''La Verdad'' is a

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daily newspaper based in

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. It is the largest newspaper of the

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as well as of the

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. During its existence it had presence in the

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, being discontinued from the

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in 2017.

History and profile

''La Verdad'' was first published on 1 March 1903. The paper became part of the Vocento Group in 1988. The company also owns ''

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'', among others. The publisher of ''La Verdad'' is La Verdad Multimedia, S.A. The headquarters of ''La Verdad'' is in Murcia and the paper serves for the provinces of Murcia, Alicante and Albacete. It has editions for Murcia, Cartagena, Lorca and Albacete. The online edition of the paper was launched in 1998. José María Esteban served as the

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of ''La Verdad''.

Circulation

In 1993 ''La Verdad'' sold 46,919 copies. The circulation of the paper was 40,832 copies in 2002. Its 2009 circulation was 35,136 copies. The paper sold 30,500 copies in 2011. The paper had a circulation of 20,524 copies and 197,000 readers in 2014.

References

External links

Official website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Verdad 1903 establishments in Spain Daily newspapers published in Spain Grupo Vocento Mass media in Murcia Publications established in 1903 Spanish-language newspapers