Dos Mundos is a weekly bilingual Spanish-English newspaper serving the Kansas City metropolitan area. It was started in June 1981 by Clara Reyes who is the current owner and editor. It currently has a circulation of 20,000.
Type | Weekly Newspaper |
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Format | Tabloid |
Owner(s) | Clara and Manuel Reyes |
Publisher | Manuel Reyes |
Editor | Clara Reyes |
Founded | June 1981 |
Language | Spanish and English |
Headquarters | Kansas City, MO United States |
Circulation | 20,000 copies |
ISSN | 1553-3646 |
OCLC number | 35125086 |
Website | dosmundos |
History
editOriginally from Guadalajara, Mexico, Clara Reyes started Dos Mundos in 1981, with her husband Manuel Reyes and $5000. Manuel started working full-time in advertising sales starting in 1983.[1]
Started to be an aid to recent immigrants and create a network of Spanish speakers[2] the paper has always been published in both English and Spanish.[3]
The Reyes Media Group was started in October 2006 and has three radio stations for news, sports, and music.[4][3]
In 2014, Reyes Media Group launched the Mi Zocalo mobile app[5] to keep
As of 2018 the paper's circulation was 20,000.[6]
Reyes Media Group currently owns and prints Dos Mundos.
References
edit- ^ UHLENHUTH, Karen (August 5, 2001). "Dos decadas de Dos Mundos - Unlikely publishers celebrate 20th - year of their Spanish/English newspaper". The Kansas City Star.
- ^ Roth, Stephen (July 27, 2001). "WOMEN WHO MEAN BUSINESS: CLARA REYES". The Business Journal.
- ^ a b "Bilingual first". Flatland KC. 2015-01-07. Retrieved 2018-07-31.
- ^ "Reyes Media Group". Reyes Media Group. Retrieved 2018-07-31.
- ^ "Mi Zócalo Mobile App Launches". Digital Sandbox KC. 2014-09-08. Retrieved 2018-07-31.
- ^ "Dos Mundos newspaper - MondoTimes.com". www.mondotimes.com. Retrieved 2018-07-31.