Hoy (Dominican newspaper)

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Hoy
Type Daily newspaper
Founder(s)Miguel Franjul
PublisherEditora Hoy S.A.S.
EditorBienvenido Álvarez Vega
FoundedAugust 11, 1981;43 years ago (1981-08-11)
LanguageSpanish
HeadquartersDominican Republic
Country Dominican Republic
Website hoy.com.do

Hoy (Spanish for Today) is a nationally circulated newspaper in the Dominican Republic.

It was founded August 11, 1981, by José Luis Corripio Estrada (president of Grupo Corripio) [1] with assistant editor Miguel Franjul (who later became the director of Listín Diario , where he had worked previously). [2] It was initially supervised by journalist (and later journalism professor, ambassador and United Nations dignitary) Virgilio Alcántara, who in total founded and directed four daily newspapers, [3] including Última Hora (Breaking News). Subsequent chief editors were Nelson Marrero [4] and Mario Álvarez Dugan (who led 1988–2016). [5] Its current director is Bienvenido Álvarez Vega, [1] who has over 50 years experience in journalism. [6]

At one point, Hoy was the second bestselling newspaper nationwide. However, for multiple reasons as well as the decline in sales of print news, more recent circulation of Hoy has declined to approximately 82,000. [7] Beyond print circulation, however, Hoy has maintained a strong digital presence. As of December 2024, its website, hoy.com.do, received approximately 2.84 million visits. Editora Hoy S.A.S., the publisher of Hoy, has reported a sales revenue of US$8.99 million. [8]

References

  1. 1 2 "Periódico Hoy celebra 43 años de circulación" [Hoy newspaper celebrates 43 years of circulation]. elnacional.com.do (in Spanish). August 11, 2024. Retrieved April 17, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Franjul, Miguel". sipiapa.org (in Spanish). Retrieved April 17, 2025.
  3. ↑ "New Permanent Representative of the Dominican Republic presents credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations office at Geneva". ungeneva.org. United Nations. 28 January 2021. Retrieved April 17, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Cuba to Strengthen Relations with the Dominican Republic". cubanews.acn.cu. December 12, 2019. Retrieved April 17, 2025.
  5. ↑ Paniagua, Soila (December 14, 2016). "Misa para recordar a Mario Alvarez Dugan" [Mass to remember Mario Alvarez Dugan]. Hoy (in Spanish). Retrieved April 17, 2025.
  6. ↑ "El veterano periodista y director del periódico Hoy, Bienvenido Álvarez Vega" [The veteran journalist and newspaper director of Hoy, Bienvenido Álvarez Vega]. Diario Libre (in Spanish). Retrieved April 17, 2025.
  7. ↑ "The Bridge to Success in the Dominican Republic". sherlockcomms.com. 2020. Archived from the original on April 23, 2020. Retrieved April 17, 2025.
  8. ↑ "Publishing Industries Companies in Dominican Republic". dnb.com. Dun & Bradstreet . Retrieved April 17, 2025.
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