{"id":57834,"date":"2015-09-22T01:02:50","date_gmt":"2015-09-21T23:02:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/?p=57834"},"modified":"2022-02-11T10:21:43","modified_gmt":"2022-02-11T09:21:43","slug":"news-english","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/news-english\/","title":{"rendered":"Where to Read Barcelona News in English"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Barcelona is a great city to live in, with a mild Mediterranean weather, beautiful architecture, great food, and an abundance of festivals and activities to take part in. That is why so many foreigners&nbsp;choose it as their new home.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Some people choose to learn the local languages right away, taking Spanish and Catalan lessons, while others prefer to connect more with expats, which will have them speaking more <strong>English<\/strong> than any other language.<\/p>\n<div id=\"metaslider-id-104531\" style=\"max-width: 850px; margin: 0 auto;\" class=\"ml-slider-3-20-3 metaslider metaslider-responsive metaslider-104531 ml-slider\">\n    <div id=\"metaslider_container_104531\">\n        <ul id='metaslider_104531' class='rslides'>\n            <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/long-term-rental\" target=\"_self\"><img width=\"850\" height=\"182\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/en-3.jpg\" class=\"slider-104531 slide-104532\" alt=\"monthly apartment rental in barcelona\" rel=\"\" title=\"Banner medio temporada inquilinos\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n        <\/ul>\n        \n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you are part of the latter group, you may find it&nbsp;difficult to keep up to date with what is going on in the world since the major <strong>newspapers<\/strong> available in the city are La Vanguardia and El Periodico, which present their news in Castilian or Catalan.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Fortunately, there are <strong>newspapers, magazines, and websites<\/strong> that offer the news in <strong>English<\/strong>. To help you keep current with the times, here is a list of publications where you can <strong>read the news in English in Barcelona<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-grey\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/news-english\/#Barcelona_news_in_English\" title=\"Barcelona news in English\">Barcelona news in English<\/a><ul class=\"ez-toc-list-level-3\"><li class=\"ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/news-english\/#Metropolitan_Barcelona\" title=\"Metropolitan Barcelona\">Metropolitan Barcelona<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/news-english\/#Catalan_News\" title=\"Catalan News\">Catalan News<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/news-english\/#El_Pais\" title=\"El Pa\u00eds\">El Pa\u00eds<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/news-english\/#The_Local\" title=\"The Local\">The Local<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/news-english\/#BCN_Mes\" title=\"BCN M\u00e9s\">BCN M\u00e9s<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/news-english\/#Catalonia_Today\" title=\"Catalonia Today\">Catalonia Today<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Barcelona_news_in_English\"><\/span>Barcelona news in English<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Metropolitan_Barcelona\"><\/span>Metropolitan Barcelona<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Metropolitan Barcelona<\/strong> is one of the most popular<strong> English-language publications<\/strong> among the international community. The <strong>magazine<\/strong> is divided into 10 sections:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>What&#8217;s on<\/strong>,&nbsp;where readers can learn about what is going on in the city, like music, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/arts-streets-barcelona\/\">art<\/a><\/strong>, festivals, and read reviews and previews;<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>In the city<\/strong>, which gives the readers suggestions of things to do, talks about the best of Barcelona, new businesses in town, streets to visit, and also has a section with discounts and deals;&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Features<\/strong>, which cover city matters, culture, history, and sport;&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Eating and Drinking<\/strong>, which features a restaurant directory, a bar and club guide, and recipes;<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Travel<\/strong>, which gives readers tips and suggestions for weekends away and for day trips;&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_57835\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-57835\" class=\"wp-image-57835\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/coffee-791439_1280.jpg\" alt=\"newspaper english barcelona\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-57835\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Photo via Pixabay<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Living<\/strong>, which covers business, working, community, education, health, and settling in;&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Visiting<\/strong>, which shares practical information with the readers and also gives suggestions of things to do to occupy free time;<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Magazine<\/strong>, where readers can check the current edition or past editions of the <strong>magazine;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Classifieds<\/strong>, where people can look for and post services offers, job offers, etc;&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">and an <strong>A to Z Directory<\/strong> of places in the city<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Metropolitan Barcelona<\/strong> has a digital and a printed version out every month.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"fasc-button fasc-size-large fasc-type-flat fasc-rounded-medium ico-fa fasc-ico-before fa-chevron-circle-right broken_link\" style=\"background-color: #850909; color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/long-term-rental\" rel=\"nofollow\">Stay in BCN for a couple of months<\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Catalan_News\"><\/span>Catalan News<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Catalan News<\/strong> is the second runner up when it concerns Barcelona news in English. Their news is split up in the following sections: Covid-19, Politics, Society, Business, Life &amp; Style, Culture, Sports, Tech &amp; Science, and In depth.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you want to receive <strong>Barcelona local news in English<\/strong>, you can sign up for their newsletter to receive every little bit of local information in your mailbox.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_107505\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-107505\" class=\"size-full wp-image-107505\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/newspapers-g4fa22aa31_640.jpg\" alt=\"newspapers\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-107505\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Photo via Pixabay<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"El_Pais\"><\/span>El Pa\u00eds<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>El Pa\u00eds <\/strong>is a <strong>newspaper<\/strong> with editions in Spain, Latin America, and Brazil. The <strong>English<\/strong> version is available online, covering topics like economy, science, technology, culture, lifestyle, sports, television, national and international news.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Related article:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/counselling-barcelona\/\">English Counseling in Barcelona<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Local\"><\/span>The Local<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>The Local&nbsp;<\/strong>is an online&nbsp;<strong>newspaper<\/strong> that offers editions in Spanish, <strong>English,<\/strong> German, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/study-french\/\">French<\/a><\/strong>, Austrian, Italian, Swedish, Danish and Norwegian. The <strong>newspaper<\/strong> covers national and international news, business, politics, technology, sports, education, health, technology, lifestyle, and society.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_89863\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-89863\" class=\"wp-image-89863\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/news-1729539_960_720.jpg\" alt=\"newspaper and laptop\" width=\"640\" height=\"423\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-89863\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Photo via Pixabay<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">They also have a <strong>photo gallery<\/strong> section and a section for <strong>job hunting<\/strong>, featuring job ads in several areas like administrative, banking and finance, creative and design, hospitality and travel, human resources, law, marketing and advertising, project management, and even voluntary work.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In the&nbsp;<strong>Community<\/strong> section of the <strong>newspaper,<\/strong> you can post ads, ask for advice, offer services and more.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"fasc-button fasc-size-large fasc-type-flat fasc-rounded-medium ico-fa fasc-ico-before fa-chevron-circle-right broken_link\" style=\"background-color: #850909; color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/long-term-rental\" rel=\"nofollow\">Move to Barcelona for up to a year<\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"BCN_Mes\"><\/span>BCN M\u00e9s<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>BCN M\u00e9s<\/strong>&nbsp;is a hip, alternative <strong>magazine<\/strong> published in Castilian, Catalan, and<strong>&nbsp;in<\/strong> <strong>English.<\/strong> No article is translated, each author writes in the language they prefer. In <strong>BCN M\u00e9s<\/strong> you can read about restaurants, bars, caf\u00e9s, shops, events, art, design, music, workshops, and politics.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The magazine is published monthly, with a printed edition and an online edition.&nbsp;<strong>BCN M\u00e9s<\/strong> prides itself in being completely independent, not being connected to any media groups, companies or the state. At the moment, however, there are not many articles in English.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Related article:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/english-barcelona-2\/\">Do People Speak English in Barcelona?<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_107506\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-107506\" class=\"size-full wp-image-107506\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/people-g7970c3d3f_640.jpg\" alt=\"man reading newspaper on bench\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-107506\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Photo via Pixabay<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Catalonia_Today\"><\/span>Catalonia Today<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Managed by chief editor Miquel Berga,&nbsp;<strong>Catalonia Today<\/strong> is an <strong>English newspaper<\/strong> with more than 10 years of existence. The <strong>newspaper\u2019s<\/strong> sections are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>News from El Punt Avui<\/strong>; <strong>Features,<\/strong>&nbsp;which covers different topics;<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>The Net<\/strong>, covering digital issues;<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Catalans Abroad<\/strong>, featuring interviews with people who have moved out of Spain;&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Foods &amp; Wine<\/strong>;&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>My Space<\/strong>, which features articles about people living and working in Catalonia;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_57838\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-57838\" class=\"wp-image-57838\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/newspapers-444449_1280.jpg\" alt=\"newspaper english barcelona\" width=\"640\" height=\"424\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-57838\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Photo via Pixabay<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Books;<\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>The Eye<\/strong>, a section with small pieces based on featured photos;<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">an <strong>Interview<\/strong> section;<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">and <strong>Europe-World<\/strong>, a&nbsp;national and international news section.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Catalonia Today<\/strong> has both an online edition and a printed edition.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">As you can see, there are a number of printed and digital options for you to get your <strong>news in English<\/strong> in Barcelona, and keep informed about current events.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>What is your favourite Spanish newspapers in English?<br \/>\nDo you even read the news in English in Spain?<\/strong><\/p>\n<div style=\"display: none;\"\n    class=\"kk-star-ratings kksr-valign-bottom kksr-align-left \"\n    data-id=\"57834\"\n    data-slug=\"\">\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars\">\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars-inactive\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"1\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"2\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"3\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"4\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"5\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars-active\" style=\"width: 120px;\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n    <div class=\"kksr-legend\">\n            <strong class=\"kksr-score\">4<\/strong>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">\/<\/span>\n        <strong>5<\/strong>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">(<\/span>\n        <strong class=\"kksr-count\">4<\/strong>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">\n            votes        <\/span>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Barcelona is a great city to live in, with a mild Mediterranean weather, beautiful architecture, great food, and an abundance of festivals and activities to take part in. That is why so many foreigners&nbsp;choose it as their new home. 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