Overview

• The national commemoration takes place every Oct. 1 to honor journalism’s contribution to an informed society.
• Reports trace the date to the first Peruvian newspaper, the Diario de Lima, though sources differ on its founding.
• Some accounts cite Oct. 1, 1790 under Jaime Bausate y Mesa, while others point to 1743 under Francisco Antonio Evaristo Cabello y Mesa using the pseudonym Jaime Bausate y Meza.
• Current coverage underscores journalists’ roles in democratic life, as mediators of information and defenders of free expression.
• Articles highlight digital-era shifts, persistent risks such as censorship and disinformation, and list Peruvian universities offering journalism programs based on Universia.