Salvadoran news with direct links: La Prensa Gráfica and El Diario de Hoy, the pioneering digital daily El Faro — famed for its investigations — plus Canal 12, independent outlets and business coverage.
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Frequently asked questions
- What are the main newspapers in El Salvador?
- La Prensa Gráfica and El Diario de Hoy are the country's two dominant dailies.
- What is El Faro?
- El Faro, founded in 1998, was Latin America's first digital-native newspaper and is renowned for investigative journalism; it also publishes in English.
- What is the main TV news in El Salvador?
- Canal 12 and Megavisión are among the leading television news broadcasters.
El Salvador has one of Central America's most vibrant newspaper industries, serving 6.5 million people in the smallest and most densely populated country on the Central American mainland. El Salvador's press is known for courageous investigative journalism — particularly El Faro, one of Latin America's most respected independent media outlets, known internationally for its investigations into gang networks and government accountability.
La Pagina is El Salvador's most visited digital portal. La Prensa Grafica and El Diario de Hoy are the leading national dailies. Canal 12 leads in TV news. The official FESFUT covers La Selecta — El Salvador's national football team. El Salvador is also notable as the first country in the world to adopt Bitcoin as legal tender in 2021. The Bolsa de Valores is the official stock exchange.
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