Association of the Foreign Press of Mallorca

The Association of the Foreign Press of Mallorca (Catalan: Associació de la Premsa Forana de Mallorca, APFM) is a press association on the Balearic island of Mallorca, Spain. It was founded in 1978 by smaller publishers to protect their interests and to promote a free national press. Its headquarters are in Sant Joan, and its president is Rafel Puigserver Pou. The association represents and coordinates local, primarily Catalan-language publications that cover municipal and community news from across the island. APFM's member publications are local magazines and periodicals, not a single newspaper. They appear at various frequencies: weekly, fortnightly, monthly, bimonthly, and quarterly. Around 46 publications in Catalan are currently published on Mallorca under the association's umbrella. The APFM reports roughly 1,100 contributors and staff, including authors, editors, and support personnel. Its articles focus mainly on local news from the municipalities of Mallorca. The annual circulation reached 1.4 million copies in 2008, and about 60% of the Catalan (Mallorcan) speaking population in the island's 53 municipalities are counted among its readers. The association has maintained a website since January 1999, serving as a meeting and communication point between readers, interested parties, and the associated publications, functioning as a network communication hub. APFM has received several awards for its commitment to standardizing the language, culture, and national identity, including the Francesc de Borja Moll Award in 1987 and, on 31 December of the same year, the L'Obra Cultural Balear prize from the government. As a trade body and network rather than a commercial publisher in the conventional sense, APFM occupies a unique position in Mallorca's media landscape. It supports small, community-oriented magazines that might otherwise struggle for visibility, and it advocates for the Catalan language and local cultural identity. Its member titles include weekly papers such as 7Setmanari de Llevant, Cent per Cent, Dijous, Felanitx, Sa Plaça, Sóller, and Veu de Sóller; fortnightly titles such as Bellpuig, Cala Millor 7, El Felanitxer, L'Estel, Perlas y Cuevas, and Punt Informatiu Pollença; monthly titles such as Arròs amb salseta, Bona Pau, Can Picafort, Coanegra, Damunt damunt, Es Saig, Flor de card, Incavui, Lloseta, Llucmajor de pinte en ample, Mel i Sucre, N'Alí, Porto Cristo, Pòrtula, Ressò, Revista del Cercle, Sa Font, Sa Riba, and S'Unió de s'Arenal; bimonthly titles such as Apóstol y Civilizador, Campanet, Dies i Coses, Llum d'oli, Maganova-Andratx, and Sa Sella; and quarterly titles such as Fent carrerany, Miramar, Montaura, and Una olla d'aram.

The Associació de la Premsa Forana de Mallorca (APFM) was founded in 1978 by smaller publishers on the Balearic island of Mallorca. Its creation was driven by the need to protect the interests of local, independent press outlets and to promote a free national press. The association established its headquarters in Sant Joan, Mallorca, and Rafel Puigserver Pou serves as its president. From its early years, APFM functioned as a collective voice for local magazines that were often too small to advocate effectively on their own. These publications, written primarily in Catalan, focused on municipal and community news across the island's 53 municipalities. Over time, the association grew to encompass a wide range of periodicals, from weekly papers to quarterly journals, reflecting the diverse media landscape of Mallorca. In January 1999, APFM launched its own website, creating a digital meeting point and communication network for readers, interested parties, and the associated publications. This move helped connect the scattered local magazines and provided a unified online presence. The association's commitment to language, culture, and national identity has been recognized with several awards. In 1987, it received the Francesc de Borja Moll Award, and on 31 December of the same year, the government honored it with the L'Obra Cultural Balear prize. By 2008, the association reported an annual circulation of 1.4 million copies, with around 46 publications in Catalan and approximately 1,100 staff and contributors. About 60% of the Catalan-speaking population in Mallorca's 53 municipalities were counted as readers. Today, APFM continues to support and coordinate local press magazines, serving as a vital network for community journalism and cultural preservation on the island.

• 2008

  Annual circulation reached 1.4 million copies.

• 1999

  Launched its website in January, creating a network communication hub.

• 1987

  Received the Francesc de Borja Moll Award.

• 1987

  On 31 December, awarded the L'Obra Cultural Balear prize by the government.

• 1978

  APFM founded by smaller publishers to protect their interests and promote a free national press.

A network and advocacy body for small, Catalan-language local magazines in Mallorca, promoting local news, language standardization, and cultural identity.

• 7Setmanari de Llevant

• Cent per Cent

• Dijous

• Felanitx

• Sa Plaça

• Sóller

• Veu de Sóller

• Bellpuig

• Cala Millor 7

• El Felanitxer

• L'Estel

• Perlas y Cuevas

• Punt Informatiu Pollença

• Arròs amb salseta

• Bona Pau

• Can Picafort

• Coanegra

• Damunt damunt

• Es Saig

• Flor de card

• Incavui

• Lloseta

• Llucmajor de pinte en ample

• Mel i Sucre

1. 1Wikidata: Association of the Foreign Press of Mallorcawikidata.org
2. 2Wikipedia (German): Associació de la Premsa Forana de Mallorcade.wikipedia.org