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Type | Daily free newspaper |
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Format | Tabloid |
Owner(s) | Grupo Planeta |
Publisher | Editorial Página Cero |
Price | Free |
Founded | March 2006 |
Political alignment | Liberal |
Language | Spanish Catalan |
Ceased publication | 23 December 2011 |
Headquarters | Barcelona |
Circulation | 1,000,000 |
Website | adn.es |
ADN was a Spanish free daily newspaper from 2006 to 2011, published by Grupo Planeta. [1] [2] As of 2011, it was one of the four most highly circulated free newspapers in Spain. [3] The paper had both a morning and an afternoon edition, as well as online edition at DiarioADN.com. [4] Politically aligned with the Liberal Party, ADN was aimed at young urban professionals and was distributed in more than 12 municipalities across Spain. [4]
From July 2007 to January 2009, it had an affiliated digital portal, ADN.es. [5] According to OJD, ADN.es grew to a readership of 1,350,000 unique visitors. [5]
ADN was first published in March 2006 as a new daily newspaper model designed for a young, urban population, covering News, Society, Sports, and Leisure. [4] It targeted readers between the ages of 18 to 35, and stated that its objective was to deliver "timely, truthful and objective information", with analysis, photojournalism, and reader engagement. [4] ADN covered the main cities and metropolitan areas in Spain, and reached a distribution of more than 1,000,000 copies. [4] It differentiated itself from the other three major free newspapers in its use of a serif font, which media scholars have described as "modern" with "a certain elegance", avoiding the "sensationalism" of the other papers. [3]
In July 2007, Planeta launched its digital portal, ADN.es. [5] According to OJD, ADN.es averaged 1,350,000 unique visitors. [5] Despite the growth in traffic, in January 2009, Planeta announced the closure of the digital portal due to an insufficient return on investment. [5] At the time, ADN.es had an editorial staff of about 40 people. [5] Planeta said that the online version of ADN newspaper (DiarioADN.com) which had a lower cost structure, would continue. [5] [4]
Due to the effects of the financial crisis in Spain and declining advertising revenues, ADN newspaper closed in 2011. [2] The final issue was published on 23 December 2011. [1]
The paper distributed localised editions to: