El Cronista

El Cronista
TypeDaily newspaper
Owner(s)Grupo América
Founder(s)Martin Giménez Antonio
Political alignmentEconomic liberalism
LanguageSpanish
HeadquartersBuenos Aires, Argentina
ISSN0325-5212
WebsiteCronista.com
Front page of the newspaper from November 1, 1908

El Cronista (Spanish: The Reporter) is a daily business newspaper published in Buenos Aires, Argentina.[1][2][3][4]

It was founded by Martin Giménez Antonio and first published as El Cronista Comercial on November 1, 1908. In 1989 the name was changed to El Cronista.[1]

It was the first business daily newspaper in Argentina.[1][3] In 1994, it was the first newspaper in Argentina to publish online.[1]

It is published by Unidad Editorial.

In 2021, it was acquired by Grupo América for 6 million USD.[5]

  1. ^ a b c d "La historia de un pionero (The story of a pioneer)". Clarín. October 21, 2000. Archived from the original on October 1, 2013. Retrieved March 13, 2012. El Cronista fue el primer diario argentino especializado en temas económicos y financieros. (El Cronista was the first Argentine newspaper specializing in economic and financial issues.)
  2. ^ "Company Overview of El Cronista Comercial". Bloomberg Businessweek. Archived from the original on June 9, 2011. Retrieved March 13, 2012. El Cronista Comercial is a business and financial newspaper based in Argentina.
  3. ^ a b "World Business Briefing: Americas; Pearson Buys Argentine Daily". The New York Times. June 14, 2000. Archived from the original on February 22, 2021. Retrieved March 13, 2012. The Spanish unit of the British media company Pearson P.L.C. bought Argentine's oldest business daily, El Cronista, for an undisclosed price
  4. ^ "Argentine Editor Disappears". The New York Times. June 13, 1977. Archived from the original on August 6, 2017. Retrieved March 13, 2012. Julian Delgado, editor of two of Argentina's leading business journals, disappeared nine days ago and has not been heard from, both papers reported last night.
  5. ^ Alfie, Alejandro (13 July 2021). "El Grupo América le compró en US$ 6 millones el diario El Cronista a Francisco De Narváez". Clarín (in Spanish).