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El Periódico de Catalunya is a morning daily newspaper based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain and owned by Grupo Zeta. El Periódico is actually two newspapers, publishing separate editions in Spanish (with a red nameplate) and in Catalan (distinguished with a blue nameplate). The two editions combined sell more than 150,000 copies per day, making El Periódico the region's second-highest circulation daily, after the Spanish-only La Vanguardia. Nationally, El Periódico is Spain's fifth-highest circulation general-interest daily.
The paper was founded in 1978 by Antonio Asensio Pizarro, to offer a progressive, Catalonian paper unconnected with Catalonian separatism and nationalism. Following the example of USA Today, El Periódico later began to emphasize graphics and the use of color. Today, it prints every page in color and makes liberal use of charts and photos. It began a Catalan-language edition in mid-1990s, gaining access to substantial regional government subsidies. Previously, it was only published in Spanish.
Its current director is Antoni Nadal, brother of Joaquim Nadal, the Catalan minister of public works. Critics quote this fact amongst others to explain why El Periódico de Catalunya is the most staunch defender of the current Catalan regional government.[citation needed]
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