El Especialito

El Especialito is a free Spanish language weekly newspaper magazine, originally published under the name of El Especial sometime in 1985, and officially renamed in the 1990s.[3][4] It was founded by Cuban American entrepreneur, Antonio Ibarria, and is distributed by United States, Distributions Inc, in northeastern New Jersey, New York City, and Miami.[5][6][7]

El Especialito
El Especialito box in Time Square (2014)
TypeWeekly newspaper
Owner(s)Ibarria Media Group
Founder(s)Antonio Ibarria
Founded1985 (1985)
Headquarters3510 Bergenline Avenue
Union City, New Jersey[1]
CountryUnited States
Circulation270,000 (print 2015)[2] (as of 2015)
Websitehttp://www.elespecial.com

El Especialito is distributed more than 5,500 yellow news racks, in thirteen independent zones, with the weekly publication, over one quarter of one million copies of, has circulation of more than one million readers, making it the largest Hispanic weekly, in the United States.[8][9]

El Especialito is part of Ibarria Media Group, which employees ninety employees, and operates as family business, which is run by Ibarria and his two sons, Anthony and John.[5] The group also publishes the paid weeklies El Especial NY/NJ, El Especial Miami as well as the celebrity newspaper, Personalidades.[10] Ibarria has been commended, for his contributions, to the community of Hispanics,[5][11] including having one street named for him.[12]

See also

References
  1. "Ibbaria Media Group". www.bloomberg.com.
  2. "El Especialito-NY/NJ". us.thespecialistworks.com.
  3. Monforti, Jessica L. Lavariega (2019). Latinos in the American Political System: An Encyclopedia of Latinos as Voters, Candidates, and Office Holders (2 volumes). ABC-CLIO. ISBN 9781440853470.
  4. Kanellos, Nicolás; Martell, Helvetia (February 10, 2000). Hispanic Periodicals in the United States, Origins to 1960: A Brief History and Comprehensive Bibliography. Arte Publico Press. ISBN 9781611921731 – via Google Books.
  5. Lopez, Erica Y. (October 30, 2016). "N.J. businessman, publisher of largest Spanish language weekly newspaper, master of reinvention". Daily News. Retrieved January 10, 2020. Distributed free in four New York boroughs, six New Jersey counties and in Miami, the Union City, N.J.-based paper boasts a circulation of 320,000 and readership of 1.3 million, according to a Certified Audit of Circulations.
  6. Emerson, Xavier (26 September 2020). "El Especialito". Echo Media. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  7. "Coverage includes celebrity profiles, lifestyle, health, personal finance, sports stories, and community news". echo-media.com. 26 September 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  8. "Hispanic news media: Weekly and semiweekly newspaper circulation (2016)". Pew Research Center. 9 June 2016. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  9. Mercier, Andrew (25 April 2018). "The top 10 newspaper publications in New York City". muckrack.com. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  10. "El Especialito Launches Two New Editions in New York City". Portada. 7 March 2009. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  11. Baer, Marilyn (18 October 2019). "North Bergen Mayor honors two locals for contributions to Hispanic community". Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  12. Hutchinson, Edgar Sandoval, Bill (2 June 2015). "Owner of Spanish-language newspaper El Especialito, Antonio Ibarria, gets street named after him in Union City, N.J." nydailynews.com. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
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