Semanario Universidad
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CR-M-00007-4
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- Legal name
- Universidad de Costa Rica (Semanario Universidad)
- Country
- Costa Rica
- Type
- Newspaper
- Founded
- 1970
- Editor-in-chief
- Not disclosed
- Claim
- Not claimed by the organisation
- Last verified
- 14 August 2026
0 of 6 layers verified
Transparency
Partial
5 of 6 key disclosures on record, 0 of them checked by our researchers.
- Legal name and registration number not disclosed
- Owners with influence on record, not yet checked
- Beneficial owners (the people behind the companies) not applicable
- State or public-body ownership stated on record, not yet checked
- State advertising or revenue mix on record, not yet checked
- Public contact address on record, not yet checked
- Official websites and accounts on record, not yet checked
- State-owned
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Who is it?
Origin
Partly verified
- Brand names Pending check
- Semanario Universidad
- Universidad
- Company registration number
- Not disclosed
- Registered address Pending check
- Campus Rodrigo Facio Brenes, Universidad de Costa Rica, San Pedro de Montes de Oca, San José
- Public contact email Pending check
- semanariouniversidad@ucr.ac.cr
2 sources
- Universidad de Costa Rica, CUSED, Informe de valoración N° 21-2022 Semanario Universidad (approved 25 Aug 2022), read 2026-10-19 (created by the Consejo Universitario on 27 Oct 1969, named 'Universidad' on 14 Sep 1970, first edition 28 Sep 1970; governed by the Reglamento General del Sistema de Medios de Comunicación Social de la UCR (19 Sep 2013); subscription and sales income go to UCR and are assigned to the Semanario within the ordinary and extraordinary budget; advertising income recorded in the university's caja única)
- Semanario Universidad, article page footer (10 Oct 2024 article), read 2026-10-19 (address Campus Rodrigo Facio Brenes, Universidad de Costa Rica, San Pedro de Montes de Oca; semanariouniversidad@ucr.ac.cr; social links)
Who stands behind it?
Control
Not yet verified
- Owners with influence Pending check
Owner Share % Holding Owner type Universidad de Costa Rica 100% Direct State or public body - Beneficial owners
- Not disclosed
- State or public-body ownership Pending check
- Fully state-owned
- Parent group Pending check
- Universidad de Costa Rica (Sistema de Medios de Comunicación Social de la UCR)
2 sources
- Universidad de Costa Rica, CUSED, Informe de valoración N° 21-2022 Semanario Universidad (approved 25 Aug 2022), read 2026-10-19 (created by the Consejo Universitario on 27 Oct 1969, named 'Universidad' on 14 Sep 1970, first edition 28 Sep 1970; governed by the Reglamento General del Sistema de Medios de Comunicación Social de la UCR (19 Sep 2013); subscription and sales income go to UCR and are assigned to the Semanario within the ordinary and extraordinary budget; advertising income recorded in the university's caja única)
- Semanario Universidad, 'Laura Martínez regresa a la dirección de UNIVERSIDAD', 13 Aug 2019, read 2026-10-19 (director elected by the UCR Consejo Universitario under the Reglamento del Sistema de Medios; related outlets Sistema de Radios and Canal UCR)
Who pays?
Money
Not yet verified
- State advertising and foreign public funding
- Not disclosed
- Revenue mix
- Not disclosed
- Named funders Pending check
Funder Type Note Universidad de Costa Rica Other university ordinary and extraordinary budget; subscription, sales and advertising income are booked by UCR and assigned to the Semanario
Where does it appear?
Channels
Partly verified
- Official websites Verified
- Official social accounts Pending check
Platform Link Facebook facebook.com/semanariou/ YouTube youtube.com/user/semanariou Instagram instagram.com/semanariou/ X twitter.com/SemanarioU
How does it travel?
Distribution
Nothing disclosed
- Distribution partners
- Not disclosed
Who is connected?
Networks
Not yet verified
- Sister outlets in the same group Pending check
- Canal UCR
- Radios UCR
- Documented public-office or party roles
- Not disclosed
Change history
| Version | Date | What changed |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | 20 October 2026 | Updated from research database (Origin, Control, Money, Channels, Networks) |
| 1 | 19 October 2026 | First published |
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