181€ million to keep Catalan-language media alive

Front page of La Vanguardia, in Catalan BARCELONA, Spain — Americans are used to traveling thousands of miles within their wide open spaces and hearing only English, with variations of accent and expression. But in France, Germany, Spain, and other parts of Western Europe, there are still regions of distinct languages and dialects preserved by […]

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In Spain, two digital journalism success stories

Ignacio Escolar, left, of El Diario and Pedro J. Ramirez of El Español (photo: James Breiner) HUESCA, Spain — Two of the leading figures of the digital media revolution took the stage together and chatted about what it is like to wear the hats of journalist, shareholder, owner, and chief salesman of their respective media […]

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A finger in the eye for Spanish journalists

Arsenio Escolar, photo by 20minutos Versión en español HUESCA, Spain — At first, there was timid, nervous applause from the journalists, professors, and students who were listening to harsh criticism from a respected colleague, Arsenio Escolar, the editor of 20minutos, a free distribution daily that is one of Spain’s major digital outlets. Maybe they were recognizing […]

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On 5 continents, thousands of digital media startups

Versión en español. As traditional media organizations cut back on staff and coverage, thousands of new digital media are popping up all over the world to fill the gaps. I’ve compiled 14 lists of startups below. Some startups are included on more than one list. Can you think of any lists that I’ve left out? […]

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¿Las marcas periodísticas recuperan su fortaleza? Caso El País

Rosalia Lloret: por la avalancha informativa digital, usuarios prefieren consultar marcas creíbles English version here. EL ESCORIAL, España — El diario El País se está mejorando su posición como el medio de comunicación número 1 de España con 7,6 millones de usuarios únicos durante el pasado mes de junio (en comparación a los 74 millones de El New […]

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Are newspaper brands back? Report from Spain

Rosalia Lloret: People are searching for crediblesources amid an avalanche of information. Versión en español aquí. El País is widening its lead as the No. 1 newspaper website in Spain with 7.6 million unique users in June (for comparison, the number is 74 million for the New York Times). At the same time the newspaper’s corporate […]

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