El Mundo (Colombia)

El Mundo
TypeWeekly newspaper
FormatTabloid
Owner(s)<Fundación FundaMundo>
Founder(s)<Darío Arismendi, Raúl Aguilar, and others>
FoundedApril 20, 1979; 45 years ago (1979-04-20)
Political alignmentLiberal
LanguageSpanish
Ceased publicationAugust 2, 2020 (2020-08-02)
HeadquartersCalle 53 #74-50, Medellín
CityMedellín
CountryColombia
Readership20.000
Websitewww.elmundo.com

El Mundo (The World) is a newspaper and news website based in Medellín, Colombia. It started circulating in Antioquia on April 20, 1979 and was founded by a group of business leaders and journalists.[1] After circulating as a daily newspaper for 39 years, the newspaper switched to a weekly printed edition with daily digital emissions in 2018.[2]

The current director is Luz María Tobón.

  1. ^ "History". El Mundo. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
  2. ^ Camaño, Maira (14 August 2018). "Periódico El Mundo de Medellín deja de ser diario y se convierte en semanario". RCN Radio. Retrieved 8 January 2019.