VilaWeb

VilaWeb grew out of an online directory in Catalan called Infopista, set up by Partal in 1995. It was initially designed as a local directory of catalan websites. One year later, Infopista turned into Vilaweb, including new services. Before embarking on this venture, Vicent Partal had been responsible for directing the digital edition of El Temps magazine. Written in Catalan, with the publication of this digital edition in 1994, the magazine was the first media outlet in Spain to establish material and a presence on the World Wide Web.Micó & Masip 2009: 120–121

Later, Vilaweb became one of reference news and media channels for Catalan communities online. In 2007 VilaWeb TV opened as a web TV initiative. Nowadays it is available as a YouTube channel{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/user/vilaweb|title=VilaWeb - YouTube|website=www.youtube.com}} and on iTunes.

In September 2009 VilaWeb opened a newsroom, in El Raval, in downtown Barcelona.{{Cite web|url=http://blocs.mesvilaweb.cat/node/view/id/146003|title=Flickr *}} The building hosts a space for public events. In January 2014 VilaWeb started a Global Edition in English,{{Cite web|url=https://www.vilaweb.cat/|title=VilaWeb - Diari digital líder en català. Última hora, notícies i opinió|website=VilaWeb.cat}} managed by Liz Castro,{{Cite web|url=https://www.ara.cat/media/VilaWeb-estrena-coordinada-Liz-Castro_0_1058894261.html|title=VilaWeb estrena una edició en anglès coordinada per Liz Castro|date=2014-01-02|website=Ara.cat|language=ca-ES|access-date=2019-01-17}} and in June 2017 VilaWeb added an evening print product for subscribers called VilaWeb Paper. VilaWeb Paper is an evening edition, which readers can print, or download on their mobile or tablet. Unlike traditional newspapers, VilaWeb Paper is not available on any newsstands.{{Cite news|url=https://www.journalism.co.uk/news/catalan-publication-vilaweb-is-offering-subscribers-the-option-to-print-the-newspaper-at-home/s2/a706704/|title=Catalan publication VilaWeb is offering subscribers the option to print the newspaper at home|last=Ciobanu|first=Mădălina|date=5 July 2017|work=Journalism.co.uk|access-date=30 July 2017}}

In 2018 VilaWeb had an audience of around 2,200,000 unique visitors.{{Cite web|url=https://prnoticias.com/prensa/prensa-pr/20168675-digitales-catalanes-mas-leidos?jjj=1546433693559|title=Los digitales catalanes batallan por los lectores, ¿cuál es el más leído?|last=prnoticias|first=redacción|website=prnoticias.com|language=es-es|access-date=2019-01-17}}

VilaWeb has been awarded several prizes, including the Premi Ciutat de Barcelona de Periodisme, the Premi Nacional de Periodisme,{{Cite web|url=https://www.ccma.cat/tv3/El-lliurament-dels-Premis-Nacionals-de-Cultura-2004-dilluns-al-33/noticia-arxiu/160447081/|title=El lliurament dels Premis Nacionals de Cultura 2004, dilluns al 33|last=CCMA|date=2004-09-27|website=CCMA|language=ca|access-date=2019-01-17}} and premi Òmnium Cultural de Comunicació.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ara.cat/cultura/Nit_de_Santa_Llucia-Omnium_Cultural-VilaWeb-Toibin-Dolors_Genoves_0_390561339.html|title=Vilaweb, 'Adéu, Espanya?' i un article del 'The Guardian', guanyadors|last=Ferreres|date=2010-12-15|website=Ara.cat|language=ca-ES|access-date=2019-01-17}}

Vilaweb has been criticized for being dependent on subsidies and other financial support by the Catalan regional government,{{Cite web|url=https://comunicacio.e-noticies.cat/la-generalitat-atorga-quasi-15-milions-a-la-premsa-digital-en-catala-106319.html|title=La Generalitat atorga quasi 1,5 milions a la premsa digital en català|website=e-noticies.cat}}{{Cite news|url=https://cronicaglobal.elespanol.com/politica/el-mapa-de-los-digitales-independentistas-catalanes_36363_102.html|title=El mapa de los digitales independentistas catalanes|date=9 April 2016}} even despite it receives far less financial support from public administrations than many Catalan media.{{Cite journal|year=2018|title=El finançament públic dels Mitjans de comunicació a Catalunya|url=https://www.catalunyapress.es/file/download/5706|journal=Informe Final|language=Catalan|publisher=Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona}}

The newspaper is a member of MIDAS (European Association of Daily Newspapers in Minority and Regional Languages).{{cite web|title=Members|url=https://www.midas-press.org/home/members/|publisher=Midas|access-date=11 August 2024}}

The newspaper runs news 24 hours a day. News from several news agencies are also available. Ed-op pages in the newspaper consist mainly on a daily article by Vicent Partal and weekly articles from other writers like Marta Rojals, Andreu Barnils, Xavier Montanyà, Pere Cardús or Martxelo Otamendi.

VilaWeb TV presents all the videos produced by VilaWeb.

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• {{cite book |author=Micó, Josep Lluís |author2=Pere Masip |year=2009 |chapter=The fight of a minority language against the force of globalization: the case of Catalan on the Internet |editor=Gerard Goggin |editor2=Mark McLelland|title=Internationalizing Internet Studies: Beyond Anglophone Paradigms |url=https://archive.org/details/internationalizi00gogg |url-access=limited |edition=1st hbk of Taylor & Francis e-Library [2008]|series=Routledge advances in internationalizing media studies series, no. 2 |location=New York |publisher=Routledge |pages=[https://archive.org/details/internationalizi00gogg/page/n124 112]–127|isbn=978-0-415-95625-3 |oclc=288894064}}

• [http://www.vilaweb.cat/ VilaWeb]
• [http://www.vilaweb.cat/english/ VilaWeb Global Edition] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140620225146/http://www.vilaweb.cat/english |date=2014-06-20 }}
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20140102030303/http://partal.cat/ Partal, Maresma & Associats], the company behind VilaWeb.
• [http://www.vilaweb.tv/ VilaWeb TV]

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