El Líbero

{{Short description|Chilean online newspaper}}

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| founder = Hernán Büchi{{Cite web|url=http://comunicaciones.uc.cl/eduardo-sepulveda-director-de-el-libero-hay-una-situacion-muy-anomala-en-chile-los-medios-se-ignoran-entre-si/|title=Eduardo Sepúlveda, director de El Líbero: "Hay una situación muy anómala en Chile: los medios se ignoran entre sí"|publisher=Pontifical Catholic University of Chile|date=2 October 2014|accessdate=8 September 2021|archive-date=8 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210908164059/http://comunicaciones.uc.cl/eduardo-sepulveda-director-de-el-libero-hay-una-situacion-muy-anomala-en-chile-los-medios-se-ignoran-entre-si/|url-status=live}}
José Antonio Guzmán
Gabriel Ruíz-Tagle
Eduardo Sepúlveda{{Cite web|url=https://www.13.cl/c/programas/persona-personaje/capitulos/el-desarrollo-profesional-del-periodista-eduardo-sepulveda|title=El desarrollo profesional del periodista Eduardo Sepúlveda|publisher=Canal 13|date=26 November 2019|accessdate=8 September 2021|archive-date=8 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210908164107/https://www.13.cl/c/programas/persona-personaje/capitulos/el-desarrollo-profesional-del-periodista-eduardo-sepulveda|url-status=live}}
Carlos Kubick

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| political = Liberal democracy
Right-wing

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El Líbero is a Chilean online newspaper formed in 2014. Its founders include journalist and former editor of Investigation and Politics of El Mercurio Eduardo Sepúlveda,{{Cite web|url=http://www.puroperiodismo.cl/eduardo-sepulveda-director-de-el-libero-no-somos-defensores-de-ningun-partido/|title=Eduardo Sepúlveda, director de "El Líbero": "No somos defensores de ningún partido"|publisher=Puro Periodismo|date=30 October 2014|accessdate=9 September 2021|archive-date=7 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210907195520/http://www.puroperiodismo.cl/eduardo-sepulveda-director-de-el-libero-no-somos-defensores-de-ningun-partido/|url-status=live}} the commercial engineer Carlos Kubick O., José Antonio Guzmán A.,{{cite web | url=https://ellibero.cl/quienes-somos/ | title=Quienes somos }} former Chilean minister of sports Gabriel Ruiz-Tagle, and economist Hernán Büchi.{{Cite web|url=https://www.cooperativa.cl/noticias/sociedad/medios/buchi-y-sus-socios-inyectaron-400-millones-a-portal-el-libero/2019-03-27/172640.html|title=Büchi y sus socios inyectaron 400 millones a portal El Líbero|publisher=Radio Cooperativa|date=27 March 2019|accessdate=8 September 2021|archive-date=8 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210908164056/https://www.cooperativa.cl/noticias/sociedad/medios/buchi-y-sus-socios-inyectaron-400-millones-a-portal-el-libero/2019-03-27/172640.html|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.elmostrador.cl/noticias/pais/2015/04/01/buchi-y-su-apuesta-por-el-cuarto-poder/|title=Las apuestas de Hernán Büchi, el hombre con más directorios en Chile contra quien la SVS presentó cargos|publisher=El Mostrador|date=1 April 2015|accessdate=8 September 2021|archive-date=9 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210909003909/https://www.elmostrador.cl/noticias/pais/2015/04/01/buchi-y-su-apuesta-por-el-cuarto-poder/|url-status=live}}

El Líbero currently has 88 shareholders and is a member of the National Press Association (ANP),{{Cite web |title=Diarios Asociados – ANP |url=https://www.anp.cl/diarios-asociados/ |access-date=2023-05-18 |language=es}} a conglomerate with 71 years of history that covers the main newspapers in the country. Eduardo Sepúlveda, director at El Líbero, is the association's vice president.{{Cite web |title=Somos ANP – ANP |url=https://www.anp.cl/somos/ |access-date=2023-05-18 |language=es}}

Despite its denounced bias{{Cite web|url=https://www.elmostrador.cl/noticias/pais/2014/12/23/elizalde-desmiente-aumento-en-sueldos-de-intendentes-y-califica-a-el-libero-como-pasquin-de-la-udi/|title=Elizalde desmiente aumento en sueldos de intendentes y califica a El Líbero como "pasquín de la UDI"|publisher=El Mostrador|date=23 November 2014|accessdate=8 September 2021|archive-date=8 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210908164056/https://www.elmostrador.cl/noticias/pais/2014/12/23/elizalde-desmiente-aumento-en-sueldos-de-intendentes-y-califica-a-el-libero-como-pasquin-de-la-udi/|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.elmostrador.cl/mercados/2016/07/07/el-libero-y-pwc-ya-le-estan-haciendo-campana-a-sebastian-pinera/|title=El Libero y PwC ya le están haciendo campaña a Piñera|publisher=El Mostrador|date=7 July 2016|accessdate=8 September 2021|archive-date=8 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210908175952/https://www.elmostrador.cl/mercados/2016/07/07/el-libero-y-pwc-ya-le-estan-haciendo-campana-a-sebastian-pinera/|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://cambio21.cl/politica/medio-digital-de-ultra-derecha-es-el-que-financi-libro-del-ex-ministro-de-las-94-horas-mauricio-rojas-que-dijo-que-el-museo-de-la-memoria-es-un-montaje-5bbf69c4aa2d7463e32c7144|title=Medio digital de ultra derecha es el que financió libro de Mauricio Rojas que dijo que "el Museo de la Memoria es un montaje"|publisher=Cambio 21|date=11 October 2018|accessdate=16 September 2021|archive-date=17 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210917161403/https://cambio21.cl/politica/medio-digital-de-ultra-derecha-es-el-que-financi-libro-del-ex-ministro-de-las-94-horas-mauricio-rojas-que-dijo-que-el-museo-de-la-memoria-es-un-montaje-5bbf69c4aa2d7463e32c7144|url-status=live}}—identified as neoconservative by scholar Luis Navarro{{Sfn|Navarro|2019|p=129}}—the newspaper has received awards for some of its content,In the case of journalist, Emily Avendaño, there have been [https://ellibero.cl/actualidad/los-recursos-de-odebrecht-que-llevaron-a-nicolas-maduro-a-la-presidencia-de-venezuela/ notes published by her in El Líbero] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210917162915/https://ellibero.cl/actualidad/los-recursos-de-odebrecht-que-llevaron-a-nicolas-maduro-a-la-presidencia-de-venezuela/ |date=17 September 2021 }} that are directly related to the prized work "El caso Odebrecht: corrupción y despilfarro en Venezuela" (The Odebrecht case: corruption and waste in Venezuela). such as the investigation by journalist Emily Avendaño{{Cite web|url=https://ellibero.cl/actualidad/periodista-de-el-libero-gana-premio-de-la-sociedad-interamericana-de-prensa-por-reportaje-sobre-corrupcion-de-odebrecht-en-venezuela/|title=Periodista de El Líbero gana premio de la Sociedad Interamericana de Prensa por reportaje sobre corrupción de Odebrech en Venezuela|publisher=El Líbero|date=15 September 2018|accessdate=16 September 2021|archive-date=17 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210917161412/https://ellibero.cl/actualidad/periodista-de-el-libero-gana-premio-de-la-sociedad-interamericana-de-prensa-por-reportaje-sobre-corrupcion-de-odebrecht-en-venezuela/|url-status=live}} into links between Brazilian conglomerate Odebrecht and Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro, which was recognized by the Inter American Press Association in 2018.{{Cite web|url=https://www.efe.com/efe/america/sociedad/la-sip-anuncia-lista-de-ganadores-sus-premios-a-excelencia-periodistica/20000013-3740522|title=La SIP anuncia la lista de ganadores de sus premios a la Excelencia Periodística|publisher=EFE|date=5 September 2018|accessdate=16 September 2021|archive-date=17 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210917161408/https://www.efe.com/efe/america/sociedad/la-sip-anuncia-lista-de-ganadores-sus-premios-a-excelencia-periodistica/20000013-3740522|url-status=live}}

In October 2017, El Líbero launched Ediciones El Líbero Publishing House and has published various books on politics and public affairs. Its list of authors included former Chilean minister of culture Mauricio Rojas.{{Cite web |title=Libros – El Líbero |url=https://tienda.ellibero.cl/libros/ |access-date=2023-05-18 |website=tienda.ellibero.cl}}