The Argentine press, from Buenos Aires to the provinces

Argentine news is read mainly in Spanish, through the big Buenos Aires dailies such as Clarín, La Nación and Página/12, the Infobae website, provincial papers, a lively business press and public radio, nearly all of them available online.

From La Capital in Rosario to the big porteño groups

Argentine journalism dates back to the nineteenth century: La Capital, founded in Rosario in 1867, and La Nación, launched in 1870 by Bartolomé Mitre, are still published. Clarín appeared in 1945 and later became the core of the country's largest media group.

Clarín, La Nación and Página/12: three takes on the news

Clarín, a tabloid-format paper with a mass-market tone, remains the most widely read daily. La Nación stands for a liberal-conservative line, while Página/12, founded in 1987, represents a centre-left outlook. Perfil rounds out the offer with a weekend edition.

Rioplatense Spanish and English-language titles in Argentina

Argentine Spanish uses voseo and lunfardo slang that sometimes puzzles European readers. There is also an English-language press: the Buenos Aires Herald closed in 2017, and the Buenos Aires Times, published by Perfil, took over its role for anglophone readers.

What do people read in Córdoba, Mendoza or Rosario?

Each province has its leading daily: La Voz del Interior in Córdoba, Los Andes in Mendoza, La Capital in Rosario and La Gaceta in Tucumán. They cover governors, farming, the wines of Cuyo and the local football clubs in close detail.

Infobae and Argentine news on smartphones

Run by Daniel Hadad, Infobae has become one of the most visited news sites in the country, with no print edition at all. Chequeado, a regional fact-checking pioneer, and the Clarín and La Nación apps complete the digital landscape.

Télam, Noticias Argentinas and the wire services

The state news agency Télam, created in 1945, had its news operations suspended in 2024 by the government of Javier Milei. Newsrooms therefore rely more on Noticias Argentinas, a private agency, and on correspondents from AFP, Reuters and EFE.

Radio Nacional and the Televisión Pública

Public broadcasting includes Radio Nacional, with its regional stations, and the Televisión Pública, formerly Canal 7. Their live output streams online, but audiences are still dominated by private stations such as Radio Mitre and Continental and by the news channels.

Following Argentina from Madrid or Paris

A large Argentine community lives in Spain, where outlets covered in our guide to the Spanish press report regularly on Buenos Aires. French correspondents and the weeklies listed under French newspapers online also offer an outside view of Argentine economics and politics.

Ámbito, El Cronista and the sports daily Olé

Inflation, the parallel dollar and talks with the IMF feed a dense business press: Ámbito Financiero, El Cronista and the economy section of Infobae. On the sports side, Olé, launched by the Clarín group in 1996, follows Boca Juniors, River Plate and the national team.

Media, power and Argentina's broadcasting law

Relations between governments and the major media are often tense in Argentina. The 2009 audiovisual services law pitted the Clarín group against the government of Cristina Kirchner, and the funding of official advertising remains a recurring subject of debate.

Article meters and digital subscriptions in pesos

Clarín and La Nación cap the number of free articles before offering a subscription in pesos, often at a promotional rate for the first months. Página/12, Infobae and the provincial dailies remain largely open, allowing varied reading at no cost.

Cross-checking sources on Argentine news

On a sensitive story, compare Clarín or La Nación with Página/12, then check the figures with INDEC or the Central Bank. Our related pages on Chilean newspapers and the Brazilian press shed light on the wider regional picture.

How to follow Argentine news from abroad

1. Pick a Buenos Aires daily, Clarín or La Nación, and add an open site such as Infobae for the latest wire stories.
2. Add Página/12 to get a centre-left reading of the same political events.
3. Include a provincial daily such as La Voz del Interior or Los Andes if you follow a particular region.
4. Stream Radio Nacional for spoken news bulletins and interviews with political leaders.
5. Set alerts on the dollar, inflation and Congress to track the Argentine economy day by day.
6. Check an article's date before sharing it, because inflation figures change every month.

Reading the Argentine press: free or paid

Key facts about Argentine media

• Language: Rioplatense Spanish, with voseo and lunfardo
• Time zone: UTC-3 all year round in Buenos Aires
• Subscription currency: Argentine peso (ARS)
• Highest-circulation daily: Clarín
• Business press: Ámbito Financiero and El Cronista
• Sports daily: Olé
• Public media: Radio Nacional and Televisión Pública
• Fact-checking: Chequeado

Common mistakes when reading Argentine newspapers

• Confusing La Nación of Buenos Aires with the many papers of the same name across Latin America, notably La Nación in Costa Rica or Paraguay.
• Taking the official dollar rate for the rate actually used: Argentine papers quote several exchange rates, including the dollar blue.
• Reading only one side: polarisation between Kirchnerism and the opposition strongly shapes which stories are chosen and how they are framed.
• Passing on old Télam stories as if they were recent, even though the agency stopped producing news in 2024.
• Using sites that bypass the Clarín or La Nación meters, which expose readers to misleading ads and malware.

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