''Córdoba'', sometimes called ''Diario Córdoba'', is a Spanish language newspaper from the city of Córdoba and is the major source of news from the

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. It has been published continuously since 25 July 1941.

History

Founded on 25 July 1941, they were the successor of the Falangista newspaper ''Azul'', the official organ of

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in the province of Córdoba. For this reason, the newspaper belonged to the during

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. For almost forty years, it was the only newspaper that existed in the capital of Córdoba, having a modest circulation of about 5,000 copies during the 1940s and 1950s. At the beginning of the 1970s, circulation had increased to 9000 copies. Following the death of

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, ''Córdoba'' began a period of dependence on the public body, Medios de Comunicación Social del Estado. On February 1, 1984, the State put the newspaper on sale, where it was acquired by a private company with links to

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(PSOE) who until that time had served as principle editors of ''La Voz de Córdoba'' —and which would cease publication the same year that the organization acquired Córdoba —. Subsequently, ''Córdoba'' was acquired by

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. Until 2000, the newspaper enjoyed an absolute hegemony in Córdoba, having in 1999 a market share of 67%, having no rival publications in the province. However, since that time, it has had to deal with other competing newspapers in the province including '' ABC de Córdoba'' —edited by

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, and ''El Día de Córdoba'' which is published by

Grupo Joly Grupo Joly is a Spanish publishing company which started operating in 1867 in Andalusia, southern Spain, publishing Diario de Cádiz. Grupo Joly sold 100,000 copies a day in 2002 and reached 400,000 readers daily. Publications Grupo Joly's publi ...

. As a result, their share of the market has fallen to 34%. In 2009, the second analysis by Estudio general de medios (EGM) said that ''Córdoba'' was the fifth largest periodical in Andalucía, with an audience of 104.000 readers— behind newspapers such as '' Sur'' from Málaga, ''

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'' from Sevilla and ''

Diario de Cádiz ''Diario de Cádiz'' is a Spanish-language newspaper published in Cádiz, Spain. The paper serves the province of Cádiz Cádiz is a province of southern Spain, in the southwestern part of the autonomous community of Andalusia. It is the souther ...

''—. For 2010, they had 89.000 readers and daily circulation 13.491 newspapers.

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External links

Official website
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