 Following nearly 83 years of printing newspapers to the Venezuelan public, on 17 March 2016, the newspaper released its final edition of its physical newspaper, discontinuing the use of printed material.On its final front-page editorial, "El Carabobeño" explained that the government agency that has the responsibility of distributing newsprint had not attempted to sell the necessary resources to the newspaper.Following the election of Mr. Maduro, 55 newspapers in Venezuela stopped circulation due to difficulties and government censorship between 2013 and 2018.