ABC (newspaper)

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    ABC (Spanish pronunciation:

    newspapers of record
    .

    History and profile

    ABC was first published in Madrid on 1 January 1903[1][2] by Torcuato Luca de Tena y Álvarez-Ossorio.[3][4] The founding publishing house was Prensa Española, which was led by the founder of the paper, Luca de Tena.[4] The paper started as a weekly newspaper, turning daily in June 1905.[5] In 1928 ABC had two editions, one for Madrid and the other for Seville.[4][6] The latter was named ABC de Sevilla.[4]

    On 20 July 1936, shortly after the

    Nationalists. In 1939 ABC in Madrid was given back to its original owners by Francisco Franco.[3] During this period the paper was one of two major dailies in the country together with La Vanguardia Española.[2]

    ABC publishes in

    La Verdad and Las Provincias, among others.[12]

    Editorial stance

    ABC is known for generally supporting

    right-wing stance.[15] Its director since 1983, Luis María Ansón, left the paper in 1997;[9] he founded another daily, La Razón, which initially catered to even more conservative readers. Historically, it was noted in its heavy use of photography, and the front page is typically a large photo taking up to one third of the area. Recently, it has been recognized for its coverage of Spanish culture and arts.[3]

    Archives

    On 25 September 2009, ABC made its complete archives, dating back to 1903, available online, giving modern readers a chance to see contemporaneous news about the Spanish Civil War or Francisco Franco's death.

    Circulation and readership

    In February 1970 ABC had a circulation of 212,536 copies.[16] It was 178,979 copies in February 1975,[16] 171,382 copies in 1976, 145,162 copies in 1977. and 126,952 copies in 1978.[1] The circulation of the paper was 135,380 copies in February 1980.[16]

    The 1993 circulation of ABC was 334,317 copies, making it the second-best-selling newspaper in Spain.[17][18] In 1994. it was again the second-best-selling newspaper in the country with a circulation of 321,571 copies.[18][19] In the period of 1995–1996 the paper had a circulation of 321,573 copies, making again it the second-best-selling paper in the country.[20]

    The circulation of ABC was 292,000 copies in 2001[21] and 262,874 copies in 2002.[12] The paper had a circulation of 263,000 copies in 2003, being the fourth best-selling newspaper in the country.[22][23] Based on the findings of the European Business Readership Survey ABC had 5,685 readers per issue in 2006.[24] Between June 2006 and July 2007 the daily had a circulation of 230,422 copies.[5] The 2008 circulation of the paper was 228,258 copies.[25] It was 243,154 copies between July 2010 and June 2011.[26]

    See also

    References

    1. ^
      ISBN 978-0-415-33779-3
      .
    2. ^
      S2CID 28696508
      .
    3. ^
      ISBN 978-1-59339-837-8
      .
    4. ^
      ISSN 0739-182X
      .
    5. ^
      ISBN 978-1-84150-243-4
      .
    6. ISBN 978-1-4008-2018-4
      .
    7. ISBN 978-1-85566-286-5
      .
    8. S2CID 9157498. Archived from the original
      (PDF) on 7 December 2014. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
    9. ^
      ISBN 9781579581138. Archived from the original
      (PDF) on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
    10. S2CID 73667009
      . Retrieved 1 December 2014.
    11. ISSN 1364-971X
      . Retrieved 3 December 2014.
    12. ^ a b David Ward (2004). "A Mapping Study of Media Concentration and Ownership in Ten European Countries" (PDF). Dutch Media Authority. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 August 2014. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
    13. ISBN 9786155211898. Archived from the original
      on 2 April 2015.
    14. ISBN 9780521777438
      . Retrieved 27 November 2014.
    15. ^ Dan Beeton (22 July 2013). "Spanish Newspaper ABC Runs a "Completely False" Report on Venezuela, Again". CEPR. Archived from the original on 20 April 2015. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
    16. ^ a b c 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. Archived from the original on 15 February 2015.
    17. ^ "The Daily Press". Contenidos. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
    18. ^ a b "Facts of Spain". Florida International University. Archived from the original on 21 June 2013. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
    19. ^ Alvarez, Jose L.; Mazza, Carmelo; Mur, Jordi (October 1999). "The management publishing industry in Europe" (PDF). IESE Occasional Papers. 99 (4). University of Navarra. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 June 2010. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
    20. ISBN 978-1-4462-6524-6
      .
    21. ^ Adam Smith (15 November 2002). "Europe's Top Papers". campaign. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
    22. S2CID 144687383
      .
    23. ^ "World Press Trends" (PDF). World Association of Newspapers. Paris. 2004. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
    24. ISBN 978-1-135-25244-1
      .
    25. ISBN 978-1-135-85430-0
      .
    26. ^ Figures covering July 2010 to June 2011 in Spain Archived 29 April 2011 at the Wayback Machine, Oficina de Justificación de la Difusión. Retrieved 28 January 2012.

    Further reading

    • Merrill, John C. and Harold A. Fisher. The world's great dailies: profiles of fifty newspapers (1980). pp. 33–36.

    External links

    • ABC.es – official online version of ABC
    • The ABC – Article in English discussing ABC
    • ABC on
      Twitter
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