Juan Pablo Cárdenas Squella (born 1 December 1949[1]) is a Chilean journalist and academic who has founded and directed multiple periodicals.

[4] In 1977, he founded the weekly magazine Análisis [es], which reported on the corruption and human rights abuses of Augusto Pinochet's government.

[1] He was detained seven times and, in 1987, sentenced to eighteen months of nighttime prison, during which he spent nights imprisoned and continued working during the day.

[1] His nightly commute to prison garnered international attention, and he was accompanied by crowds that included colleagues and the media.

[1] He continued to direct Análisis until 1991,[4] when it closed due to declining circulation following the restoration of freedom of the press in 1990 by the government of Patricio Aylwin.