El Periódico de Catalunya

Infobox Newspaper
name = El Periódico de Catalunya


caption =
type = Daily newspaper
format = Berliner
foundation = 26 October 1978
ceased publication =
price = €1 daily in Spain
owners = Grupo Zeta
publisher =
editor = Rafael Nadal
language = Spanish and Catalan
political =
circulation = 167,804 daily in 2006 [Figures covering January to December 2006 from [http://www.introl.es/f_alta.htm Oficina de Justificación de la Difusión] , accessed April 26, 2007.]
headquarters = Consell de Cent 425-427, 08009 Barcelona ESP
ISSN =
website = [http://www.elperiodico.com/ www.elperiodico.com]

"El Periódico de Catalunya" is a morning daily newspaper based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain and owned by Grupo Zeta. "El Periódico" is actually two newspapers, publishing separate editions in Spanish (with a red nameplate) and in Catalan (distinguished with a blue nameplate). The two editions combined sell more than 150,000 copies per day, making "El Periódico" the region's second-highest circulation daily, after the Spanish-only "La Vanguardia". Nationally, "El Periódico" is Spain's fifth-highest circulation general-interest daily.

The paper was founded in 1978 by Antonio Asensio Pizarro, to offer a progressive, Catalonian paper unconnected with Catalonian separatism and nationalism. 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. It began a Catalan-language edition in mid-1990s, gaining access to substantial regional government subsidies. Previously, it was only published in Spanish.

Its current director is Antoni Nadal, brother of Joaquim Nadal, the Catalan minister of public works. Critics quote this fact amongst others to explain why "El Periódico de Catalunya" is the most staunch defender of the current Catalan regional government.Fact|date=June 2007

References

External links

* [http://www.elperiodico.com "El Periódico" in Spanish]
* [http://www.elperiodico.cat "El Periódico" in Catalan]
* [http://www.grupozeta.es Grupo Zeta Website]