¿Which is as successful newspaper daily column (not humoristic)whose
format and content I could get inspiration from to help a downhearted
community such as Buenos Aires Argentina elevate its moral standards
and create optimism amongst its readers?

Hi Teruca!

What a great goal. I wish you greaat success. There are a number of
approaches you can take to creating a daily newspaper column to
evelate the community's moral standards and create optimism. The first
thing to keep in mind is that to be successful the column must be
read. Therefore it must be interesting and fun to read. You also might
try something controversial to start talking.

One of the first places to look is United Features Syndicate. This
company syndicates many of the most popular newspaper columns and
comics. Check out http://www.unitedfeatures.com/. The exciting part is
that they have an entire collection of columns written in Spanish.
I've contacted their international sales rep (see contact info on
their website) and she has sent me several suggestions. I'm assuming
you could translate the column into Spanish on a daily basis if
necessary?

I hesitate to state the obvious, but it may be appropriate for you or
someone on your staff to write a daily column. You know your
community's particular problems and motivations.

I also found the following syndicated columns that may be appropriate
for what you are looking for. some of them are based on American
culture, but could very easily be re-written to focus on concerns in
your community.

http://www.familyresources.net/theromantic.html - This syndicated
column talks about family ideals, the need for a strong community, and
love.

http://www.daveramsey.com/ - Dave Ramsey writes a column about getting
out of debt and generally getting your finances together. He takes
somewhat of a beginner's approach and may be appropriate for your
community.

http://iparentingmedia.com/column.htm - This one is about the joys of
parenting, which I can see might be related to what you want.

http://www.hispanicmedia100.org/feature.html - This syndicated column
is especially for women and is written in Spanish by Miss Costa Rica,
1976.

http://www.helpmeharlan.com/ - Harlan offers advice on relationships,
love, in a motivating, uplifting tone.

http://www.ideamarketers.com/toolbox/ - This is a company that will
write your own column for you according to your specifications. All
that comes at a price, though.

Teruca, I'll be happy to keep working on this. Just let me know if you
need a column in Spanish. Also, what specific subject matters are you
interested in? I'll follow up with additional posts as clarifications.

Good luck!

Prof

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Request for Answer Clarification by teruca-ga on 04 Jul 2002 20:11 PDT

Thanks, yes I need colums in spanish.

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Clarification of Answer by prof-ga on 05 Jul 2002 12:38 PDT

Teruca,

I'vd done some additional research on Spanish language newspaper
columns:

The Hispanic Radion Network publishes the following information, which
you can see at:

Hispanic Radio Network Marketing Kit (PDF)
www.hrn.org/pdf/HRNMarketingKit.PDF

"HRN is the leading provider of news and information in the fields of
health, finances, science, technology, environment and economic
opportunity to an estimated 80 million Spanish-speaking people
throughout the Americas. HRN also syndicates Spanish-language
newspaper columns, La Columna Vertebral, to 245 weekly newspapers and
magazines worldwide, All HRN radio programs and newspaper columns
feature a toll-free number 1-800-473-3003, enabling Latino listeners
and readers to be linked to local resources in their own communities.
Through its collaboration with the Self Reliance Foundation (SRF), ...
SRF Information & Referral specialists link callers to the appropriate
service in their own community for personalized attention."

You can reach them at the following address:
HRN
National Press Building, Suite 740
Washington, DC 20045 
(202) 637-8800 
(202) 637-8801 Fax

As I mentioned in my first answer, I also suggest you get in touch
with United Features Syndicate, which provides many Spanish language
newspaper columns for every conceivable application. Your sales person
would be:
Anna Soler International Sales 
212-293-8723
FAX: 212-293-8720
http://www.unitedfeatures.com

I also suggest checking out these newspapers to see if any of their
existing columns might be purchased:

El Mundo, Madrid Spain
http://www.elmundo.es/index.html

El Universal, Caracass, Venezuela

Excelsior, Mexico City, Mexico
http://www.excelsior.mx

I hope this helps. There are a number of additional Spanish languages
online that you might want to investigate. Thanks for using Google
Answers!

Prof

Tho' this has been answered perhaps other viewers may be interested in
localized  and locally produced news around the world, including South
America, on the Indymedia network. Check out
http://www.indymedia.org/, http://mexico.indymedia.org/,
http://brazil.indymedia.org/, http://argentina.indymedia.org - and
many more. Stories of struggle - not always the happiest - but true
signs of vibrance and democracy among real peoples. Not elite
corporate news.