Parts of this article (those related to the history of the newspaper after 2011) need to be updated.(July 2024) |
Type | Daily newspaper |
---|---|
Format | Berliner |
Owner(s) | Editorial Prensa Ibérica |
Founder(s) | Antonio Asensio Pizarro |
Editor | Albert Sáez |
Founded | 26 October 1978 |
Political alignment |
Centre-left Social liberalism Progressivism Catalanism |
Language | Spanish and Catalan |
Headquarters | L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Catalonia, Spain |
Circulation | 119,374 (2011) |
Sister newspapers | Sport |
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]
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. [11] 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[ citation needed] than its competitors and it is quite popular among working-class people.[ citation needed] Following the example of USA Today, El Periódico later began to emphasize graphics and the use of color.[ citation needed] Today, it prints every page in color and makes liberal use of charts and photos.
The circulation of El Periódico de Catalunya was 185,517 copies in 1993 [12] and 193,576 copies in 1994. [13] [14] Its circulation was 218,000 copies in 2000. [15] The paper had a circulation of 167,000 copies in 2003. [16] [17] The 2008 circulation of the paper was 152,025 copies. [18] The paper had a circulation of 133,265 copies in 2009 and 133,035 copies in 2010. [18] It was 119,374 copies in 2011. [18]
Parts of this article (those related to the history of the newspaper after 2011) need to be updated.(July 2024) |
Type | Daily newspaper |
---|---|
Format | Berliner |
Owner(s) | Editorial Prensa Ibérica |
Founder(s) | Antonio Asensio Pizarro |
Editor | Albert Sáez |
Founded | 26 October 1978 |
Political alignment |
Centre-left Social liberalism Progressivism Catalanism |
Language | Spanish and Catalan |
Headquarters | L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Catalonia, Spain |
Circulation | 119,374 (2011) |
Sister newspapers | Sport |
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]
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. [11] 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[ citation needed] than its competitors and it is quite popular among working-class people.[ citation needed] Following the example of USA Today, El Periódico later began to emphasize graphics and the use of color.[ citation needed] Today, it prints every page in color and makes liberal use of charts and photos.
The circulation of El Periódico de Catalunya was 185,517 copies in 1993 [12] and 193,576 copies in 1994. [13] [14] Its circulation was 218,000 copies in 2000. [15] The paper had a circulation of 167,000 copies in 2003. [16] [17] The 2008 circulation of the paper was 152,025 copies. [18] The paper had a circulation of 133,265 copies in 2009 and 133,035 copies in 2010. [18] It was 119,374 copies in 2011. [18]