El Periódico de Catalunya
El Periódico de Catalunya, also simply known as El Periódico, is a morning daily newspaper based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.
Type
Antonio Asensio Pizarro
Albert Sáez
26 October 1978
L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Catalonia, Spain
119,374 (2011)
Spanish elperiodico.com
Catalan, elperiodico.cat
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[edit]
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 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.
