El Líbero
El Líbero is a Chilean online newspaper founded in 2014. Its founders include journalist Eduardo Sepúlveda, former Chilean minister of sports Gabriel Ruiz-Tagle, and economist Hernán Büchi. Despite its denounced bias—identified as neoconservative by scholarly works—the newspaper has received awards for some of its content, such as the investigation by journalist Emily Avendaño into links between Brazilian conglomerate Odebrecht and Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro, which was recognized by the Inter American Press Association in 2018. Origins. According to Sepúlveda, the publication's name, "El Líbero", is inspired by the Italian word "Libero", which means "free . Additionally, in an interview with Canal 13, Sepúlveda mentioned the Roman god of freedom, Liber, whose name refers to being able to move freely, one of the publication's goals. Ideology and criticism. In its beginnings, the periodical was popularly known as the right-wing CIPER". Centre-left politician Álvaro Elizalde described the outlet as a UDI pamphlet, in reference to the right-wing party Unión Demócrata Independiente. The national far-left media has described "El Líbero" as reactionary. The publication has gained notoriety for its relationship with Sebastián Piñera, for whom they campaigned during the 2017 Chilean general election . After Piñera came to power, members of his government, such as Mario Desbordes, criticized the influence Cristián Larroulet had on "El Líbero" in attempting to exert pressure on the president to implement libertarian policies.