Type Daily newspaper Editor Carlos Enrique Bayo | Owner(s) Mediapro Founded 26 September 2007 | |
Political alignment Left-wing
Republicanism Ceased publication (print) 24 February 2012 | ||
Público (Spanish for "Public") is a Spanish online newspaper. It was published as a print daily newspaper between 2007 and 2012. When the print version folded, the newspaper continued online.
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History and profile
Público was established in September 2007. The founder is Jaume Roures, head of Mediapro. One of only two national left-wing papers, the paper had a harder-left editorial line than the circulation leader, El País. Público also aimed at a younger readership. The paper was two-thirds the length of its competitors and its price, initially only 50 cents, was less than half. The paper's original press run was 250,000 daily.
After making financial losses for several years, and facing a €9 million deficit, Público folded its print edition in February 2012. In its last year, the paper was the ninth-largest general-interest newspaper in Spain and the fifth-largest of those headquartered in Madrid.
The parent company Mediapro undertook to continue to publish the website publico.es, which as at 2014 is still active as an on-line newspaper.