El Universal
El Universal is a Caracas daily founded in 1909, historically one of Venezuela's leading newspapers. After a 2014 ownership change its editorial line shifted toward a more neutral stance, publishing national politics, economy and international news.
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Editorial perspective of El Universal
El Universal is positioned toward the editorial center, or its orientation is mixed or not consistently classified.
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