The Tenerife News is a fortnightly English language

English language

English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...

 newspaper published by Seven Island Media Group S.L. Printed in tabloid format, the paper focuses on local news concerning the Canary Island of Tenerife

Tenerife

Tenerife is the largest and most populous island of the seven Canary Islands, it is also the most populated island of Spain, with a land area of 2,034.38 km² and 906,854 inhabitants, 43% of the total population of the Canary Islands. About five million tourists visit Tenerife each year, the...

, but also includes coverage of Spanish Politics and International Affairs, sports and leisure. It's editorials generally promote a conservative agenda, critical of the socialist Presidency of José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero

José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero

José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero is a member of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party . He was elected for two terms as Prime Minister of Spain, in the 2004 and 2008 general elections. On 2 April 2011 he announced he will not stand for re-election in 2012...

 and the autonomous regional government controlled by the Canarian Coalition

Canarian Coalition

The Canarian Coalition , abbreviated to CC, is a Canarian nationalist and liberal political party in the Canary Islands of Spain. The party aim is for greater autonomy for the islands, but short of independence. The party has governed the Canary Islands since 1993...

. The paper often publishes features on, or letters from politicians representing the centre-right Partido Popular

People's Party (Spain)

The People's Party is a conservative political party in Spain.The People's Party was a re-foundation in 1989 of the People's Alliance , a party led and founded by Manuel Fraga Iribarne, a former Minister of Tourism during Francisco Franco's dictatorship...

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The Tenerife News is edited by P.J. Jones and the Managing Directors are Nicholas Johnson and Romina Torres Hall. Regular contributors include: Rita Sobot, Steve Andrews, Vernon, Tomás Noruego, Jeremy Taylor, Alfáro and Blevins Franks. The print run is approximately 15,000 copies per issue and the paper is distributed free of charge.