History of journalism in Colombia

Journalism in Colombia was born in the 18th century—when the territory was still part of the Viceroyalty of New Granada—with publications such as the Gazeta de Santa Fe (1785), promoted by Manuel del Socorro Rodríguez, from Cuba, and considered the father of national journalism. Since then, the press has played a central role in the formation of public opinion and in the country's political processes, especially during the Independence, when newspapers such as La Bagatela by Antonio Nariño became instruments for disseminating republican ideas.

Source: Wikipedia — History of journalism in Colombia (CC BY-SA 4.0)