To mark this milestone, La Opinión
will publish two commemorative sections. On September 8, the
80th anniversary Días Festivos supplement will highlight
the 80-year history of La Opinión and look at
how Latinos are shaping the future of the region. In addition,
the many the independence celebrations of Latin American countries
will be showcased.
On September
16, the newspaper's anniversary date, La Opinión
will unveil an 80th Year Anniversary Pictorial Supplement with
archived photos from La Opinión's 80 years of news coverage.
From June
28 until September 16 for eighty consecutive days, La Opinión
is publishing a special series of historical front-page covers
highlighting the past eighty years' top headlines. In addition,
La Opinión has identified and is profile 80 rising
leaders in the community who are making a difference in southern
California.
"This
is a tremendous milestone in our company history," says
Monica Lozano, CEO and Publisher of La Opinión
and granddaughter of Ignacio E. Lozano who founded the newspaper
in 1926. "For the past eight decades, La Opinión
has been committed to informing readers, serving the Hispanic
community and providing the best customer service to its clients.
La Opinión's success is due to an unwavering determination
to look beyond the current horizon and to seek opportunities
that enable us to better serve our readers and advertisers."
Since 1926,
generations of Latinos have trusted La Opinión
as their primary news source for information relevant to their
daily lives and aspirations. La Opinión's mission
is to inform, educate and empower US Hispanics to make informed
choices that can improve their lives.
La Opinión
is part of ImpreMedia, the leading print and online publisher
of Spanish-language news. As its flagship newspaper, La Opinión
works closely with the other ImpreMedia newspapers in New York
City, Chicago, the San Francisco Bay Area, and Central Florida.
80th
Anniversary Specials
From June
28 until September 16, La Opinión is publishing
daily:
· Lideres del Futuro / Leaders of the Future:
Special daily column with profiles of future leaders from various
fields.
· Portadas del Pasado / Historical Front Covers:
Highlighting some of the most significant events in history
over the past 80 years with a front-page cover that made headlines
that year.
Special
sections distributed to over half a million readers in Southern
California:
· 80th Year Anniversary Días Festivos Supplement:
This special commemorative Fiestas supplement will highlight
the independence celebrations of Latin American countries and
the past 80 years of La Opinión history. (Published on
September 8, 2006)
· 80th Anniversary Pictorial Supplement: Discover
archived pictorials from La Opinión's history in a special
commemorative supplement on September 16, 2006.
About
La Opinión
La Opinión is the leading Spanish-language daily
newspaper in the country, distributing 123,885 copies throughout
the five-county Southern California area and reaching over 482,000
readers on a daily basis. La Opinión was founded
in 1926 to provide daily news and information to a Hispanic
population that has grown to become the nation's largest. In
2000, La Opinión Digital was launched, creating
not only an online publication of the newspaper, but a premier
Spanish-language website as well. La Opinión is
owned and operated by ImpreMedia LLC, the leading publisher
of Spanish language newspapers in the United States. ImpreMedia
publishes La Opinión and La Opinión
Contigo in Los Angeles, El Diario La Prensa and El Diario
Contigo in New York City, La Raza in Chicago, El Mensajero in
the San Francisco Bay Area, and La Prensa in Central Florida,
the leading Spanish-language newspapers in each of their respective
markets.
Contact:
Alex
Gomez, Marketing Director, (213) 896-3266, alex.gomez@laopinion.com
