 1917 and headquartered in Guadalajara, Jalisco. It serves as a principal source of news for the Guadalajara metropolitan area and the state of Jalisco, competing within Mexico's national press landscape alongside outlets such as El Universal, La Jornada, Reforma, and Excélsior. The paper has reported on major national and regional events involving figures and institutions including Venustiano Carranza, Lázaro Cárdenas, Miguel de la Madrid, Carlos Salinas de Gortari, Felipe Calderón, and Enrique Peña Nieto.
Founded shortly after the end of the Mexican Revolution, the newspaper emerged during a period marked by the presidencies of Venustiano Carranza and Álvaro Obregón and the regional consolidation of political forces in Jalisco. Across the 20th century, it covered milestones such as the Cristero War, the oil expropriation under Lázaro Cárdenas, and the liberalization reforms of the late 20th century under presidents like Miguel de la Madrid and Carlos Salinas de Gortari. During the 1980s and 1990s it expanded coverage of events such as the 1985 Mexico City earthquake, the signing of the North American Free Trade Agreement, and the political transitions leading to the election of Vicente Fox. The paper documented regional developments tied to cultural figures from Jalisco including Guillermo del Toro, Octavio Paz, Juan Rulfo, and institutions like the University of Guadalajara.
Ownership structures over time have involved local business families and media groups with connections to regional industrialists, agricultural interests, and civic leaders from Guadalajara and Jalisco. Management teams have interacted with national media conglomerates and regulatory frameworks overseen by institutions such as the Instituto Nacional Electoral and federal agencies. Editorial leadership has featured editors and directors who previously worked at or with outlets like El Universal, Reforma, Proceso, and international partners including agencies such as Agence France-Presse and The Associated Press.
The newspaper publishes a metropolitan Guadalajara edition and regional editions targeting the municipalities of Zapopan, Tlaquepaque, Tonalá, and Puerto Vallarta, aligning distribution with transportation corridors such as the Guadalajara–Ciudad de México route and tourism hubs in Jalisco. Physical distribution methods intersect with logistics providers, printing plants, and retail networks that also serve periodicals such as Milenio and Proceso. The title’s print run adjusted in response to competition from national chains like OXXO and retail strategies employed by supermarkets and kiosks across urban and rural municipalities.
Editorially, the newspaper has historically combined local civic reporting with coverage of national policy debates involving presidents and parties such as the Institutional Revolutionary Party, the National Action Party, and the Party of the Democratic Revolution. Content sections include politics, economía (business), sociedad (social news), cultura (culture), deportes (sports), and opinión (opinion), reflecting readership interests in topics ranging from state administrations and municipal politics to cultural festivals featuring artists like Carlos Santana and Plácido Domingo. The paper has published investigative pieces resonating with stories covered by outlets such as Proceso and has run opinion columns by commentators connected to Mexican intellectuals and think tanks.
Circulation figures place the paper among the largest regional newspapers in western Mexico, with readership demographics spanning professionals, entrepreneurs, students from institutions like the University of Guadalajara and regional public servants. Audience measurement comparisons often cite national rankings alongside newspapers such as El Universal, Reforma, Milenio, and La Jornada, and market research has examined penetration into suburban municipalities, commuter flows along federal highways, and readership among expatriate communities in the United States living in states like California and Texas.
The publication developed an online platform to distribute news, multimedia, and video journalism, integrating social media strategies across platforms used by public figures and organizations such as Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube. Digital initiatives included mobile apps, multimedia reporting with audio and video pieces related to events like cultural festivals and sports matches featuring teams such as Chivas de Guadalajara and Atlas F.C., and partnerships with wire services like Reuters. The outlet’s digital analytics have been compared with national digital audiences for outlets such as El Universal and Milenio.
Throughout its history, the newspaper has navigated controversies common to Mexican media organizations, including disputes over libel and defamation involving public figures, challenges related to access to public information requests before entities like the National Institute for Transparency, Access to Information and Personal Data Protection, and debates over coverage of security issues involving groups encountered in regional reporting. Legal matters have occasionally paralleled cases seen in Mexican press history involving outlets such as Proceso and Reforma, and have intersected with judicial proceedings in state and federal courts.
Category:Newspapers published in Mexico Category:Mass media in Guadalajara Category:Spanish-language newspapers