Fòrum

About Fòrum

Fòrum, published at FÒRUM.ad, is one of Andorra's veteran digital news outlets, an online newspaper covering the Principality and the surrounding Pyrenees since 2009. Founded by the journalist Jaume Ramisa — later joined by Julià Rodríguez — it began life as the digital edition of a print magazine before becoming an online-only daily in 2010. Its tagline, "Les notícies d'Andorra i el Pirineu" ("The news of Andorra and the Pyrenees"), captures its editorial scope: Andorran current affairs with a steady eye on the Catalan Pyrenean counties across the border. The site remained active through 2026, making Fòrum one of the longest continuously operating digital-native titles in the Catalan-language press of the Pyrenees.

About Fòrum

Fòrum is a digital daily newspaper published in Catalan. It concentrates on general news — politics, the economy, society and culture — drawing heavily on agency-supplied reporting alongside opinion articles. The outlet is commercially financed, carrying advertising rather than operating a paywall, and it belongs to the Associació Catalana de la Premsa Gratuïta i Mitjans Digitals, the Catalan association of free press and digital media.

The outlet's founder, Jaume Ramisa, is a veteran of Andorran journalism who had previously worked on the Informacions and Poble Andorrà projects before launching Fòrum. Both of those earlier titles belong to the long, irregular history of the Andorran press in the late twentieth century — a history of short-lived ventures that makes Fòrum's survival since 2009, and its continuous digital operation since 2010, a notable achievement in itself. Julià Rodríguez joined him in the venture, and the two have steered the outlet through more than a decade and a half of change in the media market. Publisher-supplied figures for 2020 put the site's average at about 68,400 daily views and more than 1.3 million unique visitors over the year — self-reported numbers that indicate a solid mid-tier position in the Andorran digital market at the time.

Fòrum's editorial identity is that of a steady, generalist digital paper rather than a campaigning one: it publishes the day's news as supplied by agencies, complemented by opinion pieces, and serves readers who want Andorran and Pyrenean current affairs in a single, free, continuously updated feed.

History

Fòrum's history illustrates the print-to-digital transition in miniature. It was conceived in 2004 as the digital edition of a monthly print magazine of the same name, which ran from February 2004 to July 2005. Ramisa has described the early digital product as the first of its kind in Andorra: a virtual newspaper whose pages could be turned on screen, with a design developed by students of the University of Andorra. The magazine was then revived as a weekly, publishing from 28 September 2009 to 8 October 2010 — and it was during this weekly phase, in 2009, that the digital daily took its current form under Ramisa's direction, with Julià Rodríguez joining the project.

In October 2010 the publishers made a decisive choice: they discontinued the print weekly and kept only the online version. Fòrum thus became one of the first Andorran news titles to go online-only, years before the digital transition became unavoidable for the rest of the market. The Andorran Government's press history records that the appearance of digital titles like Fòrum pushed the country's established offline media to develop their own digital versions rapidly — a competitive dynamic that reshaped the whole market. What began as a small magazine project therefore ended up as a catalyst for the digitalisation of Andorran journalism.

Through the 2010s and into the 2020s Fòrum maintained its position as a stable, commercially financed digital outlet while newer competitors — Altaveu, ARA Andorra, La Valira, La Veu Lliure — entered the market. Its 2026 output, including February 2026 coverage of the Government's creation of an office for innovation and economic diversification, confirms its continued operation.

Coverage and topics

Fòrum covers Andorran national news — the Government, the Consell General, the parish comuns — together with economic news, social affairs and culture. Its Pyrenean dimension distinguishes it from purely Andorran-focused outlets: stories from the Alt Urgell, Cerdanya and the wider Catalan Pyrenees appear alongside Principality news, reflecting the deep economic and human ties between Andorra and its southern neighbours.

The outlet's 2026 reporting included coverage of Andorra's innovation and economic-diversification agenda, a central theme of the country's effort to broaden an economy long dependent on tourism, trade and finance. Like other Andorran outlets, it follows the EU association agreement process, housing debates and the cost-of-living issues that dominate national conversation. For a small newsroom, the agency-wire model is a pragmatic choice: it keeps the site current across a wide range of topics without the staffing costs of a full original-reporting operation, and the opinion pages provide the distinctive editorial voice.

Opinion is the second pillar of the site: alongside agency news, Fòrum publishes opinion articles that give the outlet a voice in Andorran debate. The combination — wire-style news plus commentary — makes it a useful daily read for anyone following the Principality from either side of the border. Its membership in the Catalan association of free press and digital media places it in a wider professional community of independent Catalan-language digital outlets, a network that shares commercial and editorial experience across Catalonia, the Balearic Islands, Valencia and Andorra.

Languages and platforms

Fòrum publishes in Catalan. It is a digital-only outlet: the website forum.ad is the product, organised in sections for Andorran news, the economy and opinion, and updated on a daily rhythm. The site is free to read, supported by commercial advertising, and its long run of continuous operation gives it a back catalogue of Andorran news stretching back well over a decade.

The outlet is listed in web directories under the tagline "FÒRUM.ad - Les notícies d'Andorra i el Pirineu" and maintains a presence on social networks for story distribution. Its domain registration is current, with secure HTTPS serving the site.

Location and operating status

Fòrum is an Andorran outlet operating from within the Principality; the specific parish of its newsroom could not be verified from public sources. Its journalism is directed at Andorran readers and at readers in the neighbouring Catalan Pyrenees.

The outlet is active: a dated article from February 2026 was found on the live site, its domain and hosting are current, and it continues to publish as one of the country's established digital dailies. Its longevity — more than fifteen years as a digital title — makes it one of the survivors of Andorra's first digital news wave, a generation of outlets that proved a small mountain country could sustain online journalism before the business models were fully worked out.

Official website and contact

The outlet's official website is forum.ad. No public contact page, email or phone number could be verified from official sources at the time of writing; the website itself is the primary public point of contact.

Sources and last verified

This profile draws on the outlet's own dated website output (February 2026), the Andorran Government's press history ("Brevíssima història de la premsa andorrana"), and encyclopaedia entries on the title's founding and format. Audience figures cited are publisher-supplied. Last verified: 13 October 2026. Facts that could not be confirmed from public sources have been omitted.