🇪🇸 El País

About El País

El País is owned by the Spanish media conglomerate PRISA (Promotora de Informaciones, S.A.), a publicly traded company listed on Spanish stock exchanges. It was founded in May 1976 by a team at PRISA, including Jesus de Polanco, José Ortega Spottorno, and Carlos Mendo, emerging as a pro-democracy newspaper during Spain's transition from dictatorship. Joseph Oughourlian is the primary shareholder in Prisa, and in March 2025, there was a public dispute regarding alleged government interference in

El País is considered a national newspaper of record in Spain, established in 1976 as the country's first pro-democracy newspaper after the Franco dictatorship. Media Bias/Fact Check rates El País as having a 'Left-Center' bias based on story selection and editorial positions that slightly favor the left, but assigns it a 'High' factual reporting and 'HIGH CREDIBILITY' rating due to proper sourcing and a clean fact-check record. Its editorial stance often aligns with center-left positions, supporting policies associated with the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) and critiquing conservative administrations, which has led to accusations of partisan bias, including its stance against Catalan separatist claims. The outlet has also faced accusations of anti-Israel bias, particularly since October 2023. The provided headline sample covers a broad range of topics, including culture, local news, international events, consumer advice, and sports, consistent with a general-interest daily n