El Nuevo Día
Encyclopedia
El Nuevo Día is a Puerto Rican
newspaper based in Guaynabo
, Puerto Rico
and distributed daily throughout Puerto Rico and some parts of the United States
.
as "El Diario de Puerto Rico," later changing its name to "El Día" in 1911. Its founders were Eugenio Astol, Guillermo V. Cintron, and Nemesio Canales
.
In 1948, the newspaper was acquired by Ponce native and future governor Luis A. Ferré
. After Ferré was elected governor of Puerto Rico in 1968, his eldest son, Antonio Luis Ferré, purchased the paper from his father.
Two years after this, in 1970, Antonio Luis moved the newspaper to San Juan
and renamed "El Nuevo Día". Its first director was Carlos Castañeda. During its first years in San Juan, El Nuevo Dia's newsroom was located in the "Torre de la Reina" building located near the Luis Muñoz Rivera Park
in Puerta de Tierra. It was subsequently moved, in 1986, to its current location municipality of Guaynabo. The paper continues to be owned by the Ferré family today.
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: To Know is to Grow")
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 a decline in readership, the newspaper ceased publication effectively on August 29, 2008.
. 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.
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...
newspaper based in Guaynabo
Guaynabo, Puerto Rico
Guaynabo is a municipality in the northern part of Puerto Rico, located in the northern coast of the island, north of Aguas Buenas; south of Cataño; east of Bayamón; and west of San Juan...
, Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...
and distributed daily throughout Puerto Rico and some parts of the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
.
History
El Nuevo Día was founded in 1909 in the city of PoncePonce, Puerto Rico
Ponce is both a city and a municipality in the southern part of Puerto Rico. The city is the seat of the municipal government.The city of Ponce, the fourth most populated in Puerto Rico, and the most populated outside of the San Juan metropolitan area, is named for Juan Ponce de León y Loayza, the...
as "El Diario de Puerto Rico," later changing its name to "El Día" in 1911. Its founders were Eugenio Astol, Guillermo V. Cintron, and Nemesio Canales
Nemesio Canales
Nemesio R. Canales was a Puerto Rican essayist, journalist, novelist, playwright, politician and activist who defended women's civil rights...
.
In 1948, the newspaper was acquired by Ponce native and future governor Luis A. Ferré
Luis A. Ferré
Don Luis Alberto Ferré Aguayo was a Puerto Rican engineer, industrialist, politician, philanthropist, and a patron of the arts. He was the third Governor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico from 1969 to 1973, and the founding father of the New Progressive Party which advocates for Puerto Rico...
. After Ferré was elected governor of Puerto Rico in 1968, his eldest son, Antonio Luis Ferré, purchased the paper from his father.
Two years after this, in 1970, Antonio Luis moved the newspaper to San Juan
San Juan, Puerto Rico
San Juan , officially Municipio de la Ciudad Capital San Juan Bautista , is the capital and most populous municipality in Puerto Rico, an unincorporated territory of the United States. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 395,326 making it the 46th-largest city under the jurisdiction of...
and renamed "El Nuevo Día". Its first director was Carlos Castañeda. During its first years in San Juan, El Nuevo Dia's newsroom was located in the "Torre de la Reina" building located near the Luis Muñoz Rivera Park
Luis Muñoz Rivera Park
The Luis Muñoz Rivera Park is a 27.2 acre recreational park located in Puerta de Tierra in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The park was named in honor of Puerto Rican statesman Luis Muñoz Rivera.-History:...
in Puerta de Tierra. It was subsequently moved, in 1986, to its current location municipality of Guaynabo. The paper continues to be owned by the Ferré family today.
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
El Vocero
El Vocero is a Puerto Rican newspaper that is published in San Juan.Published since 1974, El Vocero was at first the third of the four largest Puerto Rico newspapers, trailing El Mundo and El Nuevo Día and leading The San Juan Star in sales...
. 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
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
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: To Know is to Grow")
El Nuevo Dia Orlando
El Nuevo Dia had an OrlandoOrlando, Florida
Orlando is a city in the central region of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat of Orange County, and the center of the Greater Orlando metropolitan area. According to the 2010 US Census, the city had a population of 238,300, making Orlando the 79th largest city in the United States...
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 a decline in readership, the newspaper ceased publication effectively on August 29, 2008.
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 RossellóPedro Rosselló
Pedro Juan Rosselló González, M.D., , is a Puerto Rican physician and politician who served as the sixth Governor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico from 1993 to 2001...
. 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.