''El Colombiano'' () is the leading
newspaper
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in
Antioquia Department in
Colombia
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whose headquarters are located in
Medellín
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.
The first edition of this newspaper was published on February 6, 1912, which only had one page, 13 advertisements, but no news articles. In 1976, the first color pictures were added and in 1980, the content of this newspaper changed from 8 to 6
columns. On February 16, 2001, it was released with its current layout.
''El Colombiano'' is part of Periódicos Asociados Latinoamericanos (
Latin American Newspaper Association), an organization of fourteen leading newspapers in
South America
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.
See also
* ''
El Mundo''
External links
El Colombiano official website El Colombiano / English Antioquia section
Newspapers established in 1912
1912 establishments in Colombia
Newspapers published in Colombia
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