Las Provincias

Las Provincias is a Spanish language regional newspaper published in Valencia, Spain.

Las Provincias
TypeRegional daily newspaper
Owner(s)Grupo Vocento
PublisherFederico Domenech SA
Founded30 January 1886 (1886-01-30)
Political alignmentConservatism
Blaverism
LanguageSpanish
HeadquartersValencia
Circulation20,771 (2014)
Sister newspapersABC
El Correo Español
El Diario Vasco
La Verdad
Websitewww.lasprovincias.es

History and profile

Las Provincias was first published in January 1886.[1] The paper is part of the Vocento Group[2][3] and is published by Federico Domenech SA.[4] The daily is based in Valencia[2][5] and has six local editions published in La Ribera, Camp de Morvedre, La Costera, La Safor, La Marina and Castellon.[2][4] Its sister newspapers include ABC, El Correo Español, El Diario Vasco and La Verdad, all of which are part of the Vocento Group.[3]

Las Provincias has a right-wing political stance.[6] In the 1960s the paper opposed the attempts of intellectuals to revive the culture and language of the region.[7]

The paper has a supplement, namely XL Semanal.[8]

Circulation

The circulation of Las Provincias was 58,354 copies in 1993.[9][10] Its circulation was 42,905 copies in 2002.[3] The circulation of the paper was 28,000 copies in 2011.[11] The paper had a circulation of 20,771 copies in 2014.[2]

See also

References
  1. Helena Buffery; Elisenda Marcer (18 December 2010). Historical Dictionary of the Catalans. Scarecrow Press. p. 24. ISBN 978-0-8108-7514-2. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
  2. "Las Provincias". Vocento. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
  3. David Ward (2004). "A Mapping Study of Media Concentration and Ownership in Ten European Countries" (PDF). Dutch Media Authority. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
  4. "Las Provincias". Publicitas. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
  5. "El Diario de Navarra: the leading Spanish regional daily" (PDF). WAN IFRA. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
  6. Miles Roddis (2002). Costa Blanca. Lonely Planet. p. 56. ISBN 978-1-74059-032-7. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
  7. Helena Buffery; Elisenda Marcer (18 December 2010). Historical Dictionary of the Catalans. Scarecrow Press. p. 43. ISBN 978-0-8108-7514-2. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
  8. "Tom on the Cover". Tom Cruise Forever. 2 January 2009. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
  9. "The Daily Press". Contenidos. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
  10. "Facts of Spain". Florida International University. Archived from the original on 21 June 2013. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  11. "Las Provincias". Cesanamedia Italy. Archived from the original on 23 February 2015. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
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