Type | Daily newspaper |
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Owner | Editions Lëtzeburger Journal S.A. |
Publisher | Imprimerie Centrale |
Editor-in-chief | Claude Kargar |
Associate editor | Nic Dicken |
Founded | 5 April 1948 |
Political alignment | Centrist (DP) |
Language | German |
Headquarters | 51, rue de Strasbourg, Luxembourg City |
Circulation | 5,150 (2004) |
Official website | www.journal.lu |
The Lëtzebuerger Journal is a daily newspaper in Luxembourg. It holds a centrist liberal editorial position, supporting the Democratic Party.
The newspaper was first published on 5 April 1948, replacing the Obermosel-Zeitung and l'Unio'n, which ceased publication on the previous Saturday.[1] Both of those newspapers were attempts to create a mass-circulation liberal newspaper, like the Luxemburger Zeitung of the pre-war era, which had a long tradition, but had been discredited politically.[1]
In 2004, the newspaper had a circulation of 5,150 copies per day, which made it the fifth most widely-circulated of the country's (then) six daily newspapers.[2] However, due to its close ties to the Democratic Party, Luxembourg's third largest party and a regular coalition partner in government, the Journal's significance is much greater than this circulation would suggest.[1]
The newspaper received €540,421 in annual state press subsidy in 2009.[3]
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