Accomplishing the ‘very noble mission’ of a journalist on a hostile territory. The provincial press in Costa Rica during the first half of the 20th century (1900-1950)
Abstract
At the beginning of the 20th century, Costa Rica was enjoying the well-earned profits resulting from the educational reform that was implemented by the liberal party on 1886. Thanks to the reform, the level of analphabetism raised all over the country and consequently the sales of newspapers as well. The objective of this article is to analyze the newspaper publications issued outside the city of San Jose during the first half of the 20th century. On the same manner, the following questions are asked and answered: what was the cause of the appearance/disappearance of province capitals? What are the main characteristics of these newspapers? How are they produced? How are they distributed?
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