El Periódico de Catalunya explained

El Periódico de Catalunya
Type:Daily newspaper
Format:Berliner
Founder:Antonio Asensio Pizarro
Owners:Editorial Prensa Ibérica
Editor:Albert Sáez
Language:Spanish and Catalan
Political:Centre-left
Social liberalism
Progressivism
Catalanism
Circulation:119,374 (2011)
Sister Newspapers:Sport
Headquarters:L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Catalonia, Spain
Website:Spanish elperiodico.com
Catalan, elperiodico.cat

El Periódico de Catalunya, also simply known as El Periódico, is a morning daily newspaper based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.

The paper publishes separate daily editions in Spanish and in Catalan.[1] The two editions combined sell more than 125,000 copies per day, making El Periódico the second highest-circulated newspaper in Spain's Catalan-speaking regions, behind La Vanguardia which also publishes in both languages. Nationally, El Periódico was Spain's fifth-highest circulation general-interest daily in 2011.[2]

History and profile

El Periódico was first published on 26 October 1978[3] [4] by Antonio Asensio Pizarro[5] to offer a progressive Catalan paper connected to Catalan socialism. The first editor was Antonio Franco.[6] The paper has also center-left stance.[7] The paper was owned by Grupo Zeta,[8] [9] which was purchased by Prensa Ibérica in May 2019.[10]

One of the most recent directors, Rafael Nadal, is the brother of the Catalan socialist leader Joaquim Nadal. Originally, El Periódico printed only in Spanish, but began a Catalan-language edition on 27 October 1997. Today, the separate editions are distinguished by the red front-page nameplate on the Spanish version of El Periódico and the blue nameplate on the Catalan edition.

El Periódico is regarded as easier to read than its competitors and it is quite popular among working-class people. Following the example of USA Today, El Periódico later began to emphasize graphics and the use of color. Today, it prints every page in color and makes liberal use of charts and photos.

Circulation

The circulation of El Periódico de Catalunya was 185,517 copies in 1993[11] and 193,576 copies in 1994.[12] [13] Its circulation was 218,000 copies in 2000.[14] The paper had a circulation of 167,000 copies in 2003.[15] [16] The 2008 circulation of the paper was 152,025 copies.[17] The paper had a circulation of 133,265 copies in 2009 and 133,035 copies in 2010.[17] It was 119,374 copies in 2011.[17]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Seth Lewis. Delivering the News in Two Languages. Nieman Reports. 7 June 2015. 15 March 2006. 17 April 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150417072232/http://niemanreports.org/articles/delivering-the-news-in-two-languages/. live.
  2. http://www.ojd.es/OJD/Portal/diarios_ojd/_4DOSpuiQo1Y_FOivPcLIIA Figures covering July 2010 to June 2011 in Spain
  3. Rosario de Mateo. The evaolution of the newspaper industry in Spain, 1939-87. European Journal of Communication. 1989. 4. 17 April 2015. 19 October 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151019054416/http://ejc.sagepub.com/content/4/2/211.full.pdf+html. live.
  4. Media Markets and Newspapers. SFN Flash. 7 January 2004. 7. 1. 17 February 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150217223544/http://www.wan-press.org/IMG/pdf/04Q_03_SFN_Flash_FullText-2.pdf. 17 February 2015. dead.
  5. Web site: Grupo Zeta. Historia. Periodismo del Siglo XXI. 13 April 2015. es. 9 September 2014. 19 April 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150419090758/https://periodismodelsigloxxi.wordpress.com/2014/09/09/190/. live.
  6. Web site: Muere el periodista Antonio Franco, primer director de 'El Periódico de Cataluña'. ABC. 25 September 2021. 26 September 2021. 25 September 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210925221446/https://www.abc.es/espana/catalunya/abci-muere-periodista-antonio-franco-primer-director-periodico-cataluna-202109251950_noticia.html. live.
  7. Book: Katrin Voltmer. Mass Media and Political Communication in New Democracies. 28 November 2014. 2006. Psychology Press. 978-0-415-33779-3. 19. 5 February 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230205220526/https://books.google.com/books?id=Snx9MYO1T7UC&pg=PA19. live.
  8. Web site: Frank R. Baumgartner. Laura Chaqués Bonafont. All News is Bad News: Newspaper Coverage of Political Parties in Spain. Political Communication. 4 December 2014. 2014. 7 December 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141207231741/http://www.unc.edu/~fbaum/articles/PolComBadNews-2014.pdf. dead.
  9. Web site: Country Profile: Spain. Institute of Media and Communications Study. 21 February 2015. 21 February 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150221222930/http://www.mediadb.eu/en/data-base/eu-laenderportraets/spanien.html. dead.
  10. Web site: El Periódico de Cataluña completa la mudanza tras ser expulsado por Zeta de su sede y obligar al teletrabajo. El Confidencial Digital. 23 June 2021. 24 September 2021. 24 September 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210924125201/https://www.elconfidencialdigital.com/articulo/medios/periodico-catalunya-completa-mudanza-quedarse-sede-obligar-teletrabajo/20210622193630254502.html. live.
  11. Book: Edward F. Stanton. Handbook of Spanish Popular Culture. 1999. Greenwood Press. Westport, CT. 199. 22 February 2015. 22 February 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150222174555/https://www.questia.com/read/15131106/handbook-of-spanish-popular-culture. dead.
  12. Web site: The Daily Press. Contenidos. 19 February 2015. 19 February 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150219212739/http://contenidos.educarex.es/mci/2004/30/WebQuest/faseprevia_archivos/www.sispain.org/english/media/press.html. live.
  13. Web site: Facts of Spain . Florida International University . 23 February 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130621080435/http://www2.fiu.edu/~rquin001/factsspain.html . 21 June 2013 . dmy .
  14. News: Top 100 dailies 2000. 2 March 2015. campaign. 16 November 2001. 16 January 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220116191629/https://www.campaignlive.co.uk/article/top-european-newspapers-top-100-european-daily-newspapers-top-100-dailies-2000/49276. live.
  15. Roland Schroeder. Interactive Info Graphics in Europe-- added value to online mass media: a preliminary survey. Journalism Studies. 2004. 5. 4. 563–570. 10.1080/14616700412331296473. 144687383 .
  16. Web site: World Press Trends. World Association of Newspapers. 15 February 2015. Paris. 2004. 8 February 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150208082604/http://www.wan-press.org/ecrire/upload/wpt2004.pdf. live.
  17. Web site: National Newspapers. International Federation of Audit Bureaux of Circulations. 6 March 2015. 25 May 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170525161435/http://www.ifabc.org/site/assets/media/National-Newspapers_total-circulation_IFABC_17-01-13.xls. live.

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