Lëtzebuerger Journal
| Type | Digital magazine |
|---|---|
| Owner | Editions Lëtzeburger Journal S.A. |
| Publisher | Editions Letzeburger Journal |
| Editor-in-chief | Melody Hansen |
| General manager |
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| Staff writers | Christian Block, Camille Frati, Lex Kleren, Misch Pautsch, Sarah Raparoli, Audrey Somnard, Pascal Steinwachs |
| Founded | 5 April 1948 |
| Language | German, French, English |
| Headquarters | Luxembourg City |
| Price | 168€ per year |
| Website | www.journal.lu |
The Lëtzebuerger Journal (Luxembourgish pronunciation: [ˈlətsəbu̯əjɐ ˈʒuʁnɑl], lit. 'Luxembourgish Newspaper') is an online magazine in Luxembourg. It was formerly a daily newspaper published six times a week until 1 January 2021. The online magazine is currently managed by Daniel Nepgen (managing director), Lynn Warken (content director) and Melody Hansen (editor-in-chief).[1]
History and profile
[edit | edit source]Lëtzebuerger Journal was first published on 5 April 1948,[2] replacing the Obermosel-Zeitung and l'Unio'n, which ceased publication the same year.[3] Both of those newspapers were attempts to create a mass-circulation liberal newspaper, like the Luxemburger Zeitung of the pre-war era, which had a long tradition, but had been discredited politically.[3] Although the paper was published in German it also had sections published in French.[2]
Henri Koch-Kent was editor 1959–1963.[4] Since around 1980, Rob Roemen edited for some 30 years, including 25 years as editor-in-chief[5] till July 2005.[6]
In 2004 the newspaper had a circulation of 5,150 copies, making it the fifth most widely circulated of the country's (then) six daily newspapers.[7] However, due to its close ties to the Democratic Party, Luxembourg's third largest party and a regular coalition partner in government, the Journal's significance was much greater than this circulation would suggest.[3]
The newspaper received €540,421 in annual state press subsidy in 2009.[8]
The newspaper became independent from the Democratic Party (DP) in 2012 through a cooperation with Éditpress and was no longer a party newspaper, but had an independent editorial board.[9] It ceased its print publication on 31 December 2020 and became an Online magazine on 1 January 2021 with a focus on Slow journalism and all of its written articles published in German, French and English.
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- ^ Roemen, Rob. "Als die Regierung ihre Kritiker einsperren ließ." In: forum, No. 251, November 2005, p. 29. [1]. Rob Roemen war bis Juli 2005 Chefredakteur des Lëtzebuerger Journal.
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Further reading
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