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 Het Nieuwsblad with a pint. | |
| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Tabloid |
| Owner(s) | Corelio |
| Editor | Guy Fransen |
| Founded | 3 November 1929; 95 years ago (3 November 1929) |
| Language | Dutch |
| Headquarters | Gossetlaan 30 Groot-Bijgaarden B-1702 |
| Website | www |
Het Nieuwsblad (Dutch pronunciation:[ətˈniuzblɑt]; English:The Newspaper) is aFlemish newspaper that mainly focusses on "a broad view" regarding politics, culture, economics, lifestyle, society and sports.
In 1929,Het Nieuwsblad was published byDe Standaard for the first time. In 1939, the sports paperSportwereld (established in 1912) was purchased by De Standaard and turned into a daily supplement to their two main newspapers, "De Standaard" and "Het Nieuwsblad".
In 1957, three other newspapers were purchased byDe Standaard and initially kept in circulation. In 1966, the further publication of two of them,Het Nieuws van de Dag andHet Vrije Volksblad, was stopped. The same happened with the third paper, Het Handelsblad, in 1979.
In 1959, two more newspapers were purchased, of whichDe Landwacht disappeared in 1978. The other paper,De Gentenaar, was turned into a "cover-paper" forHet Nieuwsblad around the city ofGhent.De Gentenaar still exists today and contains the same articles and columns asHet Nieuwsblad plus local news from the Ghent area.
In 1962, a special supplement for children was created, the Patskrant. In 1977, the name was changed into the Stripkrant. In 2000, the daily Stripkrant was replaced by theJommekeskrant (on Wednesday) and by Yo (on Mondays, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday).
In 1976,De Standaard went bankrupt before their newspapers were purchased by theVlaamse Uitgeversmaatschappij.
In 1996,Het Nieuwsblad started a new "cover-paper" inAntwerp, namedHet Stad. This paper was never successful and disappeared after just two years.
In 2003,Het Nieuwsblad andHet Volk jointly started the publication of the lifestyle-magazineCatchy. In the same yearHet Nieuwsblad began publishing on Sundays after nearly 75 years of publication and the newspaper also created the cycling awardFlandrien of the Year.
On 10 May 2008,Het Nieuwsblad andHet Volk merged.[1]
As of February 2010,[update] theHet Nieuwsblad website,nieuwsblad
The circulation ofHet Nieuwsblad in 2002 was 241,120 copies.[3] The following year, it had a circulation of 211,000 copies, making it the second best selling Belgian newspaper.[4] In 2006, the paper had an average weekday circulation of 210,000 issues, according to the Centrum voor Informatie over de Media.
In 2009Het Nieuwsblad had an average market share of 27.04% in Flanders[5] and had a circulation of 263,063 copies.[6] In 2011 the circulation was up to 300,000 copies.[2] The latest available certified figure, from 2015, lists print output at 264 891 copies per day.[7]
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