Monday, February 14, 2011

Starting A Period Early During Flu

THE VANGUARD (1881-2011) Journal


The passage of the political press as the press briefing was a little diary promoted by journalist Jaume Andreu and industrial dyers and Bartomeu Godo Carles Igualada Foot, the Liberal party service fusionist, THE FOREFRONT. Both were sons of Joan Pelegrí Godo, Igualada mayor and friend of Matthew Sagasta, and were also mayors and deputies to the Cortes. The first issue appeared on February 1, 1881 and seven days after Sagasta won the election. Then defined as "political ads Journal and News," was born as an organ of expression of a fraction of the Liberal Party of Barcelona, \u200b\u200bwhich aimed to get the mayor of the city.


Seven years later, began as a newspaper model independent, pluralistic and modern. December 31 ceased publication in 1887 as an organ of the Constitutional Party, and the January 1, 1888, the first day of the Expo of Barcelona, \u200b\u200bpresented a new format, with two morning and afternoon edition, and regardless of any political party . The journalist who managed to turn a party newspaper in the great reference of the independent press in Barcelona was Modesto Sanchez Ortiz, director between 1888 and 1901 to and integrated into the cultural life of Barcelona and opened the pages of young Catalan artists and intellectuals more stressed that they connect with the air renovators who lived in Catalan society. La Vanguardia also included the signing of intellectuals and of the leading writers of the "Generation of 98" .


On 25 October 1903, the newspaper moved from the streets of Les Heures , a modernist building number 28 on the street Pelai, while renewing its membership system. And under the direction of Miquel dels Sants Oliver, hired La Vanguardia the most prestigious partners Diario de Barcelona. One of his biggest successes was resonant and be the first English newspaper correspondents sent to Paris and Berlin, capital of the warring parties during World War. At that time, La Vanguardia fully linked with the Catalan cultural and social life, and became, with over 80,000 copies in the Journal of wider dissemination of Catalonia.


A Miquel dels Sants Oliver, who was director until 1920, succeeded the former Paris correspondent, Agustí Calvet "Gaziel." Under his leadership and entrepreneurial drive of Ramon Godo Lally, La Vanguardia established itself as the first newspaper in Spain and one of the largest in Europe. That success was possible because the paper was pioneer in introducing all the technical, the connection to the main agencies, the use of gravure in 1929, coinciding with World Expo , and the establishment of an extensive network foreign correspondents. Godo Ramon died in 1931, the that was succeeded by his son Carl.


The July 19 of 1936, Civil War broke out and the Government seized the day, which finished the stage direction Gaziel , who went into exile. During that period, La Vanguardia, subtitled "Diary in the service of democracy" was the main organ of expression, first by the Government of the Generalitat and later, the central government installed in Barcelona, \u200b\u200bthe Government of the Republic . illustrious intellectuals during the war stamped his signature on the paper. Due to the progressive restriction of paper copies whenever contained fewer pages and graphics notes were limited only to Thursdays and Sundays.


With the victory of Franco's side, the property regained financial control of the newspaper, but because of censorship, could not influence the editorial line. The newspaper was forced to change its historic head of the English La Vanguardia. Then imposed as director Luis de Galinsoga, whose leadership lasted until the very general Franco decided to relieve him from office in 1960 because of popular mobilization against it. During the 1940's, role constraints often forced to publish copies of four pages and up to a single sheet. In 1963, succeeded him in the direction of Javier Echarri, who remained in office until 1966. At this difficult stage of certain political transition, the new director, Horacio Sáenz Guerrero began an opening day directed towards plural and democratic, to represent the feelings of its readers. Then they began to collaborate in their prestigious pages reflecting the political spectrum most advanced of Catalan society. Since that time, the newspaper supported democratic change, the establishment of the monarchy and the restoration of the Generalitat de Catalunya. On August 16, 1978 regained the former name of La Vanguardia.


The newspaper held in 1981 its centenary with a profound technological change that prompted the new editor, Javier Godo , which entailed the incorporation of VDUs in drafting and other departments of the newspaper. On April 19, 1982 edition took out the Monday after the repeal of the Royal Order 1924 that forced the break Sunday newspaper publishers. On June 30, 1983, as director Lluís Foix, was published the last issue with typography made of lead. In October 1989, and directed by Juan Tapia, La Vanguardia presented a new design Manhattan designed by Milton Glaser which involved a further increase in quotas market in Catalonia and the rest of Spain. That change was completed with a new color Offset press.


In March 2000, José Antich happened to Juan Tapia in the newspaper's management, as part of a generational shift that coincided with the expansion of Grupo Godo. At the same time, Alfredo Abián replaced as deputy director Lluís Foix, who went on to play in La Vanguardia Digital responsibilities. Antich drafting restructured, renewed and expanded the network of opening new correspondent in Beijing, Buenos Aires or Havana, and introduced weekly topics of debate among specialists in various subjects. Sunday's daily supply increased with a charge of economy, a classified guide and a redesign of the Sunday magazine. In 2002 began to be published every Wednesday a new color insert called Culture / s. In April 2004, La Vanguardia changed its location from a three-story glass skyscraper where the majority of publications focus and Godo Group companies, at number 477 Avenida Diagonal. Part of the ancillary services of the newspaper was moved to the building of Poble Nou, where the printing plant. And in another local street Pelai opened a focal point for subscribers and readers.
Source: Wikipedia.

Tuesday, January 25, 2011

What Age Is Nomarks Cream

READING (1921)

Readings magazine was founded in 1921 in Barcelona in the Sociedad General de Publicaciones, with offices in Madrid. Initially, the magazine made its name because it was a monthly publication compiled stories, short stories and different stories, some of them written by renowned writers and poets. Included a small section on graphic photographs of current events of the time almost always on artists of all genres. The first issue was released in June 1921 at a price of 1.30 pesetas literary supplement magazine HOME AND FASHION, founded in 1909 and consists of a family structure that ended up breaking with the entry of foreign publishing groups. This first issue included a work of Jacinto Benavente, two novels, eight stories and five articles about the actors of that era. It was not until 1925 when the magazine READINGS, then monthly, became independent.

From the thirties, the magazine increased its format but without changing its content, and from October 1936-1941 was interrupted editing by reason of the English Civil War and postwar.
until 1950 maintained its literary content, and from 1951 began to incorporate national and international reviews of current with different snapshots, also published case of films of the moment, life and photos of artists of the time, sections on women's fashion ... Beginning in 1956 with the advent of television in Spain and Julio Bou Gubert as director of the magazine, was when he developed the real take-off of the magazine with news on the television screen characters. From this time and its passage is fortnightly magazine when the magazine began to opt and content than it is today regard as gossip. His move to weekly television appearance were other big pulse of the journal at this time.

already in the so-called "development" of the sixties and seventies, the magazine underwent a change both in appearance and content, becoming a monthly publication of national and international news and more enlightened that it had nothing to do with "reading" literary past.
Currently, the trend has been to vary the format and become a weekly magazine of news and heart, with major interviews and photo stories of characters from the world of the tabloids. The magazine was acquired in 2006 by the publishing group with the rest RBA Edipresse Publications Hymsa. Already in the XXI century, the magazine faces READINGS century with a firm commitment to the treatment of advanced image and great features and interviews.

According
Begoña Pueyo article published in RBA, the most prominent social commentary magazine reading would be the following, as quoted verbatim below:
- Soraya of Persia, the first cover that swept up exhausted. In 1958, repudiated by the Shah of Iran because they can not give him an heir, was the first magazine to exhaust their copies in record time.
- Pablito Calvo, the first English in our home. In 1955, a star was not consecrated, but a child singer who had assaulted seven years of fame with the movie "Marcelino, bread and wine."
- The Prince Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia of Greece, first appeared on the cover eight months before his wedding, on the occasion of the marriage proposal that took place in 1961 in Lausanne.
- Weathering censorship Margaret of England. The younger sister of Queen Elizabeth II married in 1960 the same week that Franco visited Barcelona. Were required to give the "Leader" in front, but finally authorize Margarita ... but ahead of the next edition.
- The Wedding of Jackie Onassis, the most wanted picture. It was not exclusive, but the only image that came to Spain of the link. It took 200,000 of the old pesetas, in 1968, when the magazine was sold for 14 pesetas.
- Exclusive imagination. Readings In 1969 Marisol wedding dressed hours before his wedding. Due to the difficulties of closing, to get the cover, enough complicity of the actress, the professionalism of the photographer (César Lucas) and a simple blanket for the miracle.
- The hidden child Serrat, a secret well handled. Readings knew the Catalan singer had one child, four years, Queco. Respect for your privacy is kept secret until the singer, in 1974, allowed exclusively to the big news.
- The most distressing cover: The brake on "tejerazo" of 23F. In 1981, they were moments of great uncertainty for all English before a coup attempt that threatened our young democracy. The cover was the thanks to Don Juan Carlos for his energy and serenity.
- Covers human interest as dedicated to Victoria Anna, the first test tube baby in our country 25 years ago, turned readers into participants of a new social phenomenon.
- Reading baptized "Paquirrín." When Isabel Pantoja and "Paquirri" presented to her newborn son as Francis Joseph, the editor of the magazine points with humor that the child was a "Paquirrín." So went in front on 24 February 1984 and well known since then.