Newspaper	Language	Circulation
El Mercurio	Spanish	173.198
La Cuarta	Spanish	145.888
La Nacion	Spanish	11.472
La Tercera	Spanish	122.052
Las Ultimas Noticias	Spanish	145.450
Free Newspapers
La Hora	Spanish	105.531
Publimetro	Spanish	122.333

The newspapers in Chile are controled for two big Companies, El Mercurio S.A. and Copesa.
Due to this, the traditional media is controled by a duopoly.
El Mercurio and Las Ultimas noticias are controled by El Mercurio S.A.
La Tercera, La Cuarta and La Hora, are part of Copesa.
La Nacion y part of the goberment.

The freedom of speech and a free press are part of the traditional media.

• MEDIA IN CHILE