Daily Headlines: January 24, 2013

* Venezuela: Spanish newspaper El Pais issued an apology after publishing a fake photo on the cover page of its Thursday first edition depicting an ailing Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez.

* Colombia: U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton praised U.S. collaboration with Colombia during Congressional hearings focused on last year’s deadly attack on a consulate in Benghazi.

* Bolivia: Women’s rights groups called for authorities to investigate an alleged sexual assault in a legislative chamber that was recorded by security camera footage.

* Chile: President Sebastian Piñera visited a new Antarctic base that will be operated by the Chilean military.

Video Source – YouTube via user cablenoticiastv (The image published in El Pais on Thursday that also briefly appeared on the daily’s website was taken from a 2008 YouTube video).

Online Sources- UPI, CNN, Reuters, Fox News

Spanish newspaper plans expansion into Americas

The owners of one of Spain’s main newspapers- El Pais- said that the broadsheet will expand further into Latin America. According to Editor-in-chief Javier Moreno, the move will be part of a major reformatting of the left-leaning newspaper in order to reach a younger and more global audience:

Moreno told foreign correspondents in Madrid Tuesday "The ultimate aim is to become a global newspaper, a bit like the Herald Tribune, which has no base in a particular country.”

The strategy differs from previous attempts by El Pais’ owners to purchase established newspapers in Latin America such as Colombia’s El Tiempo.

El Pais currently sells around 10% or 40,000 copies outside of Spain and already prints special editions for Mexico and Argentina.

Image- EuroPress

Sources (English)- Editors Weblog, Reuters, Expatica Spain

Sources (Spanish)- El Pais