Marquetalia is the geographical area where the FARC guerrilla took up arms, which made it an area of military attacks by the government. The military operation was called Marquetalia Operation and was the first major operation the Colombian army carried out against the guerrillas, this operation was conducted in May 1964. The objectives of the operation were to eliminate the guerrilla’s progress and establish territorial control by the State. The purpose of this study is to analyze the role that the written media was played in the armed confrontation. For this, the study takes El Espectador, El Tiempo and Voz Proletaria, newspapers that are national circulation.