Le Quotidien (Luxembourg)

This article is about the newspaper published in Luxembourg. For other uses, see Le Quotidien.

Le Quotidien (French pronunciation: [lə kɔtidjɛ̃]; lit. The Daily) is a daily newspaper published in Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg. It has been in circulation since 2001.

Le Quotidien

Type	Daily newspaper
Format	Berliner
Owner(s)	Editpress Lumedia
Publisher	Lumedia
Founded	2001; 23 years ago (2001)
Political alignment	Left-liberal
Language	French
Headquarters	Esch-sur-Alzette
Sister newspapers	Le Jeudi Tageblatt
Website	Le Quotidien

History and profile

Le Quotidien, a French language newspaper,^[1][2] was established in November 2001.^[3][4] The paper is the successor of the Luxembourg edition of Le Républicain lorrain, French regional newspaper.^[5][6] This switch occurred when the paper was acquired by the Editpress,^[7] which also owns Le Jeudi and Tageblatt.^[5][8] The publisher of Le Quotidien, based in Esch-sur-Alzette, is the Lumedia.^[4][5] The paper is published in Berliner format.^[9]

The political leaning of Le Quotidien is left-liberal.^[10] The daily targets the foreign residents of Luxembourg and offers national, international and local news.^[3] The website of the paper was launched in 2001.^[5] On 10 November 2010 it launched a new look and a new logo.^[11] From the same date it started Panorama, a Saturday supplement with weekend reviews of entertainment and activities.^[11]

Circulation

In 2003 Le Quotidien sold 5,469 copies based on the publisher report.^[9] In 2004 the circulation of the paper was 5,441 copies.^[12] The paper had a circulation of 6,637 copies in 2008 and 6,275 copies in 2009.^[13] It was 6,413 copies in 2010 and 7,021 copies in 2011.^[13]

References

1. "The Luxembourg Media Landscape". EU. LU. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
2. George McDonald (2011). Frommer's Belgium, Holland and Luxembourg. John Wiley & Sons. p. 55. ISBN 978-1-118-06151-0.
3. Mario Hirsch (2004). "Luxembourg". In Mary Kelly; Gianpietro Mazzoleni; Denis McQuail (eds.). The Media in Europe: The Euromedia Handbook. London: SAGE Publications. p. 140. ISBN 978-0-7619-4132-3.
4. "Le Quotidien (Luxembourg)". Adnative. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
5. "Le Quotidien". Press Europe. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
6. Mario Hirsch (2007). "The Luxembourgian Media Landscape". In Georgios Terzis (ed.). European Media Governance: National and Regional Dimensions. Bristol; Chicago, IL: Intellect Books. p. 137. ISBN 978-1-84150-192-5.
7. Jean Jacques Weber (2008). Multilingualism, Education and Change. Frankfurt am Main: Peter Lang. p. 75. ISBN 978-3-631-57285-6.
8. David Ward (2004). "A Mapping Study of Media Concentration and Ownership in Ten European Countries" (PDF). Dutch Media Authority. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
9. "World Press Trends" (PDF). World Association of Newspapers. Paris. 2004. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
10. "The media landscape in Luxembourg". Euro Topics. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
11. "Luxembourg's Le Quotidien announces new look". Garcia Media. 8 November 2010. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
12. "Media pluralism in the Member States of the European Union" (PDF). Commission of the European Communities. Brussels. 16 January 2007. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
13. "National Paid Newspapers". IFABC. Retrieved 22 January 2015.

External links

• Official website
• Media related to Le Quotidien at Wikimedia Commons