El Mundo (Spain)
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| Type | Daily newspaper |
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| Format | Tabloid |
| Owner | Unidad Editorial S.A. |
| Publisher | Pedro J. Ramírez |
| Editor | Pedro J. Ramírez |
| Founded | 23 October 1989, as El Mundo del Siglo Veinte |
| Political allegiance | Classical liberalism (self-described)[citation needed], centre-right[1] |
| Language | Spanish |
| Headquarters | Pradillo 42, 28002 Madrid  Spain |
| Circulation | 330,634 daily in 2006[2] |
| Website | http://www.elmundo.es/ |
El Mundo (Spanish for "The World", full name El Mundo del Siglo Veintiuno, "The World of the 21st century") is the second largest daily newspaper in Spain and one of the newspapers of record in this country, with a circulation topping 330,000. It first appeared on October 23, 1989, founded by Alfonso de Salas, Pedro J. Ramírez (who still serves as publisher and editor), Balbino Fraga and Juan González. It has maintained a self-defined liberal (in the sense of classical liberalism) editorial line.[citation needed]
It has its headquarters in Madrid, but maintains several news bureaus in outlying cities, and different editions are printed for regions such as Andalusia, Valencia, Castile and Leon, the Balearic Islands, Bilbao, etc. Unlike other Spanish newspapers, its editor, Pedro J. Ramirez, is a prominent public figure who has become linked with the paper in the eyes of the public.[citation needed]
Today El Mundo, along with Marca and Expansión, is owned by the Italian publishing company RCS MediaGroup through its Spanish subsidiary company Unidad Editorial S.L.
[edit] Political impact
El Mundo has played a key role in uncovering several scandals -- among them was embezzlement by the Guardia Civil commander, Luis Roldán, and the governor of the Central Bank of Spain, Mariano Rubio, who was accused of insider trading and tax fraud. El Mundo also gave publicity to connections between the terrorist Grupos Antiterroristas de Liberación (GAL) and the socialist administration of Felipe González, a news story that contributed to the defeat of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party in the 1996 elections.
In October 2005, El Mundo revealed that Nazi Aribert Heim (aka "Doctor Death") had been living for 20 years in Spain, probably due to help to ODESSA network, among whom were the henchmen of Otto Skorzeny, who had helped set up one of the most important ODESSA bases in former dictator Francisco Franco's Spain.
Since the 11 March 2004 Madrid train bombings, the newspapers El Mundo and La Razón, the regional television channel Telemadrid and the radio station COPE alleged that there were inconsistencies in the explanation given by the Spanish judiciary about the bombings; other Spanish media, such as El País, ABC and radio station Cadena SER accuse El Mundo and the other media of manipulation over this issue despite of their own manipulation.
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[edit] References
- ^ Abend, Lisa (October 17, 2008). "At Last, Spain Faces Up to Franco's Guilt". Time. http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1851334,00.html. Retrieved on 2008-10-22.
- ^ Figures covering January to December 2006 from Oficina de Justificación de la Difusión, accessed April 26, 2007.
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