Le Quotidien Jurassien Explained

Type:Daily newspaper
Publisher:Editions D+P SA
Foundation:1993
Language:French
Headquarters:Delémont, Jura canton
Publishing Country:Switzerland
Issn:1423-1778
Oclc:715213483

is a Swiss French language regional daily newspaper published in Delémont, in the Canton of Jura, Switzerland. It is the main newspaper of the Canton of Jura and the neighboring Bernese Jura.

History and profile

was founded in 1993 following the merger of the newspapers and .[1] Those papers had been politically opposed rivals for a long period, with being left wing radical and being conservative and religious. The paper is based in Delémont and published by Editions D+P SA.[2] [3] As of 2012 the paper was described as a leftist publication.[4]

It is the main newspaper of the Canton of Jura and the neighboring Bernese Jura. In 1997 Le Quotidien Jurassien had a circulation of 24,821 copies.[5] In the first half of 2008 the paper had a readership of 48,000 and it was 44,000 in the second half.[6] In 2009 it had a circulation of about 22,000 copies. As of 2010 it employed about 100 people including those at the printing company.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 6 March 1993 . Le Quotidien jurassien . 29 May 2016 . RTSarchives . fr.
  2. Web site: UV Drying Technology . 29 May 2016 . IST METZ GmbH.
  3. News: Cyril Jost. The challenges confronting the Swiss press. 29 May 2016. Ina Global. 4 February 2011.
  4. Mathieu Petite. Mountain dwellers versus eco-freaks. Journal of Alpine Research . March 2012. 100. 1–4. 10.4000/rga.1865. free.
  5. Sibylle Hardmeier. Political Poll Reporting in Swiss Print Media. International Journal of Public Opinion Research. 1999. 11. 3. 10.1093/ijpor/11.3.257.
  6. Web site: New readership figures 2008-2. ADnative. 27 December 2014. 9 September 2008.