José Humberto Carrasco Tapia (24 August 1943 – 8 September 1986) was a Chilean journalist known for his struggle against censorship during the military dictatorship era. He was a member of Revolutionary Left Movement. He worked as a journalist for various magazines, newspapers, radios and in television during the 1960s and 1970s. Among these were Punto Final, Gol y Gol and Análisis, the radios Minería, Portales y Chilena, and Canal 9 of the University of Chile. Additionally he was international editor of the magazine Análisis.[1] His killing by the National Information Center on 8 September 1986 was in retaliation for the attempted assassination of Augusto Pinochet the day before.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Conmemoración de los 30 años del asesinato del periodista José Carrasco Tapia". Universidad de Chile. 8 September 2016. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
  2. ↑ Fuentes, Jorge (2013-01-14). "El atentado contra Pinochet que casi cambia la historia de Chile". Guioteca. Retrieved 2021-10-07.
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