Outlet profile

MercoPress

South American regional center; slight left lean per aggregators

Owned byNot publicly disclosed; founded by a group of independent journalists from Mercosur member countries. No named owners or editors are listed on the site.

FundingAdvertising revenue; no subscriptions or disclosed state funding

On the administrationmostly neutral

Background

MercoPress was founded in 1993 by a group of independent journalists from Mercosur member countries who wanted to cover the region's growing economic integration and international trade in English. Based in Montevideo — home to Mercosur's administrative headquarters — it positioned itself as a bridge between South America and English-speaking audiences. Over the decades it expanded its scope to include the Falkland Islands and broader South Atlantic affairs, becoming one of the few English-language outlets with sustained, detailed coverage of the Falklands sovereignty dispute. The outlet does not publish op-eds and relies mainly on aggregating and summarizing news from regional and international sources rather than producing original reporting. Media watchdogs have flagged it for a lack of transparency: it does not publicly name its journalists, editors, or owners, and its sourcing practices have been criticized as sometimes unclear. Media Bias/Fact Check rates it 'Questionable' on transparency grounds; traffic aggregators such as Ground News and Biasly place it slightly left of center. No evidence of state funding or major external investors has emerged in public records.

Sources

Profile compiled 2026-09-05; refreshed when ownership, funding, or the administration changes.

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