Crítica
Crítica is a Panamanian daily newspaper and news website published in Spanish, known for its popular, tabloid-style format. It covers national news, crime, sport, and entertainment, with content aimed at a broad mass-market readership. As one of Panama's well-known popular dailies, it emphasises accessible, fast-paced coverage of everyday events.
Crítica at a glance
- Country
- Panama
- Kind of outlet
- Tabloid
- Editorial leaning
- Centrist
- Website
- critica.com.pa ↗
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How Crosswire groups Crítica
Crosswire groups Crítica as Centrist for comparisons within Panama's directory. Center includes both centrist outlets and outlets for which the directory has no confident classification. It is not evidence that this outlet is neutral or more accurate.
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Where Crítica sits in Panama's press
Crítica is one of 5 outlets tracked in Panama and the only tabloid tracked there. By outlets tracked, Panama ranks ninth of the 35 countries on Crosswire's Americas hub, which lists 165 outlets in all.
Across the Americas, Crosswire tracks 3 of the 23 tabloids in the directory. The nearest counterparts to Crítica outside Panama, starting with Mexico and Central America, are Diario Extra (Costa Rica) and Crónica (Paraguay). Opening one of them beside Crítica is the quickest way to see what is a house style and what is a national one.
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