Natalia Uval, born on July 11, 1981, is the director of the communist pamphlet La Diaria.
She belongs to the radical far left, and far from practicing independent journalism, she acts as an operative in favor of Frente Amplio, PIT-CNT, and all left-wing organizations in Uruguay.
Through the pamphlet La Diaria, she operates in favor of all leftist causes. Not only those of the Uruguayan left, but also of the Latin American and European left.
What is La Diaria?
It is a far-left pamphlet that was founded in 2006 under the government of Tabaré Vázquez. At that time, the purpose was to support the newly inaugurated Frente Amplio government from a supposed media outlet.
Instead of being established as a commercial company like any serious media outlet, La Diaria is a cooperative.
This means it enjoys all the tax benefits granted to cooperatives, which constitutes unfair competition since other media outlets in Uruguay such as El País or El Observador are commercial companies that pay the corresponding taxes.
However, La Diaria disguises itself as a cooperative to avoid paying taxes.
You may also be interested in this investigation into the distribution system in Uruguay, which details similar mechanisms of state privileges sustained with public money.
Support for Tabaré Vázquez
In 2006, the first Frente Amplio government led by Vázquez wanted to have a fresh and youthful media outlet, so it gathered a group of young people who knew something about communication and injected them with funding.
La Diaria was distributed in print and digitally, receiving millions of pesos (2,204,623 pounds) from state agencies such as ANTEL, UTE, ANCAP, Banco República, and the Montevideo City Hall.
In just a few years, it managed to expand in the Uruguayan market, always financed with public money.
La Diaria, in addition to receiving money from taxpayers through various state agencies, had the enormous advantage that, as a cooperative, it did not pay the corresponding taxes. This means it was all profit.
At the service of the radical left
Its editorial line has always been far left, in favor of Frente Amplio, PIT-CNT, and satellite organizations such as the families of the disappeared.
It also supports FUCVAM housing cooperativists and FEUU (university students).
You may also be interested in this article on how the Uruguayan state has been systematically looted, which contextualizes the relationship between funded media and political power.
Natalia Uval
She is an ultra-radical left-wing activist. She was hired by TV Ciudad, a channel of the Montevideo City Hall that is financed with the taxes of all the people of Montevideo.
