Últimas Noticias is the highest selling
daily newspaper in
Venezuela. It was founded in
Caracas on 16 September 1941 after the pro-freedom measures implemented by
President Medina Angarita. It initially bore the name Diario del Pueblo, and was created by Víctor Simone D´Lima, “Kotepa” Delgado, Vaughan Salas Lozada and Pedro Beroes.
Miguel Ángel Capriles Ayala acquired the majority of the shares in 1948.
He is the current president of La Cadena Capriles, having assumed that position in 1998. It is known for its direct and lively presentation of news, with a strong emphasis on striking graphics and layout and an extensive use of photographs. Últimas Noticias at its outset was a tabloid consisting of only eight pages and costing just one cent.