The profile information of this medium was collected through desktop research and an interview with its founder.

Urgente.bo is a native digital newspaper from Bolivia of a generalist nature that has offered news since 2016 through its website and social media. It works on the central information of the national agenda and with those topics that are of interest to its readers and audience.

It is one of the first media to implement WhatsApp groups for the dissemination of content.  It works on a multimedia platform and since 2023 offers its information service in transmedia. In management 202e it redefined its concept to offer informative content for its multiplatform.

Its sections are: situation, people, background, stories, leisure and opinion. Its main source of income is the sale of advertising to the state and private sectors.

Urgente.bo is a plural, balanced media without political or ideological commitment.

Source: SembraMedia

Last updated date: November 2025

Location:
La Paz, Bolivia
Year the organization started publishing:
2016
Languages:
Spanish
Type of coverage:
National

Content

Editorial coverage:
Generalist, focused on multiple topics
Type of content produced by theme:
Science
Education
Environment
Politics
Technology
Sports
Economy and business
Health and well-being
Entertainment and culture
Law and crime
Society and human rights
Entrepreneurship
Economy and finance
Gender
Feminism
LGBTIQ+
Ethnic minorities
DEIA: Diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility
Refugees
Migration
Journalism genres:
Reviews
Interviews and reporting
Graphic novels and comics
Information services
Opinion
Investigative journalism
Journalism coverage types and techniques:
Breaking news
Live coverage of events
Explanatory journalism
Collaborative journalism
Tech platforms and other mediums used:
Website
Blog
Newsletter
Social media platforms
YouTube
Telegram
WhatsApp

Audience and reach

Social media audience

Facebook number of followers:
178,867
Twitter number of followers:
27,100
Instagram number of followers:
303
YouTube number of followers:
523
Tiktok number of followers:
231

Management and team

Founders

Female:
0
Male:
0
Founders:
Grover Esteban Yapura Aruquipa
Directors:
Grover Esteban Yapura Aruquipa

Team

Full-time employees:
8
Part-time employees:
1
Freelancers or consultants:
1
Volunteers:
1

Business structure and revenue sources

Organization tax status:
For-profit
All revenue sources reported by media leaders:
Advertising
Consultancy services
Content services for others
Google Adsense
Programmatic ad networks
Branded content or native advertising
Local advertising sold by own team
National advertising sold by own team
Services for clients and other private corporations
Training services for other clients
Product development and sales
Content development for other non-journalistic companies
Content development for NGOs
Event ticket sales
The primary source of revenue reported by media leaders:
National advertising sold by own team
The second most important revenue source reported:
Content development for other non-journalistic companies

Transparency

Doesn’t publish information about annual revenue
Has an ethics policy / manual
Doesn’t publish an ethics policy / manual
Has a data privacy policy
Doesn’t publish a data privacy policy
Doesn’t have a whistleblower policy
Doesn’t publish a whistleblower policy
Doesn’t have a complaints policy
Doesn’t publish a complaints policy
Has a sexual harassment or institutional violence policy
Doesn’t publish a sexual harassment or institutional violence policy
Is not signed up to a press regulator, trust initiative, or part of a press association
Publishes up to date information about its team

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