| Michigan's Hispanic Newspaper | |
 | |
| Type | Weekly newspaper |
|---|---|
| Founder(s) | Andres Abreu |
| Founded | February 24, 1993 |
| Language | Spanish |
| City | Grand Rapids, Michigan |
| Circulation | 5,000(as of 2022) |
| Website | elvocero |
El Vocero Hispano is the largest Spanish language weekly newspaper in West Michigan that presents local and international news to its readers. [1] The newspaper is edited by its founder, Andres Abreu. [2]
Dominican journalist Andres Abreu moved to Grand Rapids, Michigan in 1991. [2] Seeing the growing number of Hispanic and Latino Americans in West Michigan, with the demographic tripling between 1990 and 2000, he sought to create a Spanish language newspaper to serve the community. [3] When interviewed by Instituto Cervantes at Harvard University, Abreu said that he chose to publish only in Spanish "because it is the Spanish-speaking community that is interested in the Latino world; Hispanics who speak English are more integrated in the Anglo than in the Hispanic community." [4] While he was working at a factory full-time, Abreu and his wife published the first edition of El Vocero Hispano on February 24, 1993, using an old Apple Inc. computer. [2] [3] [5] The newspaper was originally in a tabloid format with a circulation of 3,000 papers weekly. [3]
In 1999, the paper launched its news website. [1] By 2008, the newspaper had grown to a weekly circulation of 20,000. [2] The Great Recession affected the paper's funding and circulation due to the lack of revenue from advertisements, selling its pre-printing press and moving to smaller offices. [6] El Vocero Hispano previously collaborated with The Grand Rapids Press , though as the Press was restructured, contacts between the papers diminished by 2009. [6] [7] By 2016, the paper saw a rebound in revenue since the recession. [6] It then expanded its presence on social media and created a studio for guests and interviews. [1]
El Vocero Hispano has collaborated with Grand Rapids television station WOOD-TV, with the news station allowing the publication of its weather forecasts in exchange for assistance with some news segments. [6] During the COVID-19 pandemic, the paper and WOOD-TV reported on the effects that the pandemic had on the Latino community. [8]
Founder and editor Abreu has voiced support for media pluralism and competition as a way to promote professional journalism. [4] Abreu helped organize demonstrations in Grand Rapids during the 2006 United States immigration reform protests. [2]
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