Guillermo Mastrini is a Professor at Universidad Nacional de Quilmes and Universidad de Buenos Aires. He is also member of CONICET , Argentina. He is co-editor of Political Economy, Communication and Knowledge: A Latin American Perspective (2012). He has been consultant for UNESCO, the Friedrich Ebert Foundation and Open Society Foundations. He is member of the board of OBSERVACOM.Martín Becerra is a Professor at Universidad Nacional de Quilmes and Universidad de Buenos Aires. He is also member of the Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Tecnológicas, Argentina. He has been consultant for UNESCO, Amnesty International, Reporters Without Borders, the Swedish International Cooperation Agency, the Friedrich Ebert Foundation and Open Society Foundations.Ana Bizberge is the Head of the MA in Cultural Industries at Universidad Nacional de Quilmes and she is a professor at Universidad de Buenos Aires, Universidad de San Martín and Universidad Torcuato Di Tella, where she teaches media policy and economics and communication theories. She is also content editor at OBSERVACOM.

• Introduction 1. Understanding Clarín: An Overview of Argentine History 2. Politics under the skin 3. Economic Profile 4. Cultural Profile of Clarín Conclusion

Guillermo Mastrini is a Professor at Universidad Nacional de Quilmes and Universidad de Buenos Aires. He is also member of CONICET , Argentina. He is co-editor of Political Economy, Communication and Knowledge: A Latin American Perspective (2012). He has been consultant for UNESCO, the Friedrich Ebert Foundation and Open Society Foundations. He is member of the board of OBSERVACOM.Martín Becerra is a Professor at Universidad Nacional de Quilmes and Universidad de Buenos Aires. He is also member of the Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Tecnológicas, Argentina. He has been consultant for UNESCO, Amnesty International, Reporters Without Borders, the Swedish International Cooperation Agency, the Friedrich Ebert Foundation and Open Society Foundations.Ana Bizberge is the Head of the MA in Cultural Industries at Universidad Nacional de Quilmes and she is a professor at Universidad de Buenos Aires, Universidad de San Martín and Universidad Torcuato Di Tella, where she teaches media policy and economics and communication theories. She is also content editor at OBSERVACOM.

• Introduction 1. Understanding Clarín: An Overview of Argentine History 2. Politics under the skin 3. Economic Profile 4. Cultural Profile of Clarín Conclusion

Guillermo Mastrini is a Professor at Universidad Nacional de Quilmes and Universidad de Buenos Aires. He is also member of CONICET , Argentina. He is co-editor of Political Economy, Communication and Knowledge: A Latin American Perspective (2012). He has been consultant for UNESCO, the Friedrich Ebert Foundation and Open Society Foundations. He is member of the board of OBSERVACOM.Martín Becerra is a Professor at Universidad Nacional de Quilmes and Universidad de Buenos Aires. He is also member of the Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Tecnológicas, Argentina. He has been consultant for UNESCO, Amnesty International, Reporters Without Borders, the Swedish International Cooperation Agency, the Friedrich Ebert Foundation and Open Society Foundations.Ana Bizberge is the Head of the MA in Cultural Industries at Universidad Nacional de Quilmes and she is a professor at Universidad de Buenos Aires, Universidad de San Martín and Universidad Torcuato Di Tella, where she teaches media policy and economics and communication theories. She is also content editor at OBSERVACOM.

• Introduction 1. Understanding Clarín: An Overview of Argentine History 2. Politics under the skin 3. Economic Profile 4. Cultural Profile of Clarín Conclusion