''El Periódico'', formerly known as ''El Periódico de Catalunya'', is a morning

daily newspaper A newspaper is a Periodical literature, periodical publication containing written News, information about current events and is often typed in black ink with a white or gray background. Newspapers can cover a wide variety of fields such as poli ...

based in

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. The paper publishes separate daily editions in

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and in Catalan. ''El Periódico'' is the second highest-circulated newspaper in Catalonia, behind ''

La Vanguardia ' (; , ) is a Spanish daily newspaper founded in 1881. It is printed in Spanish and, since 3 May 2011, also in Catalan. It has its headquarters in Barcelona and is Catalonia's leading newspaper. Despite being mostly distributed in Catalonia, ...

'' which also publishes in both languages.

History and profile

''El Periódico'' was first published on 26 October 1978 by Antonio Asensio Pizarro to offer a progressive Catalan paper connected to Catalan socialism. The first editor was Antonio Franco. The paper has also center-left stance. The paper was owned by

Grupo Zeta Grupo Zeta was a Spanish media conglomerate which owned several newspapers and magazines. Founded by Antonio Asensio in 1976, it launched the magazines ''Interviú'' and Tiempo (magazine), ''Tiempo'' before its most successful title, the daily news ...

, which was purchased by

Prensa Ibérica Prensa Ibérica Media, S.L., or simply Prensa Ibérica, is a Spanish mass media company owned by Javier Moll. It primarily owns regional newspapers. History Founded by Javier Moll, the company traces back its origins to 1978, with the creati ...

in May 2019. One of the most recent directors, Rafael Nadal, is the brother of the Catalan socialist leader

Joaquim Nadal Joaquim Nadal i Farreras (born 31 January 1948) is a Spanish politician and historian from Catalonia. He is a professor at the University of Girona and was the Minister of Territorial Policy and Public Works of the Catalan Government, the General ...

. 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.

Circulation

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

References

External links

''El Periódico'' in Spanish

''El Periódico'' in Catalan
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