Avui
 Former logo | |
| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | 39x29cm |
| Owner(s) | Hermes Comunicacions (publisher of El Punt) |
| Founded | 23 April 1976 |
| Political alignment | |
| Language | Catalan |
| Ceased publication | 31 July 2011 |
| Headquarters | Enric Granados 84, Barcelona |
| Circulation | 41,216 (OJD, June 2005) |
| Website | www |
Avui (Catalan pronunciation: [əˈβuj] ⓘ; transl. "Today") was a Catalan-language daily newspaper, based in Barcelona, Catalonia. It was one of the city's newest papers, having been founded in 1976. The editorial line was Catalan nationalist.
History and profile
[edit]Avui was first published on 23 April 1976,[1] (Saint George's day, a symbolic holiday in Catalonia). The founding company was Premsa Catalana.[2] The paper initially relied on the subscriptions of thousands of Catalans for financial support. It soon went into financial problems and changed ownership. A partnership of two publishers along with the Catalan national government itself took over in order to avoid imminent bankruptcy. The Grupo Godó owned 40% of the paper,[3] which had its headquarters in Barcelona.[4]
The Catalan government subsidises with important amounts those Catalan newspapers with at least one Catalan language edition. In 2008 Avui was only second to El Punt in terms of circulation/funds granted, having received almost 1.5 million euros that amounted to 48.9 euros per newspaper sold.[5]
Then it went to change hands again in 2009, being bought by its rival El Punt, and creating the new newspaper El Punt Avui on 31 July 2011.
References
[edit]- ^ Katrin Voltmer (2006). Mass Media and Political Communication in New Democracies. Psychology Press. p. 19. ISBN 978-0-415-33779-3.
- ^ Eamonn Rodgers; Valerie Rodgers, eds. (1999). Encyclopedia of Contemporary Spanish Culture (PDF). London: Routledge. p. 40. ISBN 0-415-13187-1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 December 2020.
- ^ "Country Profile: Spain". Institute of Media and Communications Study. Archived from the original on 21 February 2015. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
- ^ Sandra Truscott; Maria Garcia (2012). Dictionary of Contemporary Spain. Routledge. p. 27. ISBN 978-1-136-59509-7.
- ^ "Catalunya Generalitat". Archived from the original on 1 March 2012. Retrieved 14 October 2014.