TheAlgemeen Dagblad(Dutch pronunciation:[ˈɑlɣəmeːnˈdɑɣblɑt];English:General Daily Paper), also known by its initialismAD([aːˈdeː]) is aDutchdaily newspaper based inRotterdam.
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| Publisher | DPG Media |
|---|---|
| Editor-in-chief | Rennie Rijpma |
| Founded | 1946 |
| Language | Dutch |
| Headquarters | Rotterdam |
| Website | www |
History and profile
editAlgemeen Dagbladwas founded in 1946. The paper is published intabloid formatand is headquartered inRotterdam.Its regional focus includes the cities and regions around Rotterdam,UtrechtandThe Hague.[1]InSouth HollandandUtrechtit is published and distributed withlocal dailies.[1]The national edition is for sale everywhere and distributed throughout the rest of the Netherlands.ADis owned byDPG Media(known as De Persgroep until 2019)[2]and is published by PCM Uitgevers NV.[3]
ADincludes a regional supplement in the districts previously served by these regional papers. Two of them, theAD Haagsche Courant(for The Hague region) and theAD Rotterdams Dagblad(for the Rotterdam region) appear in both a morning and an evening edition.
- Rotterdams Dagblad->AD Rotterdams Dagblad
- Goudsche Courant->AD Groene Hart
- Rijn & Gouwe->AD Groene Hart
- Haagsche Courant->AD Haagsche Courant
- Utrechts Nieuwsblad->AD Utrechts Nieuwsblad
- Amersfoortsche Courant->AD Amersfoortsche Courant
- De Dordtenaar ->AD De Dordtenaar
- Dagblad Rivierenland->AD Rivierenland
Chief editors
edit| Chief editor | Service |
|---|---|
| Jan Schraver | 1946–1947 |
| G.N. Leenders | 1947–1949 |
| G.A.W. Zalsman | 1949–1950 |
| Jacques Ratté | 1950–1958 |
| Anton van der Vet | 1958–1968 |
| Huibert Nicolaas Appel | 1968–1974 |
| Ron Abram & Karel Giel | 1975–1980 |
| Ron Abram | 1980–1993 |
| Peter van Dijk | 1993–2000 |
| Oscar Garschagen | 2000–2003 |
| Willem Ammerlaan | 2003–2004 |
| Jan Bonjer | 2004–2009 |
| Peter de Jonge | 2009–2010 |
| Christiaan Ruesink | 2010–2016 |
| Hans Nijenhuis | 2016–2021[4] |
| Rennie Rijpma | Since 2021 |
Het Vaderland
editHet Vaderlandwas an independent newspaper founded in the Hague in 1869. In 1972, it became a regional supplement ofAlgemeen Dagbladfor The Hague. In 1982, the newspaper was dissolved.[5]
Circulation
editIn the period of 1995–96ADhad a circulation of 401,000 copies, making it the second best-selling paper in the country.[6]In 2001, its circulation was 335,000 copies.[7]In 2013, the paper was the second largest paid newspaper of the Netherlands afterDe Telegraaf.[8]After a merger with seven regional newspapers on 1 September 2005 and ongoing reduction in readership, it had an average circulation merger of 365,912 copies in 2014.[8]In 2017, it was down to 341,249 copies.
References
edit- ^abNewspaper evaluation sheetArchived2 October 2018 at theWayback MachineEuropean University Institute.Retrieved 21 March 2015.
- ^Bart Van Besien (29 October 2010). "The case of Belgium".Media policies and regulatory practices in a selected set of European countries, the EU and the Council of Europe(PDF).Athens: The Mediadem Consortium. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 2 January 2015.Retrieved2 January2015.
- ^"A view on media concentration"(PDF).The Netherlands Media Authority.September 2002. Archived fromthe original(Report)on 7 February 2015.Retrieved9 May2015.
- ^"Hans Nijenhuis nieuwe hoofdredacteur van het Algemeen Dagblad".ad.nl.
- ^"Vaderland, Het (1869–1982)".SHIE(in Dutch).Retrieved20 December2021.
- ^Media Policy: Convergence, Concentration & Commerce.SAGE Publications. 1998. p. 7.ISBN978-1-4462-6524-6.
- ^Adam Smith (15 November 2002)."Europe's Top Papers".campaign.Retrieved7 February2015.
- ^ab"Betaalde oplage grootste kranten daalt verder".Telegraaf.7 January 2014.Retrieved2 January2015.
External links
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