24 heures (Switzerland) explained

Type:Daily newspaper
Owners:Edipresse
Founder:David Duret
Foundation:1762
Language:French
Headquarters:Lausanne, Vaud
Publishing Country:Switzerland
Circulation:55,147[1]
Circulation Date:2017
Sister Newspapers:Tribune de Genève
Oclc:611051843

(literally "24 Hours") is a Swiss regional Swiss-French-language daily newspaper, published by Tamedia in Lausanne, Vaud. Founded in 1762 as a collection of announcements and official communications, it is the oldest newspaper in the world with uninterrupted publication.[2]

Foundation and operations

was founded in 1762 by David Duret (1733–1803) as the Annonces et avis divers,[3] a collection of announcements and classified ads like many at the time. The paper later became the Feuille d'avis de Lausanne, and integrated an independent news section on 16 December 1872. The paper adopted its current name a century later, in 1972.[4] [5]

Change of name

Since 25 February 2005, the newspaper has had four local editions, with sections for the specific area of the canton:[6]

The Nord Vaudois-Broye and Riviera-Chablais editions replaced the newspapers La Presse Riviera-Chablais and La Presse Nord Vaudois.[7]

The newspaper shares some of its content with the Tribune de Genève, Tamedia's local newspaper for the Canton of Geneva.

The 2006 circulation of was 95,315 copies.[8] As of 2017, the newspaper had a circulation of 55,147.[1]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Données médias . . 2017 . 28 November 2017 . fr .
  2. News: 24 heures, un journal en perpétuelle mutation. Piñeiro. Olalla. 30 December 2017. 24 heures (Switzerland). 20.
  3. Encyclopedia: Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. David, Duret. 8 April 2021. Polla, Louis. fr.
  4. News: Scriptorium – Anciens journaux vaudois. fr. Bibliothèque cantonale et universitaire de Lausanne. 2013. 25 May 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130604052411/http://www.unil.ch/bcu/page94675.html. 4 June 2013. dead.
  5. Web site: Archives de la presse romande. Bibliothèque cantonale et universitaire – Lausanne. fr. 30 October 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20141023185918/http://www.bcu-lausanne.ch/livres-articles-video-audio/journaux-et-magazines/archives_presse/. 23 October 2014.
  6. Web site: Quotidiens. RERO (Library Network of Western Switzerland). 30 October 2014. 6 June 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140606214733/http://www.rero.ch/pdfview.php?section=communique&filename=depliant_quotidiens.pdf. dead.
  7. News: La Presse Riviera/Chablais et La Presse Nord vaudois c'est fini. 25 February 2005. fr. Radio Télévision Suisse. 30 October 2014.
  8. Swiss newspaper market in flux. Swiss Review. October 2007. 5. 9. 4 December 2014.