LATIN

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LATIN (always referenced in upper case) was a cooperation scheme among 13 newspapers in Latin America which was organized by Reuters and lasted from 1970 until 1981.Michael B. Salwen, Bruce Garrison (2013). [https://books.google.com/books?id=CTv8AQAAQBAJ&dq=%22LATIN%22+reuters+newspapers+1970&pg=PA90 "Latin American Journalism"]. Routledge Communication Series, pages 90-91 It was not a news agency per se, but rather a permanent exchange mechanism. In 1975, The New York Times revealed that LATIN was used by the CIA to in covert operations of counterinformation and influencing public opinion in Latin America.Juan Gargurevich (1981). [https://books.google.com/books?id=mgUPAAAAYAAJ&q=LATIN "A golpe de titular: CIA y periodismo en América Latina"]. page 33."

Today,{{When|date=February 2021}} similar schemes are carried through the Periódicos Asociados Latinoamericanos and Grupo de Diarios América.