ABOUT

1998

About HondurasThisWeek

Honduras This Week is a privately owned, independent Honduran newspaper without government connections (national or foreign) and soley responsible to its readers.

Honduras This Week is an English language weekly newspaper published 51 Saturdays a year. In addition to a concise review of the top news events making headlines in Honduras each week, HTW also features in-depth reports on subjects of interest to the international community. With a special emphasis on tourism, culture and the environment, HTW is also an excellent source of information on economic, development, human rights, diplomatic and judicial affairs.

First published in September 1988, HTW has since earned a loyal following with subscribers in 76 countries. It is also a favorite of the local tourist and foreign resident communities, and is a common resource at Honduran bilingual schools, language schools and universities.

Awards

HTW has won three international awards, including the 1992 Inter-American Press Association's Globe and Mail Award for In-Depth Reporting and the 1993 and 1994 Amy Writing Award for Outstanding Merit.

The online version has won five Internet awards to date. It obtained GNN's Web Crawler Select award in September, 1996

GNN Webcrawler Select

and the Web of Culture Culture Choice award in February, 1997.

Web Of Culture Culture Choice

The Traveler's Choice award in March, 1997,

the Médaille d'Or
for Web Site Excellence in April, 1997.

The Webnet Webrating: 4 Stars in May, 1997.

Ravi's Elite Web Site in September, 1997

Staff

Print Edition

Terry Clymire: a contributor since 1993, Terry is from the U.S. and covers environmental, diving, tourism and adventure news, primarily in the Bay Islands.

Rosibel de Gutierrez: on staff since the very beginning, Rosibel handles circulation and classifieds. She is also Advertising Manager for Honduras This Week Online.

Mario Gutierrez Minera: a Honduran entrepreneur and founder, chief editor and publisher of Honduras This Week.

Raymond Gutt: a regular contributor since 1995, Raymond is from the U.S. and curently lives in San Pedro Sula.

Candace Hammond: a U.S. expatriate, Candace has been writing for Honduras This Week since 1989 and is a regular contributor with her Island Sounds column and other Bay Islands news.

William McDonnel: a new arrival from the U.S., a regular contributor of economic and financial reports since 1995.

Blanca Moreno: a Honduran journalist who has been covering front-page political news since 1994.

Howard Rosenzweig: a U.S. contributor, Howard covers tourism news, writes the Copan Update column.

Eric Schwimmer: a longtime U.S. resident in Honduras, Eric has been on staff since the first edition of Honduras This Week was published in 1988. He is a regular contributor of photography and has been managing editor since 1990. He is also editor of Honduras This Week Online.

Online Edition

Stanley Marrder, webmaster for Honduras This Week Online is also the listowner for the Honduran Internet DList, Catrachos. His experience with online newspapers includes The Houston Chronicle Interactive. He is also the Honduweb webmaster and the owner of Marrder Omnimedia as well as a major stockholder in Galaxy Multimedia.

Linda Foss Marrder, web editor for Honduras This Week Online, is a technical writer by trade. She is also in charge of site promotion.

Honduras This Week Direct uses the Inbox Direct Technology used by Netscape Navigator 3.0 Email program to deliver rich content to Email boxes. Honduras This Week Direct is a free service. If you would like to subscribe, click on the HTWDirect banner above and fill out the online form. You will receive your first issue as soon as the content is updated.

Instructions:

1. Email hontweek@hondutel.hn with the following information:

- Name and surname

- Address

- Telephone

- Date

2. Send your check or international money order for the full amount of your subscription to:

Honduras This Week
P.O. Box 1312
Tegucigalpa, Honduras, C.A.
Fax (504) 32-2300

Honduras This Week Newspaper Rates

HTW is an excellent arena for international advertising. It is a direct link to readers on each of the five continents, including potential tourists, investors, the diplomatic corps and international businesses. Back in Honduras, HTW is a bridge to the university, high government officials, the Central Bank, tourism operators, non-profit development organizations, political parties and the country's intellectual and art circles.

To find out more on how to advertise on the Online version of Honduras This Week, visit our ads page.

Honduras This Week Print Advertising Rates for 1997

Clasifieds

Rates: $0.50 (or equivalent in Lempiras) for 20-unit line per publication. (Count one for each letter or space).

Email hontweek@hondutel.hn with the following information:

1. Name

2. Address

3. City

4. State

5. Country

6. Zip

7. Telephone

8. Text

9. No. of weeks to be inserted

10. Total 20 unit lines.

Please include check for the full amount of your advertisement payable to: Honduras This Week. Classified announcements should be received at least three working days before publication. any received after this date will be published the following week.

Observations:

Honduras This Week is layed out in a columnar format.

1/2 page is 6 1/2" tall by 5 columns (the newspaper has 5 columns)

1/4 page is 6" by 3 columns

1/8 page is 4" by 3 columns1/16

page is 2" by 2 columns.

Mailing and Shipping Instructions:

Address all mail to :

Advertising Department

Honduras This Week

P.O. 1312

Tegucigalpa DC

Honduras CA