ABC
ABC is one of Spain's oldest national daily newspapers, published in Madrid. It is widely regarded as conservative and monarchist in editorial orientation, with a long-standing readership among centre-right audiences. The paper covers national and international news, politics, economy, and culture, and is recognisable for its traditional format and historical role in Spanish journalism.
ABC at a glance
- Country
- Spain
- Region
- Southern Europe · Europe
- Kind of outlet
- Daily newspaper
- Editorial leaning
- Right-leaning
- Founded
- 1903
- Owner
- Vocento
- Published from
- Madrid
- Website
- abc.es ↗
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How Crosswire groups ABC
Crosswire groups ABC as Right-leaning for comparisons within Spain's directory. This is an approximate Crosswire label, not a verified rating of its individual articles or a claim that every journalist shares one position. In Spain, elDiario.es and Público are listed as Left-leaning, while El País and El Mundo are listed as Centrist — so you can open ABC beside a title of a different orientation and compare the same day's front pages directly.
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Where ABC sits in Spain's press
ABC was founded in 1903, is published from Madrid and is owned by Vocento. It is one of 13 outlets tracked in Spain, and one of 7 daily newspapers among them — the others being El País, El Mundo, La Vanguardia, El Periódico, 20 Minutos and La Razón. By outlets tracked, Spain ranks first of the 45 countries on Crosswire's Europe hub, which lists 264 outlets in all.
Across Europe, Crosswire tracks 109 of the 396 daily newspapers in the directory. The nearest counterparts to ABC outside Spain, starting with Southern Europe, are Kathimerini (Greece), Times of Malta (Malta), Cyprus Mail (Cyprus) and Delo (Slovenia). Opening one of them beside ABC is the quickest way to see what is a house style and what is a national one.
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