El Espectador
Source Passport
CO-M-00006-9
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- Legal name
- FUNDACIÓN EL ESPECTADOR
- Country
- Colombia
- Type
- Newspaper
- Founded
- Not disclosed
- Editor-in-chief
- Not disclosed
- Claim
- Not claimed by the organisation
- Last verified
- 14 August 2026
0 of 6 layers verified
Transparency
Partial
4 of 7 key disclosures on record, 0 of them checked by our researchers.
- Legal name and registration number on record, not yet checked
- Owners with influence on record, not yet checked
- Beneficial owners (the people behind the companies) not disclosed
- State or public-body ownership stated not disclosed
- State advertising or revenue mix not disclosed
- Public contact address on record, not yet checked
- Official websites and accounts on record, not yet checked
- People behind the owning companies not disclosed
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Who is it?
Origin
Partly verified
- Brand names Pending check
- El Espectador
- Company registration number Pending check
- NIT 901.701.741-6
- Registered address Pending check
- Calle 103 No. 69B-43 Torre 5, Bogotá D.C.
- Public contact email Pending check
- servicioalcliente@elespectador.com
2 sources
- El Espectador, Política de tratamiento de datos (valid from 16 Feb 2026), read 2026-10-19 ('FUNDACIÓN EL ESPECTADOR, entidad propietaria y editora de EL ESPECTADOR', NIT 901.701.741-6, Calle 103 No. 69B-43 Torre 5, Bogotá D.C.)
- El Espectador, Términos y condiciones suscripción digital (page dated 22 May 2020, modified 2021-05-25), read 2026-10-19 ('COMUNICAN S.A., empresa propietaria y editora del periódico El Espectador', Calle 103 # 69B-43; servicioalcliente@elespectador.com; footer copyright FUNDACIÓN EL ESPECTADOR; social links)
Who stands behind it?
Control
Not yet verified
- Owners with influence Pending check
Owner Holding Owner type Fundación El Espectador Direct Other - Beneficial owners
- Not disclosed
- State or public-body ownership
- Not disclosed
- Parent group
- Not disclosed
Who pays?
Money
Nothing disclosed
- State advertising and foreign public funding
- Not disclosed
- Revenue mix
- Not disclosed
- Named funders
- Not disclosed
Where does it appear?
Channels
Partly verified
- Official websites Verified
- Official social accounts Pending check
Platform Link X twitter.com/elespectador Facebook facebook.com/elespectadorcom Instagram instagram.com/elespectador YouTube youtube.com/user/Elespectadorcom TikTok tiktok.com/@elespectador
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | 20 October 2026 | Updated from research database (Origin, Control, Channels) |
| 1 | 19 October 2026 | First published |
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