Diario AS
Diario AS (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈdjaɾjo ˈas]) is a Spanish daily sports newspaper that concentrates particularly on football.
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| Type | Daily sports newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Tabloid |
| Owner(s) | PRISA |
| Founder(s) | Luis Montiel Balanzat |
| Publisher | Ignacio Díez |
| Editor | Alfredo Relaño |
| Founded | 6 December 1967 |
| Language | Spanish |
| Headquarters | Madrid |
| Circulation | 214,654 (2006) |
| Sister newspapers | El País Cinco Días |
| Website | as |
Profile
Diario AS is part of PRISA which also owns El Pais and Cinco Días.[1] The paper particularly covers news of the Community of Madrid football teams: Real Madrid, Atlético Madrid, Getafe CF, CD Leganés, and Rayo Vallecano. It competes directly with MARCA.
In addition to Madrid, the newspaper also has satellite bureaus in Barcelona, Bilbao, A Coruña, Seville, Valencia and Zaragoza.
In May 2012 the newspaper launched an English language sub-site offering original journalism and articles translated from the original Spanish by native English-language speakers.
The circulation of Diario AS was 181,172 copies in 2001[2] and 176,892 copies in 2002.[3] It rose to 214,654 copies in 2006.[4]
References
- Enric Castelló; David Domingo (2005). "Spanish media facing new media: a challenge to journalists?". International Journal of Iberian Studies. 18 (3). Retrieved 3 December 2014.
- "Specialised and local press". Grupo PRISA. 2002. Archived from the original (Annual report) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
- "Printed Media Group (GMI)". Grupo PRISA. 2003. Archived from the original (Annual report) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
- Figures covering January to December 2006 Archived 16 April 2007 at the Wayback Machine. Oficina de Justificación de la Difusión. Retrieved 26 April 2007.