Het Nieuwsblad
| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Tabloid |
| Owner(s) | Corelio |
| Editor | Guy Fransen |
| Founded | November 3, 1929 |
| Language | Dutch |
| Headquarters |
Gossetlaan 30 Groot-Bijgaarden B-1702 |
| Official website | Het Nieuwsblad |
Het Nieuwsblad (English: The News Paper) is a Belgian newspaper that mainly focusses on "a broad view" regarding politics, culture, economics, lifestyle, society and sports.
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.
History
In 1929, Het Nieuwsblad was published by De Standaard for the very first time. In 1939, the sports paper Sportwereld (established in 1912) 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, and contains many of the articles and columns published in Het Nieuwsblad.
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.
In 2003, Het Nieuwsblad began publishing on Sundays after nearly 75 years of publication.
In 2008, Het Nieuwsblad and De Standaard were the only Flemish papers to report on the rapid rise to fame of unorthodox airline safety video presenter Deltalina.[1]
References
- ↑ "Stewardess schittert in instructiefilmpje" ("Flight attendant shines in instructional video"), De Standaard and Het Nieuwsblad, 24 March 2008
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