La Vanguardia (Catalan: [lə βəŋˈɡwaɾðiə]; Spanish: [la βaŋˈɡwaɾðja], Spanish for "The Vanguard") is a Spanish daily newspaper, founded in 1881. It is printed in Spanish and, since 3 May 2011, also in Catalan (Spanish copy is automatically translated into Catalan). It has its headquarters in Barcelona[1] and is Catalonia's leading newspaper.
Despite being mostly distributed in Catalonia, La Vanguardia has Spain's fourth-highest circulation among general-interest newspapers, trailing only the three main Madrid dailies – El País, El Mundo and ABC, all of which are national newspapers with offices and local editions throughout the country.
Its editorial line leans to the centre of politics and is moderate in its opinions, although in Francoist Spain it followed Francoist ideology and to this day has Catholic sensibilities and strong ties to the Spanish nobility through the Godó family.
La Vanguardia's newspaper history began in Barcelona on 1 February 1881[2][3] when two businessmen from Igualada, Carlos and Bartolomé Godó, first published the paper. It was defined as a Diario político de avisos y notícias (Political Newspaper of Announcements and News), intended as a means of communication for a faction of the Liberal Party that wanted to gain control over the Barcelona city council.
On 31 December 1887, the paper published its last edition as a party organ, and the next day, 1 January 1888, the first day of the Universal Exposition of Barcelona, it presented a new, politically independent format with morning and afternoon editions.
It is one of the oldest papers in Spain, and is the only Catalan newspaper that has survived all the Spanish regime changes, from the restoration of Alfonso XII to the 21st century.[4]
La Vanguardia is part of the Grupo Godó.[5][6] Carlos Godó Valls took over the business in 1931. His death was one year after the death of his wife, Montserrat Muntañola Trinxet, succeeding as President his son Javier Godó Muntañola in 1987.
From 1939 to 1978 its title included the word Española to better accommodate the new state ideology.[7] The paper was one of two major dailies in Francoist Spain together with ABC.[7] In the late 1970s and 1980s La Vanguardia had close connections with Convergence and Union alliance.[8]
In 1987 La Vanguardia received the second largest amount of state aid.[9]
The circulation of La Vanguardia was 221,451 copies in February 1970 and 218,390 copies in February 1975.[14] Five years later the circulation of the paper was 188,555 copies in February 1980.[14]
In 1993 La Vanguardia had a circulation of 208,029 copies, making it the fifth best selling newspaper in Spain.[15][16] In 1994 it was the fourth best selling newspaper in the country with a circulation of 207,112 copies.[16][17]
La Vanguardia had a circulation of 205,000 copies in 2001.[18] Its circulation was 203,000 copies in 2003.[19][20] Between June 2006 and July 2007 the daily had a circulation of 209,735 copies.[1] The 2008 circulation of the paper was 213,413 copies.[21] It was 196,824 copies in 2011.[22]
Language
The newspaper prints daily in two parallel editions, one in Spanish and, since 3 May 2011, another one in Catalan.[23] The Spanish name La Vanguardia is used for both editions (rather than L'Avantguarda, the Catalan translation).
Before the birth of the Catalan edition, letters to the editor submitted in Catalan were always left untranslated.
^ abAndrea Czepek; Melanie Hellwig; Eva Nowak (2009). Press Freedom and Pluralism in Europe: Concepts and Conditions. Intellect Books. p. 280. ISBN978-1-84150-243-4. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
^"Spain. Media". Country Studies. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
^John Armstrong Crow (2005). Spain: The Root and the Flower: an Interpretation of Spain and the Spanish People. University of California Press. p. 411. ISBN978-0-520-24496-2. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
^Redacción (1 January 2000). "Más de cien años de historia". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 October 2006.
^Enric Castelló; David Domingo (2005). "Spanish media facing new media: a challenge to journalists?". International Journal of Iberian Studies. 18 (3). Retrieved 3 December 2014.
^. Institute of Media and Communications Study. Archived from the original on 21 February 2015. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
^ abTeresa Ortiz-Gómez; Agata Ignaciuk (2013). ""Pregnancy and labour cause more deaths than oral contraceptives": The debate on the pill in the Spanish press in the 1960s and 1970s". Public Understanding of Science. 24 (6): 658–671. doi:10.1177/0963662513509764. PMID 24259515. S2CID 28696508.
^Frank R. Baumgartner; Laura Chaqués Bonafont (2014). "All News is Bad News: Newspaper Coverage of Political Parties in Spain" (PDF). Political Communication. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
^Rosario de Mateo (1989). "The evaolution of the newspaper industry in Spain, 1939–87". European Journal of Communication. 4. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
^"The Berliner format". The Guardian. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
^Tony Harcup (May 2014). A Dictionary of Journalism. Oxford University Press. p. 35. ISBN978-0-19-964624-1. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
^Jesús del-Olmo-Barbero; Sonia Parratt-Fernández (2011). "Typography and colour: A comparative analysis of the free and paid-for newspapers in Spain". Revista Latina de Comunicacion Social (66). Retrieved 23 February 2015.
^"World's Best-Designed winners (2006)". Society for News Design. 23 February 2011. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
^ abJuan A. Giner (1983). "Journalists, Mass Media, and Public Opinion in Spain, 1938–1982". In Kenneth Maxwell (ed.). The Press and the Rebirth of Iberian Democracy. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press.[ISBN missing]
^"The Daily Press". Contenidos. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
^ ab. Florida International University. Archived from the original on 21 June 2013. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
^Jose L. Alvarez; Carmelo Mazza; Jordi Mur (October 1999). (PDF). University of Navarra. Archived from the original (Occasional Paper No:99/4) on 30 June 2010. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
^"Top 100 dailies 2000". campaign. 16 November 2001. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
^Roland Schroeder (2004). "Interactive Info Graphics in Europe-- added value to online mass media: a preliminary survey". Journalism Studies. 5 (4): 563–570. doi:10.1080/14616700412331296473. S2CID 144687383.
^"World Press Trends" (PDF). World Association of Newspapers. Paris. 2004. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
^Alan Albarran (10 September 2009). Handbook of Spanish Language Media. Routledge. p. 25. ISBN978-1-135-85430-0. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
^Figures covering July 2010 to June 2011 in Spain 29 April 2011 at the Wayback Machine, Oficina de Justificación de la Difusión. Retrieved 28 January 2012.
^La Vanguardia, una mirada al mundo en dos lenguas 2 March 2011 at the Wayback MachineLa Vanguardia. 27 February 2011. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
Further reading
Merrill, John C. and Harold A. Fisher. The world's great dailies: profiles of fifty newspapers (1980) pp 334–37
External links
La Vanguardia newspaper website
Media related to La Vanguardia at Wikimedia Commons
May 05, 2023
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For the Argentine newspaper see La Vanguardia Argentina La Vanguardia Catalan le beŋˈɡwaɾdie Spanish la baŋˈɡwaɾdja Spanish for The Vanguard is a Spanish daily newspaper founded in 1881 It is printed in Spanish and since 3 May 2011 also in Catalan Spanish copy is automatically translated into Catalan It has its headquarters in Barcelona 1 and is Catalonia s leading newspaper La VanguardiaLa Vanguardia in a post boxTypeDaily newspaperFormatTabloidOwner s Grupo GodoPublisherJavier Godo Earl of Godo EditorMarius CarolFounded1 February 1881Political alignmentLiberalism Catalanism monarchism citation needed centrismLanguageSpanish since 1881 and Catalan since 2011 HeadquartersBarcelona SpainCirculation196 824 2011 Sister newspapersMundo DeportivoWebsitewww wbr lavanguardia wbr comDespite being mostly distributed in Catalonia La Vanguardia has Spain s fourth highest circulation among general interest newspapers trailing only the three main Madrid dailies El Pais El Mundo and ABC all of which are national newspapers with offices and local editions throughout the country Its editorial line leans to the centre of politics and is moderate in its opinions although in Francoist Spain it followed Francoist ideology and to this day has Catholic sensibilities and strong ties to the Spanish nobility through the Godo family Contents 1 History and profile 2 Circulation 3 Language 4 Notable contributors 5 See also 6 References 7 Further reading 8 External linksHistory and profile Edit First issue of La Vanguardia 1881 La Vanguardia s newspaper history began in Barcelona on 1 February 1881 2 3 when two businessmen from Igualada Carlos and Bartolome Godo first published the paper It was defined as a Diario politico de avisos y noticias Political Newspaper of Announcements and News intended as a means of communication for a faction of the Liberal Party that wanted to gain control over the Barcelona city council On 31 December 1887 the paper published its last edition as a party organ and the next day 1 January 1888 the first day of the Universal Exposition of Barcelona it presented a new politically independent format with morning and afternoon editions It is one of the oldest papers in Spain and is the only Catalan newspaper that has survived all the Spanish regime changes from the restoration of Alfonso XII to the 21st century 4 La Vanguardia is part of the Grupo Godo 5 6 Carlos Godo Valls took over the business in 1931 His death was one year after the death of his wife Montserrat Muntanola Trinxet succeeding as President his son Javier Godo Muntanola in 1987 From 1939 to 1978 its title included the word Espanola to better accommodate the new state ideology 7 The paper was one of two major dailies in Francoist Spain together with ABC 7 In the late 1970s and 1980s La Vanguardia had close connections with Convergence and Union alliance 8 In 1987 La Vanguardia received the second largest amount of state aid 9 La Vanguardia was published in berliner format 10 11 until 2 October 2007 when it began to use tabloid format 12 The daily was awarded the World s Best Designed Newspaper for 1994 by the Society for News Design SND 13 Circulation EditThe circulation of La Vanguardia was 221 451 copies in February 1970 and 218 390 copies in February 1975 14 Five years later the circulation of the paper was 188 555 copies in February 1980 14 In 1993 La Vanguardia had a circulation of 208 029 copies making it the fifth best selling newspaper in Spain 15 16 In 1994 it was the fourth best selling newspaper in the country with a circulation of 207 112 copies 16 17 La Vanguardia had a circulation of 205 000 copies in 2001 18 Its circulation was 203 000 copies in 2003 19 20 Between June 2006 and July 2007 the daily had a circulation of 209 735 copies 1 The 2008 circulation of the paper was 213 413 copies 21 It was 196 824 copies in 2011 22 Language EditThe newspaper prints daily in two parallel editions one in Spanish and since 3 May 2011 another one in Catalan 23 The Spanish name La Vanguardia is used for both editions rather than L Avantguarda the Catalan translation Before the birth of the Catalan edition letters to the editor submitted in Catalan were always left untranslated Notable contributors EditJohn Carlin Julia Guillamon Quim Monzo Fernando Krahn Pedro Madueno Sergi Pamies Pilar Rahola Xavier Sala i MartinSee also Edit Journalism portal Spain portalGazielReferences Edit a b Andrea Czepek Melanie Hellwig Eva Nowak 2009 Press Freedom and Pluralism in Europe Concepts and Conditions Intellect Books p 280 ISBN 978 1 84150 243 4 Retrieved 12 December 2014 Spain Media Country Studies Retrieved 29 October 2014 John Armstrong Crow 2005 Spain The Root and the Flower an Interpretation of Spain and the Spanish People University of California Press p 411 ISBN 978 0 520 24496 2 Retrieved 27 November 2014 Redaccion 1 January 2000 Mas de cien anos de historia La Vanguardia in Spanish Retrieved 9 October 2006 Enric Castello David Domingo 2005 Spanish media facing new media a challenge to journalists International Journal of Iberian Studies 18 3 Retrieved 3 December 2014 Country Profile Spain Institute of Media and Communications Study Archived from the original on 21 February 2015 Retrieved 21 February 2015 a b Teresa Ortiz Gomez Agata Ignaciuk 2013 Pregnancy and labour cause more deaths than oral contraceptives The debate on the pill in the Spanish press in the 1960s and 1970s Public Understanding of Science 24 6 658 671 doi 10 1177 0963662513509764 PMID 24259515 S2CID 28696508 Frank R Baumgartner Laura Chaques Bonafont 2014 All News is Bad News Newspaper Coverage of Political Parties in Spain PDF Political Communication Retrieved 4 December 2014 Rosario de Mateo 1989 The evaolution of the newspaper industry in Spain 1939 87 European Journal of Communication 4 Retrieved 17 April 2015 The Berliner format The Guardian Retrieved 24 November 2014 Tony Harcup May 2014 A Dictionary of Journalism Oxford University Press p 35 ISBN 978 0 19 964624 1 Retrieved 24 November 2014 Jesus del Olmo Barbero Sonia Parratt Fernandez 2011 Typography and colour A comparative analysis of the free and paid for newspapers in Spain Revista Latina de Comunicacion Social 66 Retrieved 23 February 2015 World s Best Designed winners 2006 Society for News Design 23 February 2011 Retrieved 6 October 2013 a b Juan A Giner 1983 Journalists Mass Media and Public Opinion in Spain 1938 1982 In Kenneth Maxwell ed The Press and the Rebirth of Iberian Democracy Westport CT Greenwood Press ISBN missing The Daily Press Contenidos Retrieved 19 February 2015 a b Facts of Spain Florida International University Archived from the original on 21 June 2013 Retrieved 23 February 2015 Jose L Alvarez Carmelo Mazza Jordi Mur October 1999 The management publishing industry in Europe PDF University of Navarra Archived from the original Occasional Paper No 99 4 on 30 June 2010 Retrieved 27 April 2015 Top 100 dailies 2000 campaign 16 November 2001 Retrieved 2 March 2015 Roland Schroeder 2004 Interactive Info Graphics in Europe added value to online mass media a preliminary survey Journalism Studies 5 4 563 570 doi 10 1080 14616700412331296473 S2CID 144687383 World Press Trends PDF World Association of Newspapers Paris 2004 Retrieved 15 February 2015 Alan Albarran 10 September 2009 Handbook of Spanish Language Media Routledge p 25 ISBN 978 1 135 85430 0 Retrieved 29 October 2014 Figures covering July 2010 to June 2011 in Spain Archived 29 April 2011 at the Wayback Machine Oficina de Justificacion de la Difusion Retrieved 28 January 2012 La Vanguardia una mirada al mundo en dos lenguas Archived 2 March 2011 at the Wayback Machine La Vanguardia 27 February 2011 Retrieved 26 November 2014 Further reading EditMerrill John C and Harold A Fisher The world s great dailies profiles of fifty newspapers 1980 pp 334 37External links EditLa Vanguardia newspaper website Media related to La Vanguardia at Wikimedia Commons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w 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