Though a contemporary story in Editor & Publisher described the paper as "frowned upon by intellectuals and ridiculed by reformers," the paper grew to a circulation of 65,000, making it the most widely-read publication on the island. Its reporting on government corruption in the 1940s resulted in an important court precedent on freedom of the press and government transparency.
Despite being viewed unfavorably by intellectuals and derided by reformers in a contemporary Editor & Publisher article, the paper grew to have a circulation of 65,000, making it the most widely-read publication on the island. Its reporting on government corruption during the 1940s resulted in a significant legal precedent concerning press freedom and governmental transparency.