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3 unusual facts about Diario El Fonógrafo


Diario El Fonógrafo

According to the writer and columnist of El Fonógrafo, José Rafael Pocaterra, the capital´s edition enjoyed great popularity from the beginning because, unlike other Venezuelan newspapers of the time, El Fonógrafo sympathized with the Allies.

The newspaper started when the Western World was inspired by the philosophy of Positivism, technological progress, development of modern cities, and innovations like that of Thomas Edison; whose newspaper was named after his invention.

When World War I started in 1914, Gómez favored the German Empire in the conflict while maintaining a veneer neutrality against the allied community.



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