Agustín's Newspaper

Agustin's Newspaper
Directed by	Ignacio Agüero
Produced by	Ignacio Agüero Fernando Villagrán
Written by	Ignacio Agüero Fernando Villagrán
Music by	Giorgio Varas Cristián López
Cinematography	Gabriel Díaz Ricardo Lorca
Production company	Ignacio Aguero & Asociados Amazonía films
Release dates	November 20, 2008 (2008-11-20)
Running time	80 minutes
Country	Chile
Language	Spanish

Agustin's Newspaper (Spanish: El diario de Agustín) is a 2008 Chilean documentary, directed by Ignacio Agüero, a Chilean film director.

Plot

Journalism students start an investigation about the editorial line of El Mercurio S.A.P., a media corporation owned by Agustín Edwards Eastman that publishes Chilean daily newspapers El Mercurio, La Segunda, and Las Últimas Noticias.

The documentary focuses particularly on the role of El Mercurio, Chile’s leading conservative newspaper. The events covered include the land reform that occurred during the Eduardo Frei Montalva government, the opposition to Salvador Allende, the collaboration with Augusto Pinochet's military government, and the position held until the arrival of democracy in Chile. Overall, it presents a strong indictment of the newspaper and its editor,^[1] which are accused of public opinion manipulation, especially with disinformation campaigns.

Chapters

I. El Mercurio Lies^[1]
II. Foreign Help Is on the Way
III. The 119
IV. Crime of Passion
V. A Guide for Society
VI. Slanders and Libels
VII. Epilogue

Awards

The film won an Altazor Award in 2009 for best director in a documentary film.^[2]

References

1 2 Crawford, Linda (5 July 2010). "El Mercurio and the "Disappeared" of Chile". Current Intelligence. Retrieved 6 December 2012.
↑ "Dirección - Documental". Premio Altazor. Retrieved 6 December 2012.

External links

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