El Especialito

El Especialito is a free Spanish-language weekly newspaper magazine, originally published under the name of El Especial in 1985[3] and renamed in the 1990s.[4] It was founded by Cuban American entrepreneur Antonio Ibarria and is distributed by USA, Distributions Inc, in northeastern New Jersey, New York City, and Miami.[5][6][7] Coverage includes celebrity profiles, lifestyle, health, personal finance, sports stories, and community news.

El Especialito
El Especialito box in Time Square
TypeWeekly newspaper
Owner(s)Ibarria Media Group
Founder(s)Antonio Ibarria
Founded1985 (1985)
Headquarters3510 Bergenline Avenue
Union City, New Jersey[1]
CountryUnited States
Circulation270,000 (print 2015)[2] (as of 2015)
Websitehttp://www.elespecial.com

El Especialito is distributed more than 5,500 yellow news racks in 13 independent zones with a weekly publication over a quarter of a million copies of has circulation of more than a million readers, making it the largest Hispanic weekly in the United States.[8][9]

El Especialito is part of Ibarria Media Group, which employees 90 employees and operates as family business run by Ibarria and his two sons, Anthony and John.[5] The group also publishes the paid weeklies El Especial NY/NJ, El Especial Miami as well as the celebrity newspaper Personalidades.[10] Ibarria has been commended for his contributions to the Hispanic community,[5][11] including having a street named for him.[12]

See also

References
  1. "Ibbaria Media Group". www.bloomberg.com.
  2. "El Especialito-NY/NJ". us.thespecialistworks.com.
  3. Monforti, Jessica L. Lavariega (2019). "Latinos in the American Political System: An Encyclopedia of Latinos as Voters, Candidates, and Office Holders [2 volumes]". ABC-CLIO. ISBN 9781440853470.
  4. Kanellos, Nicolás; Martell, Helvetia (February 10, 2000). "Hispanic Periodicals in the United States, Origins to 1960: A Brief History and Comprehensive Bibliography". Arte Publico Press – via Google Books.
  5. Lopez, Erica Y. (October 30, 2016). "N.J. businessman, publisher of largest Spanish-language weekly newspaper, master of reinvention". Daily News. Retrieved January 10, 2020. Distributed free in four New York boroughs, six New Jersey counties and in Miami, the Union City, N.J.-based paper boasts a circulation of 320,000 and readership of 1.3 million, according to a Certified Audit of Circulations.
  6. Emerson, Xavier. "El Especialito". Echo Media.
  7. http://echo-media.com/medias/details/3354/el+especialito-miami
  8. "Hispanic news media: Weekly and semiweekly newspaper circulation (2016)". Pew Research Center.
  9. Mercier, Andrew. "The top 10 newspaper publications in New York City". muckrack.com.
  10. "El Especialito Launches Two New Editions in New York City". Portada. March 7, 2009.
  11. Baer, Marilyn (October 18, 2019). "North Bergen Mayor honors two locals for contributions to Hispanic community".
  12. Hutchinson, Edgar Sandoval, Bill (June 2, 2015). "Owner of Spanish-language newspaper El Especialito, Antonio Ibarria, gets street named after him in Union City, N.J." nydailynews.com. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.