Voice of America and El Tiempo, one of Latin America’s oldest and most respected news organizations, have reached an agreement that makes VOA news reports available to El Tiempo’s growing 24-hour cable TV service in Colombia.
The agreement gives El Tiempo full access to VOA news and feature reports, including regular updates on U.S. politics from the White House and the U.S. Congress as well as international and regional news. VOA journalists will also be available for live segments from Voice of America’s TV studios in Washington.
El Tiempo newspaper, which was first published in 1913, is Colombia’s largest circulation daily. The company’s webpage is one of the most popular in the country. Last year, El Tiempo launched a nationwide 24-hour cable TV news channel, which has quickly grown in popularity.
El Tiempo Managing Editor Jesús Estor calls the partnership “key to El Tiempo's television channel. The quality of information and reporting is what the public is looking for. The Voice of America has the experience and credibility that add to any media organization in the world. For El Tiempo, with our one hundred years of existence, this alliance demonstrates the best media has to offer: the trust of our audience.”
For more about VOA Spanish programs, visit www.voanoticias.com. For more about VOA in English, visit our main webpage www.voanews.com.
Media inquiries can be made to Kyle King in Washington at kking@voanews.com.