Beeld
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| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner(s) | Naspers |
| Publisher | Media24 |
| Editor-in-chief | Barnard Beukman |
| Sports editor | Gert van der Westhuizen |
| Founded | 16 September 1974 |
| Language | Afrikaans |
| Headquarters | Johannesburg |
| Sister newspapers | Die Burger,Volksblad |
| Website | www |
Beeld(freely translated asPictureorImage) is anAfrikaans-languagedaily newspaperthat was launched on 16 September 1974.Beeldis distributed in fourprovinces of South Africa:Gauteng,Mpumalanga,LimpopoandNorth West,previously part of the formerTransvaal province.Die Beeld(English:The Image) was an Afrikaans-language Sunday newspaper in the late 1960s.
In June 2024Naspersannounced that it would close the newspaper, along withCity Press,Rapport,and theDaily Sun,in October of that year due to declining newspaper sales.[1]A month later Media24 announced it will suspend the planned closures until theCompetition Commissionapproves of its plan to sell newspaper distribution company On-The-Dot to Novus, which was the reason behind the papers' planned shuttering.[2]
Supplements
[edit]List of editors
[edit]- Schalk Pienaar (1974–1975)
- Johannes Grosskopf (1975–1977)
- Ton Vosloo (1977–1983)
- Willem Wepener (1983–1989)
- Salie de Swardt (1989–1992)
- Willie Kühn (1993–1996)
- Johan de Wet (1996–1999)
- Arrie Rossouw (1999–2000)
- Peet Kruger (2000–2009)
- Tim du Plessis (2009–2011)
- Peet Kruger (2011–2013)
- Adriaan Basson (2013–2015)
- Barnard Beukman (2015–present)
Distribution areas
[edit]| 2008 | 2014 | |
|---|---|---|
| Eastern Cape | ||
| Free State | Y | Y |
| Gauteng | Y | Y |
| Kwa-Zulu Natal | Y | N |
| Limpopo | Y | Y |
| Mpumalanga | Y | Y |
| North West | Y | Y |
Distribution figures
[edit]| Net Sales | |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 100 000[1] |
| Oct – Dec 2012 | 66 132 |
| Jul – Sep 2012 | 70 070 |
| Apr – Jun 2012 | 73 595 |
| Jan – Mar 2012 | 75 019 |
| Oct – Dec 2013 | 64 874 |
| Jul – Sep 2013 | 64 329 |
| Apr – Jun 2013 | 64 073 |
| Jan – Mar 2013 | 67 700 |
| Jan – Mar 2014 | 62 766[6] |
| Apr – Jun 2014 | 59 544 |
| Jan – Mar 2015 | 51 064[6] |
| 2024 | 20 000[1] |
Readership figures
[edit]| AIR | |
|---|---|
| Jan 2012 – Dec 2012 | 441 000 |
| Jan 2013 – Dec 2013 | 485 000 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^abcMaggs, Jeremy (13 June 2024)."End of an era: Media24 to close iconic newspapers".Moneyweb.Retrieved13 June2024.
- ^"Media 24 agrees to suspend newspaper closures".The Witness.11 July 2024.Retrieved14 July2024.
- ^abc"Beeld Website".Archived fromthe originalon 12 June 2013.Retrieved13 June2013.
- ^"Beeld Website".Archived fromthe originalon 27 January 2015.Retrieved21 June2013.
- ^Audit Bureau of Circulations (S.A)
- ^ab"ABC Analysis Q1 2015: The biggest-circulating newspapers in South Africa •".8 May 2015.
- ^SAARF AMPS (Previous Presentations)
- ^SAARF AMPS (Industry Presentations)
External links
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