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| El Mostrador | |
|---|---|
| Name | El Mostrador |
| Type | Online newspaper |
| Format | Digital |
| Founded | 2000 |
| Founder | Pedro Lizana; Javier Miranda (co-founders) |
| Language | Spanish |
| Headquarters | Santiago, Chile |
| Political | Independent; investigative |
El Mostrador El Mostrador is a Chilean online newspaper founded in 2000 that operates from Santiago and focuses on investigative reporting, political analysis, and opinion journalism. It has published coverage of Chilean administrations including those of Ricardo Lagos, Michelle Bachelet, Sebastián Piñera, Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle, and Gabriel Boric, while engaging debates involving institutions such as the Congreso Nacional de Chile, the Contraloría General de la República de Chile, the Corte Suprema de Chile and the Banco Central de Chile. The outlet has interacted with civil society organizations like Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, Fundación Chile, and academic centers including the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile and the Universidad de Chile.
El Mostrador began as one of the earliest Chilean digital news projects during the presidency of Ricardo Lagos and amid the consolidation of post-dictatorship institutions such as the Comisión Rettig and the Comisión Valech. Founders including Pedro Lizana and journalists connected to outlets like El Mercurio, La Tercera, Las Últimas Noticias, and La Nación (Chile) created a platform that paralleled international digital pioneers such as The Guardian, The New York Times, El País, and Le Monde. Early coverage intersected with major events like the 2000s Chilean student protests, the 2006 Chilean student protests, and the 2019–2021 Chilean protests, and carried investigative pieces referencing figures such as Augusto Pinochet, Alberto Fujimori, Ricardo Lagos Escobar, and institutions including the Carabineros de Chile. Over the 2000s and 2010s the site developed formats reminiscent of ProPublica, The Intercept, Der Spiegel, and Investigative Reporters and Editors-style probes, expanding multimedia output alongside outlets like CNN Chile, Televisión Nacional de Chile, and Canal 13.
El Mostrador publishes news, long-form investigations, opinion columns, and cultural coverage comparable in scope to publications such as The Washington Post, The Atlantic, Bloomberg, and Foreign Policy. Regular contributors have included academics affiliated with Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez, Universidad Diego Portales, Universidad Católica del Norte, and public intellectuals who engage with topics involving the Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos, the Organización de Estados Americanos, and the Unión Europea. Its reporting often intersects with high-profile subjects like tax policy debates associated with figures such as Andrés Velasco, labor conflicts involving unions like the Central Unitaria de Trabajadores, corruption scandals tied to companies like Codelco, SQM, and political controversies involving parties such as Partido Socialista de Chile, Renovación Nacional, Unión Demócrata Independiente, and Frente Amplio (Chile). The outlet runs investigative series on public procurement, energy policy referencing Endesa (Chile), environmental disputes related to Enap, and human rights matters involving Servicio Nacional de Menores and judiciary cases before the Corte de Apelaciones.
Ownership structures have involved private stakeholders and foundations, and the model has been discussed alongside outlets like El Mercurio SAP, Copesa, Pulso, and non-profit media experiments similar to ProPublica and Fundación Gabo. Funding sources reported in the Chilean media landscape include advertising contracts with corporations like Latam Airlines, grants from international organizations comparable to Open Society Foundations, and collaborations with academic institutions such as Instituto de Estudios Públicos (IEP). Financial relationships drawn in public debate invoked state institutions like the Ministerio de Hacienda (Chile), public bidders before the Dirección de Compras y Contratación Pública, and commercial partners in the Chilean media market including Agrosuper and Cencosud.
The outlet's audience comprises politically engaged readers, subscribers from urban centers such as Santiago, Valparaíso, Concepción, and diasporic communities in Madrid, Miami, and Buenos Aires. Its influence is evident in citations by legislators from Cámara de Diputados de Chile and senators from the Senado de Chile, as well as references by international outlets like BBC News, The New York Times, Reuters, and Al Jazeera when Chilean stories have transnational relevance. Engagement metrics put it in conversation with national digital peers like BioBioChile, Cooperativa.cl, T13.cl, and with Latin American investigative networks such as Connectas and La Silla Vacía.
El Mostrador has faced legal disputes and controversies involving defamation claims, injunctions before the Corte Suprema de Chile, and conflicts over journalistic source protection similar to cases seen at Clarín and O Globo. High-profile disputes intersected with business groups like Penta and political actors linked to Caso Penta, Caso Caval, and episodes involving media regulation debates before the Tribunal Constitucional de Chile and the Servicio Nacional del Consumidor (SERNAC). Coverage has at times provoked public complaints filed with the Colegio de Periodistas de Chile and litigation invoking provisions of the Código Penal de Chile and civil law remedies in Chilean courts.
Reporting from El Mostrador has been recognized in national and regional contexts comparable to prizes like the Premio Nacional de Periodismo (Chile), awards from the Asociación de Periodistas de Chile, and international commendations akin to honors from the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists and the Society of Professional Journalists. Individual journalists affiliated with the outlet have been shortlisted for investigative journalism awards alongside peers from La Nación (Argentina), El Tiempo (Colombia), and O Estado de S. Paulo.
Category:Newspapers published in Chile Category:Spanish-language newspapers Category:Online newspapers