The July 26, 2008 front page of "El Nuevo Día.
Type	Daily newspaper
Format	Tabloid
Owner	Grupo Ferré-Rangel
Editor	Luis Alberto Ferré Rangel
Founded	1909
Political alignment	Independence left wing,pro PPD leaning.
Language	Spanish
Headquarters	Guaynabo, Puerto Rico (U.S.)
Website	http://www.elnuevodia.com

El Nuevo Día (The New Day) is a Puerto Rican newspaper based in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico and distributed daily throughout Puerto Rico and some parts of the United States.

[edit] History

El Nuevo Día ay orihinal na natagpuan noong 1909 sa bayan ni Ponce, Puerto Rico bilang "El Diario de Puerto Rico," sa di kalaunan ay naging "El Día" noong 1911. Noong 1948, ang dyaryo ay nakuha ni Ponce. Pagkatapos mahalal bilang gobernador noong 1968, ang nakatatandang kapatid ni Ferré, Antonio Luis Ferré, ay binili ang nasabing dyaryo. Pagkalipas ng dalawang taon, ang dyaryo ay nilipat sa San Juan at muling pinangalanan bilang "El Nuevo Día," tulad ng ating pagkakaalam. Ang unang direktor ng "El Nuevo Día" ay si Carlos Castañeda. Sa kanyang unang taon SA San Juan, ANG LIMBAGAN AY matatagpuan sa "Torre de la Reina" (gusali), malapit sa Luis Muñoz Rivera Park sa Puerta de Tierra. Noong 1986, ang dyaryo ay nilipat sa kasalukuyang tanggapan na matatagpuan sa munisipal ng Guaynabo.

[edit] El Nuevo Día Today

"El Nuevo Día" continues to be owned and published by the Ferré family. The newspaper's current president is María Eugenia Ferré Rangel and the current editor is Luis Alberto Ferré Rangel. As of 2006, El Nuevo Día is the most widely read newspaper in Puerto Rico, with a daily circulation of 155,000.

Its main competitor in terms of sales is El Vocero. Content-wise, both papers have somewhat different news formats and audiences. While El Nuevo Día has been known largely for its political reporting, El Vocero has traditionally taken a more tabloid-oriented approach, giving greater prominence to news stories on daily street crime. More recently, however, "El Vocero" has begun to give greater emphasis to political and business news, making it a more direct competitor to "El Nuevo Día."

Apart from political and community news, El Nuevo Día also has a sports section, a show business section and a business section among the news sections they publish daily. Its previous television commercial campaign slogan read: El Nuevo Día: Un Gran Periodico ("El Nuevo Día: A Great Newspaper"). The campaign slogan recently changed to: "El Nuevo Día: Conocer es Crecer" ("El Nuevo Día: Knowing is Growing")

[edit] El Nuevo Dia Orlando

El Nuevo Dia had an Orlando edition called El Nuevo Dia Orlando. It was founded on September 2, 2003 and was published on weekdays. On November 13, 2006, the newspaper began to circulate free of charge, and was such a success that 25,000 copies were published daily. A study showed that 96% percent of readers who read the Orlando edition read it at home. Due to poor the state of the economy and declines in readership, the newspaper ceased publication effectively on August 29, 2008.^[1]

[edit] Controversies

El Nuevo Día has been controversial for a variety of reasons. One of the most notable controversies that the newspaper was involved in was with former Governor of Puerto Rico, Dr. Pedro Rosselló. During Rosselló's tenure as governor El Nuevo Día published a variety of articles in which it denounced irregularities and possible acts of corruption by the governor's administration. Rosselló, in dislike of the accusations that were made by the newspaper, decided to void all the government contracts and refused to publish any public announcement in the newspaper. This actions led to a lawsuit by El Nuevo Dia against the Government of Puerto Rico for alleged discrimination and violation of their rights as press. Rosselló later decided to reach a settlement with the newspaper out of court.

[edit] References

1. ^ Orlando Sentinel dated August 14, 2008

[edit] External links

• (Spanish) El Nuevo Día's website
• (Spanish) El Nuevo Día's online archive (subscription-only service)