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| Type | Daily newspaper |
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| Format | Tabloid |
| Owner | Grupo Planeta |
| Publisher | Mauricio Casals |
| Editor | Francisco Marhuenda |
| Founded | 1998; 27 years ago (1998) |
| Political alignment | Conservatism, |
| Language | Spanish |
| Headquarters | Madrid, Spain |
| Circulation | 41,000 (2020) |
| Website | larazon |
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La Razón (Spanish pronunciation:[laraˈθon];lit. 'The Reason') is adaily newspaper based inMadrid, Spain. It has the sixth-highest circulation among general-interest Spanish dailies, and the fourth-highest among those based in Madrid.[1]
The newspaper has satellite news bureaux, and local editions, inBarcelona,Murcia,Seville,Valencia andValladolid.
La Razón was founded in 1998 byLuis Maria Ansón.[2][3] The paper is owned byGrupo Planeta[4][5] and based in Madrid.[6] The newspaper's editorial stances are primarilyneoliberal economically and conservative socially. The paper has also a rightist stance.[7][8]
La Razón had a circulation of 140,000 copies in 2003.[9] The 2008 circulation of the paper was 153,024 copies.[10] It was 124,284 copies in 2009, 118,466 copies in 2010 and 103,789 copies in 2011.[11] Between July 2010 and June 2011 the paper had a circulation of 109,166 copies.[1]
Francisco Marhuenda is the editor of the daily.[2] Leading contributors have included Alfonso Ussía,César Vidal, Carmen Gurruchaga, andCarlos Rodríguez Braun.[2]
La Razón has been a focus of attention for the intentionally provocative design of the front pages, even appearing in other media and causing big debates on social networks.[12]
The edition of 9 May 2012 caused great controversy in some sectors, and it was criticized by theLe Monde newspaper, having featured photos of five students with names and surnames and a text below describing them as "bad students" and "stirrers" to make a call for participation on a protest against the cutbacks on education. The student union decided to file a complaint against the newspaper.[13]
In the aftermath of theNovember 2015 Paris attacks, the paper published a doctored image of Veerender Jubbal, aCanadianSikh, falsely labelling him as “one of the terrorists”.[14]
On 7 June 2016, Argentine footballerLionel Messi won a libel case against the paper and was awarded €65,000 in damages, which he donated to the charityMédecins Sans Frontières.[15]
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