''El Ibérico'' is a free

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printed and distributed in

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. The newspaper has fortnightly editions and is London's only

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newspaper.

History

''El Ibérico'' was founded in 2010 by Paco de la Coba. During the first year of activity, sales were profitable enough to pay for the next edition and so on. In 2015, the distribution of ''El Ibérico'' started to grow outside of London to cities such as

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and

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. In July 2016, ''El Ibérico'' was the first news outlet to talk about the

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' scandal that involved trapping illegal immigrants into a fake job application to feed a government raid on illegal immigration.

Editorial

Whilst focussing on London's Hispanic community, the newspaper prints stories about both the UK and Spain.

Distribution

Like most other free newspaper publications in London, it is mainly distributed outside tube stations, mainly around the "ethnic enclaves" of the city. The newspaper also gets circulation in Spanish restaurants, Spanish-speaking embassies, and regular commercial outlets willing to distribute it. Since 2015, the newspaper is distributed in other major cities of the United Kingdom.

References

External links

Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Iberico Free newspapers Newspapers published in London Newspapers established in 2010 Spanish-language newspapers Spain–United Kingdom relations South American diaspora in the United Kingdom