Newspaper Name: |
El Diario Meridiano |
Newspaper name in English: |
The Meridian Diary |
Owner: |
Bloque DeArmas |
Country / Region: |
Venezuela (Caracas) |
Language: |
Spanish |
Format type: |
Newspaper |
Category: |
Sport |
Political alignment: |
None |
Frequency: |
Daily |
Publication Years (print version): |
1969 — now (54 years) |
Publication Years (digital version): |
1996 — now (27 years) |
Circulation: |
150,000 (2015) |
Official Pages: |
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Website: |
meridiano.net [read with translation] |
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The main sports daily newspaper of Venezuela, published since November 3, 1969. Translated from Spanish, it is called «Newspaper-Meridian» or «Diary-Meridian». Its main topics are baseball and football, as well as horse racing. The newspaper pays approximately equal attention to all these sports. The newspaper provides detailed information about all sports clubs in Venezuela and the Caribbean: Academia, Aragua, Atl. Venezuela, Carabobo, Dep. Jara, Estudiantes, Gran Valencia FC, La Guaira, Lala, Metro FC, Metropolitanos, Mineros, Monagas, Portuguesa, Táchira, Trujillanos, Yaeacuyanos, Zamora, Zulia. In a special section, sports correspondents of the publication (Avelino Avancin, Max Lefeld, Manuel Vargas, Nelson Padilla, Roberto Dorta) talk and discuss the results of matches, draw up ratings of players and clubs, and give forecasts for upcoming games. Content of the newspaper «El Diario Meridiano»: baseball (Grandes Ligas, Liga Nacional, Venezolano, Liga Americana, American baseball), football (football of Venezuela, La Vinotinto, European League, Champions League, Premier League, Italian League, Spanish Football, Latin American Football, International Football), basketball, motorcycle racing, auto racing, tennis, cycling, seasonal sports, winter sports, horse racing. On the basis of this newspaper, a special extended version of «Meridiano Hípico» is published, completely devoted to horse racing (program, results, forecasts, bets, ratings). The newspaper's editorial staff has its own TV channel «Meridiano Televisión», the first and only sports TV channel in Venezuela, the newspaper is actually a replica of it. Another newspaper of the editorial office is the daily «
Diario 2001».