Spanish newspaper plans expansion into Americas

The owners of one of Spain’s main newspapers- El Pais- said that the broadsheet will expand further into Latin America. According to Editor-in-chief Javier Moreno, the move will be part of a major reformatting of the left-leaning newspaper in order to reach a younger and more global audience:

Moreno told foreign correspondents in Madrid Tuesday "The ultimate aim is to become a global newspaper, a bit like the Herald Tribune, which has no base in a particular country.”

The strategy differs from previous attempts by El Pais’ owners to purchase established newspapers in Latin America such as Colombia’s El Tiempo.

El Pais currently sells around 10% or 40,000 copies outside of Spain and already prints special editions for Mexico and Argentina.

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Sources (English)- Editors Weblog, Reuters, Expatica Spain

Sources (Spanish)- El Pais