https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Spain in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez wants to make the fight against disinformation a priority with a plan for "democratic renewal", though the country's conservative opposition has blasted it as an attempt to censor critical media. https://www.thelocal.es/20240924/spains-pm-vows-new-push-against-fake-news Tue, 24 Sep 2024 11:22:54 +0200 spains-pm-vows-new-push-against-fake-news Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has announced plans to clamp down on fake news and disinformation as part of a wider 'regeneration' for Spanish democracy. Supporters argue it's necessary, while critics say he's cracking down on opposition. https://www.thelocal.es/20240718/how-spain-plans-to-control-its-media-and-fight-fake-news Thu, 18 Jul 2024 19:21:39 +0200 how-spain-plans-to-control-its-media-and-fight-fake-news Want to decipher the different political biases in the Spanish press? Eager to find out which newspaper you'll enjoy reading while improving your Spanish? Here's everything that's interesting and important about Spain's newspaper landscape. https://www.thelocal.es/20220126/a-foreigners-guide-to-understanding-the-spanish-press-in-five-minutes Wed, 26 Jan 2022 11:31:35 +0100 a-foreigners-guide-to-understanding-the-spanish-press-in-five-minutes Google announced Wednesday the reopening of its news service in Spain next year after the country amended a law that imposed fees on aggregators such as the US tech giant for using publishers’ content. https://www.thelocal.es/20211104/google-news-to-return-to-spain-after-seven-year-spat Thu, 04 Nov 2021 11:15:20 +0100 google-news-to-return-to-spain-after-seven-year-spat Spain's influential El Pais newspaper approved the appointment of its first woman editor, the daily's owner said Friday, a day after a new Spanish government was sworn in with women holding the majority of ministerial posts. https://www.thelocal.es/20180608/el-pais-newspaper-appoints-first-woman-editor Fri, 08 Jun 2018 18:45:12 +0200 el-pais-newspaper-appoints-first-woman-editor The explosive Spanish magazine Interviu, launched after the fall of dictator Francisco Franco, will close after suffering "dramatic" financial losses, its publisher announced Monday. https://www.thelocal.es/20180109/racy-spanish-magazine-born-after-fall-of-franco-to-close Tue, 09 Jan 2018 11:19:48 +0100 racy-spanish-magazine-born-after-fall-of-franco-to-close A study by the prestigious Columbia Journalism Review argues that Spanish media, led by El Pais, have mirrored the biased policies of politicians involved in the secessionist drama. https://www.thelocal.es/20171207/analysis-has-the-catalan-crisis-highlighted-partisanship-in-spanish-media Thu, 07 Dec 2017 12:22:54 +0100 analysis-has-the-catalan-crisis-highlighted-partisanship-in-spanish-media Swedish author and journalist Hamza Yalcin will not be extradited to Turkey, following a decision made by the government in Spain, where he was being held, on Friday afternoon. https://www.thelocal.es/20170929/spain-says-swedish-turkish-writer-will-not-be-extradited-to-turkey Fri, 29 Sep 2017 18:24:23 +0200 spain-says-swedish-turkish-writer-will-not-be-extradited-to-turkey When a leading European business school wanted to raise awareness of its new pan-European course, The Local delivered. https://www.thelocal.es/20170321/how-the-local-helped-this-business-school-reach-smart-young-global-citizens Tue, 21 Mar 2017 11:59:59 +0100 how-the-local-helped-this-business-school-reach-smart-young-global-citizens When Gothenburg company Craft Academy wanted to recruit students to its programming course, The Local really delivered. https://www.thelocal.es/20161214/why-advertising-on-thelocal-paid-off-for-this-startup Wed, 14 Dec 2016 19:00:01 +0100 why-advertising-on-thelocal-paid-off-for-this-startup You may have noticed that a few things have changed around here. https://www.thelocal.es/20161130/introducing-the-locals-new-design-2 Wed, 30 Nov 2016 08:00:00 +0100 introducing-the-locals-new-design-2 Spain's newest media venture, El Español broke records before it even launched thanks to crowdfunding, and now promises to be a thorn in the side of the establishment. https://www.thelocal.es/20151008/crowdfunded-digital-newspaper-el-espanol-launches-spain Thu, 08 Oct 2015 13:31:54 +0200 crowdfunded-digital-newspaper-el-espanol-launches-spain Google News left Spain early on Tuesday morning despite a top newspaper association making a last minute call for authorities to find a way to halt the closure. https://www.thelocal.es/20141216/google-news-goes-offline-in-spain Tue, 16 Dec 2014 12:19:00 +0100 google-news-goes-offline-in-spain The Local has been providing news in English from around Europe for ten years. 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Paul Rapacioli explains. https://www.thelocal.es/20141215/introducing-the-locals-new-logo Mon, 15 Dec 2014 13:06:00 +0100 introducing-the-locals-new-logo Spain's main web-surfers' association warned Friday that national media will lose huge internet traffic when Google shuts its Google News operation next week in protest at being made to pay for content, while newspapers called for talks to prevent the closure. https://www.thelocal.es/20141213/google-news-closure-worries-media-groups Sat, 13 Dec 2014 12:44:00 +0100 google-news-closure-worries-media-groups Updated: Spain's government on Thursday defied Google's vow to shut down its Spanish online news service in protest at being made to pay for content, a move that seriously threatens smaller media outlets, one industry insider told The Local. https://www.thelocal.es/20141211/google-closes-spain-news-site Thu, 11 Dec 2014 18:50:00 +0100 google-closes-spain-news-site Journalists at Spain's state broadcaster RTVE are accusing Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy's conservative government of tightening its control on the network ahead of local and legislative elections next year. https://www.thelocal.es/20141203/government-changes-spark-unease-at-spanish-state-tv Wed, 03 Dec 2014 12:49:00 +0100 government-changes-spark-unease-at-spanish-state-tv Technology giant Google says it is "disappointed" after Thursday's decision by the Spanish parliament to approve the introduction of charges for aggregating news stories in search engine results. https://www.thelocal.es/20141030/spain-brings-in-google-tax Thu, 30 Oct 2014 15:42:00 +0100 spain-brings-in-google-tax Spanish national newspaper La Gaceta has scrapped its print edition, a spokeswoman said on Monday, as it fights to survive a financing crisis in the recession-damaged country's media. https://www.thelocal.es/20131230/crisis-forces-spanish-paper-to-shut-down-print-edition Mon, 30 Dec 2013 14:18:09 +0100 crisis-forces-spanish-paper-to-shut-down-print-edition A radical group linked to Al-Qaeda kidnapped two Spanish journalists reporting in Syria in September and is holding them captive, El Mundo newspaper reported on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.es/20131210/rebels-capture-spanish-journalists-in-syria Tue, 10 Dec 2013 10:32:00 +0100 rebels-capture-spanish-journalists-in-syria