Claim 427

El Periodico's leadership cited pressure on its advertisers and on its operations when it closed in May 2023.

Published 2026-09-22. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

Statement: El Periodico's leadership cited pressure on its advertisers and on its operations when it closed in May 2023.
Field: effect_on_reporting
Value: El Periodico closes months before the verdict
About: incident 2023-guatemala-convicts-zamora-money-laundering
Source: Guatemalan court convicts prominent journalist Jose Ruben Zamora
Publisher: Al Jazeera
Method: outlet report
Checked: 2026-09-22
Confidence: medium
Status: current
Source date: 2023-06-14

Quotation from the source

harassment of our advertisers