TheGazet van Antwerpen(lit. 'Gazette of Antwerp';popularly namedDe Frut[a]) is aBelgiannewspaperinAntwerpandFlanders,published by Concentra.
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| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Tabloid |
| Owner(s) | Concentra |
| Editor | Luc Rademakers |
| Founded | 1891 |
| Headquarters | Antwerp |
| Sister newspapers | Het Belang van Limburg |
| Website | www |
History and profile
editGazet van Antwerpenwas established in 1891.[2]Its editor was Jan Baptist Napolitaan Van Os, aCatholic.Shortly afterwards, the companyNV De Vlijttook over the newspaper. Circulation rose to 25,000 in 1893 and 40,000 in 1896. AroundWorld War I,its circulation was just short of 100,000.
In 1973,Gazet van Antwerpenreached its peak of 210,000. TheNV De Vlijtmerged into theRegionale UitgeversgroepwithConcentra Holdingin 1996, the publisher ofHet Belang van Limburgwhich became its sister newspaper.[2]Concentra was listed on theEuronext Brusselsuntil 2004.
Gazet van Antwerpenis published intabloid formatas its sister paper,Het Belang van Limburg.[2]
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Presentation of the first edition of theGazet van Antwerpen Trophy,1987
Editors
edit- Jan Baptist Napolitaan Van Os (1891–1893),
- Jan van Kerckhoven (1893–1899)
- Frans Goris (1899–1938)
- Louis Kiebooms (1938–1949)
- Louis Meerts (1949–1985)
- Lou De Clerck (1985–1991)
- Jos Huypens (1991–1996)
- Luc Van Loon (1996–2004)
- Luc Rademakers (2004–2007 )
- Pascal Kerkhove (2007–present)
Circulation
edit| Year | Copies in Circulation | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 140,089[3] | |
| 2004 | 117,000[4][5] | |
| 2007 | 109,472 | 4th best-selling newspaper in the country[6] |
| 2008 | 105,151[7] | |
| 2009 | 103,149[8] | |
| 2010 | 102,100 | |
| 2011 | 99,150[7] |
Notes
edit- ^Frutis a word in the Antwerpianvarietyof Dutch which refers tohead cheese,especially those of a lower quality.[1]
References
edit- ^De Coster, Marc (2 August 2023)."Frut".Eerste_Nederlandse_Systematisch_Ingerichte_Encyclopaedie.Retrieved10 July2024.
{{cite web}}:CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^abc"Shaping the Future of the Newspaper"(PDF).Strategy Report.4(5). June 2005. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 12 December 2005.Retrieved5 February2015.
- ^David Ward (2004)."A Mapping Study of Media Concentration and Ownership in Ten European Countries"(PDF).Dutch Media Authority.Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 12 August 2014.Retrieved12 August2014.
- ^"World Press Trends"(PDF).World Association of Newspapers.Paris. 2004. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 8 February 2015.Retrieved8 February2015.
- ^"Media pluralism in the Member States of the European Union"(PDF).Commission of the European Communities.Brussels. 16 January 2007.Retrieved27 March2015.
- ^Liina Puustinen; Itır Akdoğan (July 2008)."Mapping Media and Communication Research: Belgium"(Report).University of Helsinki.Retrieved12 December2014.
- ^ab"National newspapers total circulation".International Federation of Audit Bureaux of Circulations.Archived fromthe originalon 6 December 2014.Retrieved3 December2014.
- ^"Communicating Europe Manual: Belgium"(PDF).European Stability Initiative.July 2010.Retrieved1 May2015.
External links
edit- Official website
- Newspapers in the class room(in Dutch)