El Bogotano

El Bogotano was a Colombian tabloid evening daily newspaper, founded in 1973 by Consuelo Salgar de Montejo.

Despite its sensationalism, El Bogotano was also known for denouncing several political scandals in the 1970s[1], including a corruption case involving President Alfonso López Michelsen[2].

It was also known for its infamous main headline published on the 2 January 1974 issue reading Maremoto en Bolivia ("Tsunami in Bolivia"), when Yamid Amat was its director[3].

El Bogotano folded in the late 1980s.

Unrelated 19th century newspaper

Between January and September 1882, Ernesto and Adolfo León López published a literary newspaper named El Bogotano[4].

References

  1. ^ (Spanish) Henry Holguín, “Colombia es un país de miedosos y arribistas”, El Espectador, 6 October 2002
  2. ^ (Spanish) Julio César Londoño, Sobre un pillo muy british, El Clavo, 1 August 2007
  3. ^ (Spanish) Yamid Amat, Titulé: Maremoto en Bolivia, Revista SoHo, 11 April 2007
  4. ^ (Spanish) Isidoro Laverde Amaya, Bibliografía colombiana, Medardo Rivas (publisher), 1895