Tiempo Argentino

What Tiempo Argentino does

Tiempo Argentino is a Buenos Aires-based worker cooperative (Cooperativa de Trabajo Por Más Tiempo Limitada) that publishes an independent Argentine news outlet under the slogan 'Dueños de nuestras palabras' (Owners of our words). Founded in 2016 after workers resisted the asset stripping of the original Tiempo Argentino publication, the cooperative has sustained daily digital journalism and a Sunday print edition for ten years without external owners, investors, or parent companies. Its coverage spans politics, economy, world news, culture, sports, entertainment, and gender/genero sections, with specialized microsites for rural, environmental, travel, university, and media-monitoring verticals.

The publication runs on a WordPress-based digital platform with social media distribution across Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, Spotify, and Telegram, plus an email newsletter (Correo Mundial) and inclusion in Google Preferred Sources. Beyond the core news product, the cooperative operates a virtual educational workshop program (Talleres de Formación Tiempo) covering journalism, film criticism, photography, autobiographical writing, and video editing, delivered via Zoom with completion certificates. A community merchandise store runs on the Mercado Shops e-commerce platform.

The revenue model is centered on a tiered subscription membership called Comunidad Tiempo. Domestic digital tiers run at $7,000, $15,000, and $25,000 Argentine pesos monthly; print+digital tiers run at $19,500, $30,000, and $40,000 ARS with a $12,000 ARS paper-delivery surcharge limited to Buenos Aires, Greater Buenos Aires, and La Plata. International readers can subscribe via PayPal in USD at $5, $10, $20, or $50 monthly. Additional revenue comes from workshop fees and merchandise. The go-to-market is community-led: there is no sales team, with acquisition driven by editorial credibility, social media reach, word-of-mouth among progressive Argentine readers, and a partner network of cultural institutions and publishers offering member benefits such as theater tickets and book discounts.

Name

Tiempo Argentino

Legal name

Cooperativa de Trabajo Por Más Tiempo Limitada

Website

https://tiempoar.com.ar

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Tiempo Argentino is a Buenos Aires-based worker cooperative that has published independent Argentine journalism in print and digital formats since 2016, serving progressive Spanish-speaking readers through a tiered subscription membership with cultural and educational benefits.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Newspaper Publishing

NAICS

Newspaper Publishers (513110)

SIC

Newspapers: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2711)

akta.pro primary industry

National & General-Interest Newspapers (Print & Digital) (MPAJADAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Consumer News & Digital Newsrooms (Web/App-First) (MPAJADAD), Alternative/Independent Newsweeklies & Opinion Press (MPAJADAH)

Keywords

• Cooperative journalism
• Independent news media
• Digital news subscription
• Print newspaper publishing
• Member-supported media

Headquarters

HQ city

Ciudad de Buenos Aires

HQ country

Argentina

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Digital Membership Subscriptions: Monthly subscription tiers for digital-only access to content, offering member benefits and community participation.
2. Print + Digital Subscriptions: Combined print newspaper (Sunday edition) and digital membership at higher price tiers.
3. Workshop and Training Fees: Revenue from Formation Tiempo educational workshops including journalism, photography, film criticism, and autobiographical writing courses.
4. Online Store (Tienda): Merchandise sales through Mercado Shops platform.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Tiempo Argentino publishes a worker-run cooperative news outlet offering daily digital journalism and a Sunday print edition across politics, economy, culture, and sports. The outlet generates revenue through tiered digital and digital-plus-print subscriptions, supported by a membership community program (Comunidad Tiempo) with cultural benefits, paid virtual workshops (Formación Tiempo), and an online merchandise store. Content is distributed via website, newsletter, social channels, multimedia, and home-delivered print newspapers primarily in the Buenos Aires metro area.

Product overview

Tiempo Argentino is a cooperative-owned Argentine news publication offering a unified platform combining digital news coverage with print editions, membership programs, educational workshops, and specialized content microsites. The core Tiempo Argentino publication serves as the central product, supplemented by the Comunidad Tiempo membership (offering exclusive benefits and discounts), Talleres de Formación virtual workshops, specialized newsletters like Correo Mundial, Tiempo Audiovisual video content, print editions, and themed microsites covering topics from agriculture to environment to university news.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Tiempo Argentino (core news publication) Argentine cooperative news publication offering daily digital news coverage and a Sunday print edition, organized into sections including Politics, Economy, World, Culture, Sports, Entertainment, and Géneros. Sold by subscription to individual readers.
• Comunidad Tiempo Membership Program Subscription-based membership program offering exclusive benefits including theater tickets, live show discounts, book giveaways, publisher discounts, restaurant offers, and educational opportunities. Sold to subscribing individual readers as a paid membership tier.
• Talleres de Formación Tiempo

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Teatro el TingladominorOthersComunidad Tiempo member benefit partner offering exclusive theater entries and shows for community members
• Ciudad Cultural KonexminorOthersComunidad Tiempo member benefit partner providing free tickets to cultural center events
• Club Atlético Fernández FierrominorOthersCultural partner offering 2X1 tickets for live shows to community members
• Editorial Tinta LimónminorOthersPublisher partner offering 20% discount on books to community members
• Editorial PlanetaminorOthersPublisher partner with book discounts for community members
• Centro Cultural de la CooperaciónminorOthersCultural center partner offering activities and events access for members

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• The Intercept Brasil: Brazilian independent digital news outlet with progressive editorial positioning and subscription/membership monetization. Comparable as an independent LATAM digital-first news brand with similar progressive editorial DNA and reader-funded revenue model.
• Agência Pública: Brazilian investigative-journalism outlet operating as a non-profit cooperative. Comparable as a Latin American independent/cooperative newsroom with a member-supported model, though focused on investigative reporting rather than daily general-interest coverage.

Direct peers

• Página/12: Argentine daily newspaper with a similarly progressive, independent editorial line and broad political/cultural coverage. Página/12 is the closest direct analogue in audience positioning, tone, and beat mix (politics, economy, culture, sports).
• Perfil: Argentine news publication with print and digital editions covering politics, economy, culture, and sports. Perfil is a direct peer — competing in the same daily-news category with overlapping editorial beats and a similar multi-platform distribution model.

Broad incumbents

• La Nación: Major Argentine national newspaper with print + digital editions covering politics, economy, and culture. Comparable as a general-interest Argentine news publisher competing for the same reader segments, but with established corporate backing and broader reach.
• Clarín: Argentina's largest newspaper group, operating across print and digital. Comparable as the dominant incumbent news outlet in the same Argentine market but with vastly larger scale, corporate ownership, and broader portfolio.
• Folha de São Paulo: Brazil's largest newspaper with comprehensive print and digital coverage. Comparable as a major Latin American general-interest news brand operating in a similar cooperative-vs-corporate media context, though at much larger scale and in Portuguese.

Regional players

• El País (Uruguay): Uruguayan national newspaper with print + digital editions covering regional politics, economy, and culture. Comparable as a Spanish-language Río de la Plata news outlet with similar editorial scope, but operating primarily in Uruguay rather than Argentina.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/tiempoarg
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCE5zJG1lnng_dcuVE8MzEKg
• Facebookfacebook.com/DiarioTiempoArgentino
• Instagraminstagram.com/tiempoarg
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/tiempo-argentino

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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