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De Standaard

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For the defunct Dutch newspaper, seeDe Standaard (Dutch newspaper).
De Standaard
TypeDaily newspaper
FormatCompact
Owner(s)Mediahuis
EditorBart Sturtewagen
Karel Verhoeven
Founded1918;106 years ago(1918)
LanguageDutch
HeadquartersKantersteen 47
City of BrusselsB-1000
Circulation98,000 (2009)
Sister newspapersHet Nieuwsblad
Websitewww.standaard.be

De Standaard(Dutch pronunciation:[dəˈstɑndaːrt],lit. 'The Standard') is aFlemishdailynewspaperpublished inBelgiumbyMediahuis(formerly Corelio and VUM). It was traditionally aChristian-Democraticpaper, associated with theChristian-Democratic and FlemishParty, and in opposition to theSocialistFlemish dailyDe Morgen.In recent yearsDe Standaardhas renounced its original ideological ties.

History and profile

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In 1911,Frans Van CauwelaertfoundedOns Volk Ontwaakt,the weekly journal of the Flemish Catholic student organization.

In 1914, Van Cauwelaert, Alfons Van de Perre, and Arnold Hendrix formed a publishing company,De Standaard N.V.( "The Standard, Incorporated": the Standard Group).[citation needed]Their goal was to publish a conservative,Catholic,Flemish daily newspaper inBrussels,to be calledDe Standaard.The motto ofDe StandaardwasAlles voor Vlaanderen - Vlaanderen voor Kristus( "Everything for Flanders - Flanders for Christ" ), abbreviatedAVV-VVK.AVV-VVKappeared inDe Standaard's front-page banner until 1999. The first edition was to appear on 22 November 1914, but publication was cancelled due to the outbreak ofWorld War I.De Standaarddid not appear until 4 December 1918,[1]after the war ended.Gustave Sap,who joined the board of directors in 1919, provided the necessary capital for its initial expansion.[citation needed]The paper was started as aconservativedaily withCatholicvalues.[2]

In 1940, during theSecond World War,Belgium was occupied byNazi Germany.De Standaardagain ceased publication. However, a new paper,Het Algemeen Nieuws( "The General News" ) was published withDe Standaard's staff and presses,[citation needed]printing only what the Nazi occupation government permitted. After the liberation of Belgium in 1944, the management of Standard Group was accused ofcollaborationwith the Nazi occupiers, and the company was banned for two years. A new company was therefore created:De Gids N.V.( "The Guide, Inc." ), which began publishingDe Nieuwe Standaard( "The New Standard" ) in November 1944. Older titles of the Standaard group were also continued by De Gids.[citation needed]

In 1947, the ban on Standard Group was removed, and with court permission the company reclaimed all its titles.De Nieuwe Standaardwas immediately renamedDe Nieuwe Gids,and then, as of 1 May,De Standaardagain.

In the 1960s and 1970s,De Standaardwas famous for its high-quality and independent foreign affairs coverage. For example, despite its Catholic and conservative ties,[3]De Standaardwas critical ofAmericanpolicy in southeast Asia.

However, the financial condition of Standard Group deteriorated, becoming critical in 1976. Standard Group declared bankruptcy on 22 June.De Standaardwas rescued byAndré Leysen,a Belgian businessman, who formedVlaamse Uitgeversmaatschappij N.V.(VUM - "Flemish Publishers Partnership" ). VUM took over Standard Group's titles, and became the publisher ofDe Standaard.VUM changed its name to Corelio in 2006. The sister newspaper ofDe StandaardisHet Nieuwsblad.[3]

Since 30 September 1999 the newspaper has stopped printing the lettercross AVV-VVK on its frontpage.[4]In March 2004,De Standaardchanged its format from traditionalbroadsheettocompact format.[5]Unlike common practice for most of the newspapers this change occurred during its modernization process, not as a response to low circulation levels.[5]

On 9 January 2017De Standaardfired its controversial columnist,Dyab Abou Jahjah,after the latter made comments onTwitterthat condoned the2017 Jerusalem truck attack.[6]

Circulation

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In 2002De Standaardhad a circulation of 98,169 copies.[7]The circulation of the paper was also reported to be 93,500 copies in 2002.[8]The paper had a circulation of 79,000 copies in 2003[9]and 81,000 copies in 2004.[10]

The circulation of the paper was 102,280 copies in 2007.[11]During the first quarter of 2009 the paper had a circulation of 107,888 copies.[12]In 2009 its paid circulation was about 98,000 copies.[13]

Notable journalists

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References

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  1. ^"Media Landscape Media Claims"(PDF).European Social Survey. May 2014. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 16 August 2014.Retrieved12 January2015.
  2. ^"Communicating Europe Manual: Belgium"(PDF).European Stability Initiative.July 2010.Retrieved1 May2015.
  3. ^abPieter Maeseele (2011)."On news media and democratic debate: Framing agricultural biotechnology in Northern Belgium".The International Communication Gazette.73(1–2).Retrieved30 January2015.
  4. ^"AVV-VVK niet langer in kop de Standaard".
  5. ^ab"Shaping the Future of the Newspaper"(PDF).Strategy Report.4(5). June 2005.Retrieved5 February2015.
  6. ^"Geen columns van Jahjah meer in de Standaard na uitspraken over aanslag Jeruzalem".9 January 2017.
  7. ^Mary Kelly; Gianpietro Mazzoleni; Denis McQuail, eds. (17 December 2003).The Media in Europe: The Euromedia Handbook.SAGE Publications. p. 18.ISBN978-1-4129-3260-8.Retrieved16 September2014.
  8. ^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.
  9. ^"World Press Trends"(PDF).Paris: World Association of Newspapers. 2004.Retrieved8 February2015.
  10. ^"Media pluralism in the Member States of the European Union"(PDF).Commission of the European Communities.Brussels. 16 January 2007.Retrieved27 March2015.
  11. ^"Kranten in de klas".Krantenindeklas.Retrieved14 February2013.
  12. ^Jonas Lefevere; Regis Dandoy (2011)."Candidate Choice in Political Advertising: What Determines Who Gets Attention?"(PDF).World Political Science Review.7(1).Retrieved31 March2015.
  13. ^"Belgium".Publicitas.Archived fromthe originalon 2 October 2012.Retrieved14 February2013.
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