Claridad ("Clarity") is a Spanish-languageweekly newspaper based in San Juan, Puerto Rico. It was first published in June, 1959. Claridad served as the official publication of the Pro-Independence Movement and later the Puerto Rican Socialist Party. The paper has been praised for its strong political and investigative reporting. It continues to be published weekly despite the fact that the PSP was disbanded in 1993. Many former PSP members continue to contribute to the paper. This article is about the international language known as Spanish. ... A weekly newspaper, or semi-weekly newespaper is usually a smaller publication than a larger, daily newspaper (such as one that covers a metropolitan area). ... San Juan from outer space, July 1997 Flag Seal Nickname: The Walled City Location Location within the island of Puerto Rico Government Country Puerto Rico Mayor Jorge A. Santini Padilla (PNP) Geographical characteristics Area - City 199. ... Look up June in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Puerto Rican Socialist Party -- or Partido Socialista Puertorriqueño (PSP for its abbreviation in Spanish) -- was a Puerto Rican political party that existed from the 1971 to 1993 and advocated independence and a socialist government for Puerto Rico. ... Investigative journalism is a kind of journalism in which reporters deeply investigate a topic of interest, often related to crime, scandals, government corruption, or white collar crime. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ...
Further reading
Maria Cristina Santana, Puerto Rican Newspaper Coverage of the Puerto Rican Independence Party: A Content Analysis of Three Elections (Garland Publishers, Inc., 2000).
The review Claridade first appeared in Mindelo in 1936, at the heart of a movement for the cultural, social and political emancipation of Cape-Verdean society which was reaching maturity around this time.
The launch of the review Claridade in 1936 gave rise to the spread of a Realist aesthetic which was a response to a new social situation.
"In the prospective sense, Claridade was able to say what the population needed to hear to realise its destiny as a nation-state, through an ethic which re-worked the concept of the artist of the word.
Poet Barbosa was a member of Atlantic Group, inspired by Jaime de Figueiredo, and also one the most prominent writers of magazine Claridade along with Baltazar Lopes and Manuel Lopes.
In 1935, by publishing his first book Arquipélago - he transformed the traditional dependency of metropolitan model and became the pioneer of the modern Capeverdean poetry.
In his literature career, Jorge Barbosa left many legacies with a dispersed collaboration in magazines and newspapers such as Claridade, Cabo Verde, Atlântico (órgão da Agência Geral das Colónias), Mundo Português, Aventura, Descobrimento, Presença, Movimento, Mensagem (CEI) to name a few portuguese and brasilian media entities.
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