N.Y. Al Dia, New York City's new Spanish-language daily

Posted by Marion Geiger on April 15, 2009 at 3:54 PM

On April 20th, New York will have one more Spanish-language daily called N.Y. Al Dia. The paper will be printed in tabloid format and will be sold at 1,800 points in New York at the price of $0.40. Al Dia is the fruit of the ideas of former journalists at Hoy, which was closed in December 2008 by Impremedia, owner of another Spanish-language daily, El Diario La Prensa.

The State of the News Media 2009 report showed that ethnic papers find themselves better off than many mainstream American papers. However some may disagree, considering many ethnic media outlets suffered last year. Hoy was shut down, Asian Week and the San Francisco Bay View went online-only, Siglo21 is down to publishing weekly, Ming Pao Daily is folding, and employees at Ebony and Jet must all reapply for remaining jobs.

Regardless, El Diario had a relatively steady year according to Alberto Vourvoulias, executive editor of the publication. However, Hoy did not survive the turbulence. With N.Y. Al Dia opening, will New York be big enough for two paid Spanish-language dailies?

Source: Portada