Plaza Pública
Source Passport
GT-M-00007-8
Issued and maintained by MJRC
- Legal name
- Not disclosed
- Country
- Guatemala
- Type
- Online news
- Founded
- Not disclosed
- Editor-in-chief
- Not disclosed
- Claim
- Not claimed by the organisation
- Last verified
- 23 October 2026
2 of 6 layers verified
Transparency
Limited
3 of 7 key disclosures on record, 1 of them checked by our researchers.
- Legal name and registration number not disclosed
- Owners with influence not disclosed
- Beneficial owners (the people behind the companies) not disclosed
- State or public-body ownership stated not disclosed
- State advertising or revenue mix verified
- Public contact address on record, not yet checked
- Official websites and accounts on record, not yet checked
- Owners not disclosed
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Who is it?
Origin
Partly verified
- Brand names Pending check
- Plaza Pública
- Company registration number
- Not disclosed
- Registered address
- Not disclosed
- Public contact email Pending check
- info@plazapublica.com.gt
Who stands behind it?
Control
Verified
- Owners with influence
- Not disclosed
- Beneficial owners
- Not disclosed
- State or public-body ownership
- Not disclosed
- Parent group Verified
- Universidad Rafael Landívar (founder; office on its Campus Central)
2 sources
- Global Investigative Journalism Network (GIJN), member profile 'Plaza Pública (Guatemala)', read 2026-10-19 (digital native publication and news laboratory founded by Rafael Landívar University; GIJN member)
- Plaza Pública, site page with header/footer (test post dated 29 Nov 2012, recommended articles 2025-2026), read 2026-10-19 (office at Universidad Rafael Landívar, Vista Hermosa III, Campus Central, zona 16; university logo in footer; 'con el respaldo de la Provincia de Centroamérica' (Jesuit logo); 'Con el apoyo de' SIF, Amigos de la Plaza and the Ford Foundation; 'Miembro de' Creative Commons, GIJN and Guatemala Leaks; info@plazapublica.com.gt; social links)
Who pays?
Money
Verified
- State advertising and foreign public funding
- Not disclosed
- Revenue mix
- Not disclosed
- Named funders Verified
Funder Type Note Ford Foundation Foundation listed under 'Con el apoyo de' on plazapublica.com.gt SIF – listed under 'Con el apoyo de' (abbreviation not expanded on the page) Amigos de la Plaza Other supporters' programme listed under 'Con el apoyo de' Provincia Centroamericana de la Compañía de Jesús Other 'con el respaldo de la Provincia de Centroamérica' (Jesuit logo)
Where does it appear?
Channels
Partly verified
- Official websites Verified
- Official social accounts Pending check
Platform Link Instagram instagram.com/plazapublicagt/ X x.com/PlazaPublicaGT Facebook facebook.com/PlazaPublicaGT TikTok tiktok.com/@plazapublica WhatsApp whatsapp.com/channel/0029VaQp4XiFHWq5wXfoSa1s
How does it travel?
Distribution
Nothing disclosed
- Distribution partners
- Not disclosed
Who is connected?
Networks
Nothing disclosed
- Sister outlets in the same group
- Not disclosed
- Documented public-office or party roles
- Not disclosed
Change history
| Version | Date | What changed |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | 5 November 2026 | Updated from research database (Control, Money) |
| 2 | 20 October 2026 | Updated from research database (Origin, Control, Money, Channels) |
| 1 | 19 October 2026 | First published |
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