Catalonia Today

Catalonia Today is a monthly English-language magazine and website with news of Catalonia. It has been linked from the outset with El Punt Avui group, with whom it shares content.[1]

History and profile

The project began in 2004 as a free newspaper with the momentum of journalist and politician Carles Puigdemont, and the Barcelona correspondent of The Times, Stephen Burgen.[1] By 2010 it had a circulation of 15,000 copies and more than 4,500 subscribers.[1]

The idea of the project was to create a newspaper about Catalonia, but in English, in order to fill the void of the market in this respect, aimed at tourists and foreign residents living in Catalonia, as well as Catalans interested in reading and improving their English.[2] Among the collaborators are Matthew Tree, Martin Kirby, Xevi Xirgo, Joan Ventura and Emma Ansola.[1]

In 2010 it was awarded with the Francesc Macià Memorial Award by the Josep Irla Foundation for its defense of Catalan culture and nation.[3]

Its editor (as of 2016) is Marcela Topor, wife of founder Carles Puigdemont.[4]

References
  1. "La revista en anglès Catalonia Today ara també es podrà escoltar" (in Catalan). El Punt Avui. 2010-01-30. Retrieved 2014-12-29.
  2. "Neix el primer diari català en llengua anglesa" (in Catalan). La xarxa. 2004-05-07. Retrieved 2014-12-31.
  3. "La Nit Irla premia Jordi Porta, Catalonia Today, Cristóbal Colón, la Fundació Ared, Oriol Illa i Rosa Calafat" (in Catalan). Josep Irla Foundation. 2010-03-26. Retrieved 2016-04-11.
  4. Rubén Arranz (2016-01-13). "El grupo editor de 'Catalonia Today' recibió 12,3 millones de euros en subvenciones desde 2008 hasta 2014" (in Spanish). Vozpópuli. Retrieved 2016-04-11.


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