[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 97 (Friday, May 22, 2020)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E479]
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       RECOGNIZING THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF EL NUEVO DIA NEWSPAPER

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                     HON. JENNIFFER GONZALEZ-COLON

                             of puerto rico

                    in the house of representatives

                          Friday, May 22, 2020

  Miss GONZALEZ-COLON of Puerto Rico. Madam Speaker, I would like to 
recognize an important anniversary in Puerto Rican journalism.
  Fifty years ago, what is today the leading newspaper in Puerto Rico, 
El Nuevo Dia, was launched under the direction of the late editor 
Carlos Castaneda. It was his vision and leadership that transformed one 
of our older regionally-oriented papers into a major islandwide 
publication, marking a new era in the Puerto Rico press.
  During its half century of existence El Nuevo Dia newspaper has been 
home to valued and respected reporters, commenters, photojournalists, 
analysts and writers. I congratulate each one of these distinguished 
individuals who have helped make El Nuevo Dia newspaper what it is 
today--from the many figures long established when the paper came into 
existence, to those who made their careers reporting for El Nuevo Dia 
newspaper, to those who have moved on to other outlets, to those who 
are just getting started. It is their collective efforts that have kept 
the record of moments of joy and of pain, of achievements and 
challenges, of history in the making, often pioneering new ways to 
cover daily news, politics, economics and business, sport and cultural 
events. Even today, as we face this ongoing pandemic, El Nuevo Dia 
newspaper continues to find innovative ways to bring timely news to the 
people of Puerto Rico and beyond.
  A dynamic free press is essential to a dynamic free society and its 
role is vital in the process of informing the people and of maintaining 
accountability, especially in times of uncertainty. I wish to 
congratulate the Ferre Rangel family and the whole family of El Nuevo 
Dia newspaper, past and present, on this anniversary, and extend my 
best wishes to continue a path of success.

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