Weekly news magazine in Spain (1982–2018)
Tiempo, also known as El Tiempo and Tiempo de hoy, was a weekly news magazine published in Spain from 1982 to 2018.
History and profile
Tiempo was first published on 17 May 1982.[1][2] Its founder was Antonio Asensio Pizarro,[1] who also established Grupo Zeta in 1976.[3] Julián Lago was the founding editor-in-chief of the magazine which had its headquarters in Madrid.[2] Although Tiempo was started as a political magazine, its political content reduced from June 1987.[2] Then, it began to frequently cover news about culture, entertainment, economy and sports.[2]
The magazine was published weekly by Grupo Zeta on Fridays.[1][4] The company also published other publications, including Interviu, a magazine,[5][6] and El Periódico de Catalunya, a daily newspaper.[7]
Tiempo focused on news about social issues.[1] Its target audience was people of high and upper-medium social class from all parts of Spain[8] and 67% of its readers were male.[8] The magazine had a council of readers.[9] The magazine had a centrist political leaning[10] and was a sensationalist publication.[11] The US Department of State also described the magazine as a centrist publication in 2000.[12] It was also argued that the weekly had a left-liberal political stance.[1]
The last issue of Tiempo was published in January 2018.[13][14] It included a collection of significant editorials and other news that had been published in the magazine.[15]
Circulation
The circulation of Tiempo was 141,000 copies in 1994.[16] Its circulation was 31,680 copies in 2009.[17] In June 2011 the weekly had a circulation of 24,975 copies.[8] For the first part of 2013 the circulation of the magazine rose to 29,229 copies.[18]
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