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| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Tabloid |
| Owner | Tamedia |
| Founded | 1972; 53 years ago (1972) |
| Language | French |
| Headquarters | Lausanne |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Sister newspapers | Le Matin Bleu |
| ISSN | 1018-3736 (print) 1664-9869 (web) |
| OCLC number | 723746604 |
Le Matin (French pronunciation:[ləmatɛ̃]ⓘ,lit. 'The Morning'),Le Matin Dimanche on Sundays, is a Swiss French-language daily newspaper published byTamedia in Lausanne, Switzerland. The publication of the daily newspaperLe Matin was stopped on 21 July 2018. The Sunday and on-line versions continue.
La Tribune de Lausanne was created in 1893, merging with the daily paperL'Estafette in 1896. In 1912, the paper was bought bySociété de la Feuille d'Avis de Lausanne et des Imprimeries réunies, and became a politically independent informational paper, for a generalist audience with lower prices. It received a Sunday edition starting in 1914,Tribune-Dimanche.[1]
It was renamed asTribune-Le Matin in 1972.[1] With this rename the Sunday edition was changed toLe Matin Dimanche in 1972. It was completely renamedLe Matin in 1984. This rename was done in an effort to make the paper seem less local, as the paper had not differentiated itself enough from another Lausanne paper,24 heures.[1][2] Starting in 1986, it had two supplement magazines for its Sunday edition,Femina andTélé-Top-M.[1]
The paper was a daily published intabloid-format.[1] Between 31 October 2005 and 25 September 2009, Edipresse also publishedLe Matin Bleu, afree daily newspaper distributed in the most-populated areas ofRomandy.[1] However, despite the similar names between the new newspapers, they were edited independently.Le Matin Bleu ceased publication because of the merger of Edipresse withTamedia, publisher of the competing20 Minutes.[citation needed] In 2024, Tamedia, now its owner, made plans to merge the editorial offices of the publication with other publications it owned,24 heures and theTribune de Genève.[3]
In 1997Le Matin had a circulation of 67,522 copies.[4] The same year the circulation ofLe Matin dimanche was 226,465 copies.[4] The 2006 circulation ofLe Matin was 76,194 copies.[5] In 2007 it was 70,012, andLe Matin Dimanche had 210,177 copies.[1] Its Sunday supplementLe Matin Dimanche had a circulation of 215,024 in 2006.[5] In 2009Le Matin's circulation was 58,849 copies.[6]
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