Het Nieuwsblad
Encyclopedia
Het Nieuwsblad is a Belgian
newspaper
that mainly focusses on "a broad view" regarding politics, culture, economics, lifestyle, society and sports.
Het Nieuwsblad has an average market share of 24% in Flanders
.
for the very first time. In 1939, the sports paper Sportwereld was purchased by De Standaard
and turned into a daily attachment to their two main newspapers, "De Standaard" and "Het Nieuwsblad".
In 1957, three other newspapers were purchased by De Standaard and initially kept in circulation. In 1966, the further publication of two of them, Het Nieuws van de Dag and Het Vrije Volksblad, was stopped. The same happened with the third paper, Het Handelsblad, in 1979.
In 1959, two more newspapers were purchased, of which De Landwacht disappeared in 1978. The other paper De Gentenaar was turned into a "cover-paper" for Het Nieuwsblad. De Gentenaar still exists today.
In 1962, a special attachment for children was made, the Patskrant. In 1977, the name was changed into the Stripkrant. In 2000, the daily Stripkrant was replaced by the Jommekeskrant (on Wednesday) and by Yo (on Mondays, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday).
In 1976, De Standaard
went bankrupt before their newspapers were purchased by the Vlaamse Uitgeversmaatschappij.
In 1996, Het Nieuwsblad started a new "cover-paper" in Antwerp, named Het Stad. This paper was never successful and disappeared already after two years.
In 2000, Het Nieuwsblad and Het Volk merged. Together, they started in 2003 with the publication of the lifestyle-magazine Catchy.
Belgium
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Newspaper
A newspaper is a scheduled publication containing news of current events, informative articles, diverse features and advertising. It usually is printed on relatively inexpensive, low-grade paper such as newsprint. By 2007, there were 6580 daily newspapers in the world selling 395 million copies a...
that mainly focusses on "a broad view" regarding politics, culture, economics, lifestyle, society and sports.
Mission statement
"Het Nieuwsblad offers you every day a broad view on politics, economics, society, culture and lifestyle. On the regional pages, you will find all the news and gossip, coming from your neighborhood. In Sportwereld you will find the most complete reports and articles on sports. Children will definitely like our Yo-pages, entirely dedicated to them."Circulation
In 2006, Het Nieuwsblad has an average weekday circulation of 210,000 issues, according to the Centrum voor Informatie over de Media.Het Nieuwsblad has an average market share of 24% in Flanders
Flanders
Flanders is the community of the Flemings but also one of the institutions in Belgium, and a geographical region located in parts of present-day Belgium, France and the Netherlands. "Flanders" can also refer to the northern part of Belgium that contains Brussels, Bruges, Ghent and Antwerp...
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History
In 1918, Het Nieuwsblad was published by De StandaardDe Standaard
De Standaard is a Flemish daily newspaper published in Belgium by Corelio . Circulation was about 102.280 in 2007. It was traditionally a Christian-Democratic paper, associated with the Christian-Democratic and Flemish Party, and in opposition to the Socialist Flemish daily De Morgen...
for the very first time. In 1939, the sports paper Sportwereld was purchased by De Standaard
De Standaard
De Standaard is a Flemish daily newspaper published in Belgium by Corelio . Circulation was about 102.280 in 2007. It was traditionally a Christian-Democratic paper, associated with the Christian-Democratic and Flemish Party, and in opposition to the Socialist Flemish daily De Morgen...
and turned into a daily attachment to their two main newspapers, "De Standaard" and "Het Nieuwsblad".
In 1957, three other newspapers were purchased by De Standaard and initially kept in circulation. In 1966, the further publication of two of them, Het Nieuws van de Dag and Het Vrije Volksblad, was stopped. The same happened with the third paper, Het Handelsblad, in 1979.
In 1959, two more newspapers were purchased, of which De Landwacht disappeared in 1978. The other paper De Gentenaar was turned into a "cover-paper" for Het Nieuwsblad. De Gentenaar still exists today.
In 1962, a special attachment for children was made, the Patskrant. In 1977, the name was changed into the Stripkrant. In 2000, the daily Stripkrant was replaced by the Jommekeskrant (on Wednesday) and by Yo (on Mondays, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday).
In 1976, De Standaard
De Standaard
De Standaard is a Flemish daily newspaper published in Belgium by Corelio . Circulation was about 102.280 in 2007. It was traditionally a Christian-Democratic paper, associated with the Christian-Democratic and Flemish Party, and in opposition to the Socialist Flemish daily De Morgen...
went bankrupt before their newspapers were purchased by the Vlaamse Uitgeversmaatschappij.
In 1996, Het Nieuwsblad started a new "cover-paper" in Antwerp, named Het Stad. This paper was never successful and disappeared already after two years.
In 2000, Het Nieuwsblad and Het Volk merged. Together, they started in 2003 with the publication of the lifestyle-magazine Catchy.
Trivia
- The current editor-in-chief is Dirk Remmerie who also writes most of the editorialEditorialAn opinion piece is an article, published in a newspaper or magazine, that mainly reflects the author's opinion about the subject. Opinion pieces are featured in many periodicals.-Editorials:...
s in Het VolkHet Volk (newspaper)Het Volk was a Belgian newspaper that focused on "news with a human undertone".-Mission statement:"You will find what you are looking for in Het Volk, the only newspaper where people really make the news. You will read everything on small and big events in your neighborhoods, your cities and far...
. - Many of the articles and columns are also published in two "sister-papers", Het VolkHet Volk (newspaper)Het Volk was a Belgian newspaper that focused on "news with a human undertone".-Mission statement:"You will find what you are looking for in Het Volk, the only newspaper where people really make the news. You will read everything on small and big events in your neighborhoods, your cities and far...
and De Gentenaar.