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Entity Type: Domestic Media Company

The Nordic Times

The Nordic Times, or TNT, was founded in 2022. According to its own description, it is “an English-language independent international newspaper.” TNT covers news stories from the Nordic countries as well as from around the world, aiming to strengthen Nordic culture and enrich other cultures through the spreading of Nordic perspectives and ideas. It is currently owned by Aeon Media Group. Expo, a Swedish anti-racist foundation that has long monitored right-wing organizations, has alleged that The Nordic Times is “a Swedish far-right news site in disguise,” similar to Swedish-language outlets on the right. 

MailOnline

MailOnline is the digital news platform of the Daily Mail, a British tabloid founded in 1896. Launched in 2003, it functions as a high-volume, continuous news website covering breaking news, politics, entertainment, celebrity, and lifestyle content. Though managed separately from the print edition, it shares content with the Daily Mail and its sister paper, Mail on Sunday.  

Informa

Informa is a multinational information services corporation founded in December 1998 and headquartered in London. Listed on the London Stock Exchange, it operates across academic publishing, specialist markets, and global events. Its subsidiaries include academic publishing companies such as Routledge and Taylor & Francis Group. 

Daily Mail

The Daily Mail is a British daily newspaper founded in 1896, headquartered in London and owned by the Daily Mail and General Trust (DMGT). Currently the second largest newspaper in the United Kingdom by circulation — behind only The Sun — it covers politics, economics, entertainment, lifestyle, royals, health, sport, and personal finance

Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung

Founded on November 1, 1949, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung is one of Germany’s most influential daily newspapers. The newspaper states on its website that its values are independence, thoroughly researched facts, precise analyses, and insightful commentary. The publication reaches an estimated 818,000 readers daily. The FAZ, as the outlet can be called, has also established a strong digital presence through FAZ.NET, numerous apps, and podcasts. The outlet generally rates strongly for its professionalism, receiving a “High” rating for factual reporting from the independent site Media Bias/Fact Check. But nor has it been free of controversy. In 2014, former FAZ journalist Udo Ulfkotte, who worked at the paper from 1986 to 2003, published a book questioning the paper’s independence and claiming he and other journalists published material provided by US intelligence agencies; however, another German daily, Der Spiegel reported that critics viewed Ulfkotte’s book as “a vendetta against the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, which he left on bad terms,” and noted it was published by a publisher known for conspiracy theory content. 

Mediaset Spain

Mediaset Spain (Mediaset España), formally known as Grupo Audiovisual Mediaset España Comunicación, opened in Madrid on March 10, 1989, and began broadcasting in 1990 as Tele 5. Mediaset España operates seven free-to-air television channels and has expanded beyond broadcasting into advertising sales through Publiespaña, film production via Telecinco Cinema, and public relations consulting. In 2023, the broadcaster joined a group of Spanish media in broadcasting “China-Spain Cultural Journey” (中西文化之旅), a series of programs marking the 50th anniversary of China-Spain diplomatic relations, organized between Spain’s Ministry of Culture and the China Media Group (CMG), the mega-conglomerate under China’s Central Propaganda Department. 

EI 33

El 33 is Catalonia’s second public television channel, belonging to Televisió de Catalunya, a subsidiary of the Corporació Catalana de Mitjans Audiovisuals (CCMA). Created in September 1988, the channel broadcasts exclusively in Catalan and focuses on cultural programming, including documentaries, science, and the arts. El 33 offers programs that complement TV3’s content, catering to specialized audiences with educational and cultural interests while experimenting with new audiovisual formats. 

El Debate

El Debate is a Spanish Catholic newspaper originally founded in 1910 and published in Madrid until 1936, when it ceased publication at the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War. The newspaper was relaunched on October 1, 2021, as a digital publication under the direction of Bieito Rubido, former director of the national newspaper ABC, and financed by the Asociación Católica de Propagandistas. The relaunched publication covers Spanish affairs, international issues, economy, society, culture, and religion. According to its director, El Debate advocates for “the defense of the unity of Spain, the constitutional order, the family and the monarchy,” as well as Christian values. 

Cuatro

Cuatro is a Spanish free-to-air television channel that launched on November 7, 2005. The channel broadcasts news, entertainment shows, reality programs, series, documentaries, and sports content. The channel is owned by Mediaset España Comunicación, part of the Italian Mediaset media conglomerate.