In last week's poll we asked:
Do you check the latest news from Spain at least once a week?
312 responses were received and the verdict is:
It is clear that the majority of our readers DO read or watch some form of news from Spain at least once a week.
Read the following comments left by our members for this poll:
I subscribe to rss feeds from typicallyspanish.com
I am concerned at the unemployment levels. My worries are that with the illegal immigrants and unemployed we may see an increase in crime.
i also get Round Town News on line every week which keeps me in touch with Costa Blanca news. I have an apartment in Puerto de Mazarron
I live in spain: I want to know what is happening in my country.
Everyday I read
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Typicallyspanish.com
watch the news at 9pm on Tve1 and have Tve 24hora news on during the day
We use Typically Spanish site about three times a week to view the newspaper digest in English.
On Fridays we get the web version of CostaBlanca news.
Regular updates of news on various site such as SUR and Manilva Life, Andalucia.com and of course EOS would be much appreciated
I find that watching some of the spanish news channels helps me to improve my language skills.
The sub titles are easier to understand than the machine gun verbals.
I view the Costa blanca news and Coastrider online, on a weekly basis.I feel it is important to keep up to date with all news in the Torrevieja/Costa blanca areas. Les Fraser Edinburgh
Every day on typicallyspanish.com
I check at least once a day!!
we always want to know whats happening in spain,we live here so should know as much as we can about the goings on in spain.
I haven't missed a single 'Eye on Spain' news item since I became a member, and very much appreciate the comprensive articles and and up-dated news on the your website.
I think only idiots would choose to live in another country and take absolutely no interest in what is going on there. Having said that I do know some people who believe the ostrich approach to life is the best way to get through it...!
I check the Costa blanca News website every week to see what is happening in our area when we are not there.
Yes, each time I read your email. I enjoy the content and keep it for further reviews at a later date.
Hello I check the latest news from Spain every day.
We only have Spanish tele so we only watch the news on TVE or on Murcia tv
I read the Costa Blanca News every week on line
I usually check Sur in English and TypicallySpanish.com every week to read up on the latest news. Very often interesting snippets are posted about the area in Spain I am interested in (Costa del Sol)...
Justin: I've clicked on the button because, in the case of my wife and I, it's actually true.
But, sorry, that is a fool's option in a poll of this kind taken among a survey group likely to consist mainly of expat Brits.
I think it is likely that you will get many answers from people who read Sur-in-English, Euro Weekly News and smaller English-language expat papers of the same kind, who will take it that this is putting them in touch with "the latest news from Spain" since these papers are produced in Spain, distributed in Spain, and have advertisements with Spanish addresses and telephone numbers
That's ... so sad. The expat English papers don't even begin to offer anything approaching any kind of meaningful glimpse of "the latest news from Spain".
I voted no. Here is my feeble list of excuses, although I am going to try harder.
1. I check the English news - culturally, the gap is huge.
2. Spanish news tends to be so extremely localised that I never feel as if I'm getting the big picture, only a glimpse of one corner.
3. A lot of news stories are continuations or updates. In English papers, you usually get some kind of background to fill you in, however brief. I don't find this to be the case in Spanish papers.
4. OK, the big one - I am lazy! My Spanish makes it all more hassle, even though I can read it reasonably well. I only need the dictionary for about once every paragraph or so.
I look on Andaluz T.V news at least once a week it is not in depth but gives me some basic information about news events in the Costa del Sol.
Amazing that people do not read the news. If yo don't know what is going on how do you prepare for change/affect change.
We have friends in Spain, and like to keep up on the news. We hope one day to move there ourselves.
Yes, at least once per day!
We watch spanish news on spanish tv and read spanish magazines and papers as well as english papers printed here
I've got all the online newspaper sites as favourites, usually check them at least once a week. That said I'm talking about the papers that are primarily for the Brits of course!
There's a really good Spanish news website that I visit frequently. The language is fairly simple and there are lots of pictures so it's easy to understand!
I heartily recommend it to anyone who is learning Spanish and wants to keep up with the latest news in Spain: http://www.europapress.es/chance/noticias
It just depends what you mean by news. I check the weather weekly and whats happening around the Antequera area and southern Spain. and thats it. Nothing nationally.
I live in the uk but have a home in the Costa Del Sol. I keep in touch by reading Eye on Spain and Sur in english every week.
It is very important to read/watch the Spanish news as there is always things and information that may affect our daily life.
It is a perfect way to improve our language skills and be able to engage in conversation with the Spanish community and other friends too.
I enjoy some local papers that publishes important local issues in Spanish, English,German and often in Norwegian all side by side to serve the local community and this is great way learn these languages.
The National news Papers such as "El Mundo," "El Paias" also offers some special offers ie free DVDs Peliculas en Español and of course all about La Bolsa and great travel offers too.
Much better than picking up "Trash paper like "The Sun" at a hefty price.
They also offer some fabulous traditional and political humours sketches that will crack a laugh or at least make you a smile and brighten up a cloudy day:)
So enjoy reading The Spanish News. They are also available in Cafes and restaurants to browse.
It is a perfect way to improve our language skills and be able to engage in conversation with the Spanish community and other friends too.
I enjoy some local papers that publishes important local issues in Spanish, English,German and often in Norwegian all side by side to serve the local community and this is great way learn these languages.
The National news Papers such as "El Mundo," "El Paias" also offers some special offers ie free DVDs Peliculas en Español and of course all about La Bolsa and great travel offers too.
Much better than picking up "Trash paper like "The Sun" at a hefty price.
They also offer some fabulous traditional and political humours sketches that will crack a laugh or at least make you a smile and brighten up a cloudy day:)
So enjoy reading The Spanish News. They are also available in Cafes and restaurants to browse.