Primera Plana was a weekly glossy political, cultural and current affairs magazine published in Buenos Aires, Argentina, between 1962 and 1973. The magazine was very influential in shaping the journalism tradition in the country. ^{[1] [2]}

History and profile

Primera Plana was created in 1962 by Jacobo Timerman. ^{[1] [3]} The magazine modeled on Newsweek and Time magazines. ^{[3] [4]} It was founded to support for the supposedly liberal wing of the military forces. ^[1] The headquarters of the magazine was in Buenos Aires. ^[5]

The magazine was published on a weekly basis ^[6] and featured articles on culture and current affairs. ^[7] The weekly had a nationalist stance. ^[7] It also supported for cultural nationalism and modernization as well as political authoritarianism. ^[1]

It was the first magazine to publish the comic strip Mafalda. ^[3] Mafalda, produced by Joaquin Salvador Lavado, was first published in the magazine on 29 September 1964. ^{[8] [9]} Primera Plana was also the first magazine in Argentine which published a list of best-selling books. ^{[1] [10]} In June 1964 the magazine initiated an annual literary prize. ^[7] In 1967 Daniel Moyano's novel El Oscuro won the prize. ^[11]

Peruvian novelist Mario Vargas Llosa was the Lima correspondent of Primera Plana. ^[12] Argentine author Tomas Eloy Martinez was one of the editors-in-chief of the magazine. ^[12]

During its existence Primera Plana was closed down by military government several times. ^[7] In 1971 Juan Perón acquired the magazine when he was in exile in Spain. ^[3] It ceased publication in 1973.

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