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'''VilaWeb''' (({{IPA-ca|ˌvilaˈwɛp|va}})) is a [[Catalan-language]] [[web portal]] and daily news outlet, founded in May 1995 by the journalists [[Vicent Partal]] and Assumpció Maresma. It was the first online medium produced completely in Catalan,<ref>Micó & Masip 2009: 125</ref> and the first news media in Spain to be based entirely online.<ref>Micó & Masip 2009: 121</ref> Vilaweb includes a web directory, local editions, [[Internet forum|forum]]s and other facilities. It also hosted until 2009 the digital version of the Catalan newspaper ''[[El Punt]]''.
'''VilaWeb''' (({{IPA-ca|ˌvilaˈwɛp|va}}) is a [[Catalan-language]] [[web portal]] and daily news outlet, founded in May 1995 by the journalists [[Vicent Partal]] and Assumpció Maresma. It was the first online medium produced completely in Catalan,<ref>Micó & Masip 2009: 125</ref> and the first news media in Spain to be based entirely online.<ref>Micó & Masip 2009: 121</ref> Vilaweb includes a web directory, local editions, [[Internet forum|forum]]s and other facilities. It also hosted until 2009 the digital version of the Catalan newspaper ''[[El Punt]]''.


VilaWeb grew out of an online directory in Catalan called Infopista, set up by Partal in 1995. Before embarking on his venture, Partal had been responsible for directing the digital edition of the Spanish magazine, ''[[El Temps]]''. Written in Catalan, with the publication of this digital edition in 1994 the magazine was the first media outlet in Spain to establish material and a presence on the [[World Wide Web]].<ref>Micó & Masip 2009: 120–121</ref>
VilaWeb grew out of an online directory in Catalan called Infopista, set up by Partal in 1995. Before embarking on his venture, Partal had been responsible for directing the digital edition of the Spanish magazine, ''[[El Temps]]''. Written in Catalan, with the publication of this digital edition in 1994 the magazine was the first media outlet in Spain to establish material and a presence on the [[World Wide Web]].<ref>Micó & Masip 2009: 120–121</ref>

Revision as of 13:06, 10 October 2011

VilaWeb ((Catalan pronunciation: [ˌvilaˈwɛp]) is a Catalan-language web portal and daily news outlet, founded in May 1995 by the journalists Vicent Partal and Assumpció Maresma. It was the first online medium produced completely in Catalan,[1] and the first news media in Spain to be based entirely online.[2] Vilaweb includes a web directory, local editions, forums and other facilities. It also hosted until 2009 the digital version of the Catalan newspaper El Punt.

VilaWeb grew out of an online directory in Catalan called Infopista, set up by Partal in 1995. Before embarking on his venture, Partal had been responsible for directing the digital edition of the Spanish magazine, El Temps. Written in Catalan, with the publication of this digital edition in 1994 the magazine was the first media outlet in Spain to establish material and a presence on the World Wide Web.[3]

In 2007 VilaWeb TV was open as a web TV initiative. From this time on the number of videos has been increasing in the website that got a radical change of layout in 2010. VilaWeb TV is also available as a YouTube channel and in iTunes.

VilaWeb is considered to be the leading Catalan digital newspaper with an audience of around 350.000 unique users. [4]. VilaWeb is regarded as a quality newspaper being awarded with some of the most important awards in Catalonia such as the City of Barcelona Award in Journalism and the National Award in Journalism.

In September 2009 VilaWeb opened [5] a new newsroom, in downtown Barcelona, close to the Rambla. The building hosts the activities of the journalists and also a public space where events and other activities could be done. The newsroom is optimized for live TV broadcast.

In 2010 University of Alacant professor Mar Iglesias wrote her PhD about VilaWeb. [6]

Notes

  1. ^ Micó & Masip 2009: 125
  2. ^ Micó & Masip 2009: 121
  3. ^ Micó & Masip 2009: 120–121
  4. ^ OJD-Nielsen *[1]
  5. ^ Flickr *[2]
  6. ^ pdf *[3]

References

Micó, Josep Lluís (2009). "The fight of a minority language against the force of globalization: the case of Catalan on the Internet". In Gerard Goggin and Mark McLelland (eds.) (ed.). Internationalizing Internet Studies: Beyond Anglophone Paradigms. Routledge advances in internationalizing media studies series, no. 2 (1st hbk edn. of Taylor & Francis e-Library [2008] ed.). New York: Routledge. pp. 112–127. ISBN 978-0-415-95625-3. OCLC 288894064. {{cite book}}: |editor= has generic name (help); Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
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