El Nacional is a Catalan digital newspaper, with a European and global vocation, born online under the direction and encouragement of journalist José Antich and a team of professionals “committed to the values ​​of journalism from a free, plural and open perspective.” El Nacional focuses its attention on current political, economic, social, cultural and sporting events, with special attention to the information dynamics of Catalonia. The newspaper is published in Catalan and Spanish and “has its channel of expression and permanent interrelation with its readers and the general public in the digital environment.” El Nacional “is solely committed – it adds – to service to the reader as the ultimate objective of its informative task. The newspaper assumes the values ​​of journalism as a tool to better explain and understand reality and its application in the digital environment.” The El Nacional team – including editorial and business staff – is made up of more than 50 people.

Source: SembraMedia

Last updated date: April 2025

Location:
Barcelona, Spain
Year the organization started publishing:
2016
Languages:
Spanish
Type of coverage:
National

Content

Editorial coverage:
Generalist, focused on multiple topics
Type of content produced by theme:
Science
Environment
Politics
Technology
Sports
Economy and business
Lifestyle
Entertainment and culture
Law and crime
Society and human rights
Journalism genres:
Chronicles and non-fiction
Interviews and reporting
Information services
Opinion
Journalism coverage types and techniques:
Breaking news
Tech platforms and other mediums used:
Website
Social media platforms
YouTube

Audience and reach

Social media audience

Facebook number of followers:
221,000
Twitter number of followers:
196,100
Instagram number of followers:
193,000
YouTube number of followers:
49,000

Management and team

Founders

Female:
0
Male:
1
Founders:
José Antich
Directors:
José Antich

Team

Full-time employees:
50
Part-time employees:
0
Freelancers or consultants:
0
Volunteers:
0

Business structure and revenue sources

Organization tax status:
For-profit
All revenue sources reported by media leaders:
Advertising
Audience support / reader revenue
Google Adsense
Programmatic ad networks
Branded content or native advertising
Local advertising sold by own team
Website subscriptions
Event ticket sales
The primary source of revenue reported by media leaders:
Local advertising sold by own team
The second most important revenue source reported:
Event ticket sales

Transparency

Doesn’t publish information about annual revenue
Publishes up to date information about its team

Why is this profile included?

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