More and more La Vanguardia subscribers are actively participating in the newspaper by contributing their content, their opinions or enjoying the activities of the Readers' Network. Currently, there are already 22 tools activated in the Participation section to make it easier for you to express and share your contributions. The most active and faithful can have their own Reader Page, with their profile, in the newspaper, or group together in the Reader Group Pages (the last one activated, Barcelona Photographers, brings together nearly 400 photography fans).
The level of socialization of the Readers' Network is very high and intergenerational. "The photos have been taken by both me and my daughter Gina," explained Silvia Bosch when sharing one of her photographic reports. In addition, there are cases of subscribers who come together to share jointly created content, such as Jaume Vendrell and Àngela Llop. He writes the texts and she illustrates them with his photos. "We are united by the passion for disseminating heritage," she says.
All subscriber participation activity is governed by rules that guarantee their rights and duties. In this sense, La Vanguardia has been the first newspaper to implement the Reader's Digital Testament.
The twenty participatory tools available to readers range from the classic Letters to the most innovative FotoDocs and FotoTalent.
Coordinated by the Opinion section, they are published in short format both in the paper newspaper and on the web, within the Participation section.
Comments on the web have become an exclusive service for subscribers to guarantee quality participation and offer a better service.
Subscribers can challenge other readers on the web through fun and informative visual challenges.
Readers can also put themselves in the shoes of coaches like Xavi, Ancelotti or Simeone and set up match lineups and compare them.
Subscribers' knowledge is shared in the thematic debates organized on the set of La Vanguardia, where climate change, the situation of women and school failure have already been debated.
Subscribers can provide their opinion in the surveys that accompany the web news.
Organized mostly through Club Vanguardia, subscribers can participate in contests and raffles of all kinds, win tickets, products or access to exclusive events.
This participation option allows you to write about informative topics of general interest.
One of the proposals with the most participation and acceptance among subscribers. Every day, various photographic reports of readers are published on the website, as well as a Reader's Photo in the paper newspaper. Each month, in addition, the best photos are chosen and, finally, the best photo of the year.
Every weekend a summary of ten curious images, complaints or messages with messages contributed by readers to the Reader's Mailbox is published on the website.
More than fifty subscribers spread across all continents periodically share and publish chronicles and reports on events and experiences lived in different countries in La Vanguardia.
The Participation section collects the knowledge of readers specialized in different subjects, who can publish their writings in this section. It welcomes doctors, teachers, scientists and all types of professional profiles.
In this section, readers can interview other readers or be interviewed by La Vanguardia journalists. Portrait photos of the interviewee are usually taken by other readers.
This participation tool allows, for example, to chat with experts. An example is the direct one about the income campaign with a manager.
Artist subscribers can share their drawings or illustrations that usually end up accompanying articles.
Cooking readers can share their recipes on the web with this tool.
Periodically, in the editorial office of La Vanguardia. Masterclasses, such as photojournalism, are organized to enrich subscribers' knowledge.
Once a masterclass has been completed, subscribers can put their knowledge into practice by jointly participating in the preparation of thematic reports.
Subscribers can create and share their Podcasts through this La Vanguardia Readers Network tool that is active on the web. They can be Podcasts recorded individually or in groups.
The Official News Bulletin is published every Saturday on the website, inspired by the opinions of readers expressed in the news published throughout the week. Lector's Burladero is illustrated with drawings contributed by artist readers.
FotoDocs videos collect photos and explanations from readers about peculiar and curious places, with an informative desire.
FotoTalent videos allow subscribers to show their artistic creativity in music, writing, painting and other arts.
