Le Temps Explained

Type:Daily newspaper
Format:Berliner
Owners:Fondation Aventinus
Chiefeditor:Madeleine von Holzen
Political:Centre
social liberalism
Language:French
Headquarters:Avenue du Bouchet 2
1209 Geneva
Publishing Country:Switzerland
Issn:1423-3967
Oclc:38739976

Le Temps (in French pronounced as /lə tɑ̃/,) is a Swiss French-language daily newspaper published in Berliner format in Geneva by Le Temps SA. It is the sole nationwide French-language non-specialised daily newspaper of Switzerland. Since 2021, it has been owned by Fondation Aventinus, a not-for-profit organisation.

, the newspaper had around 120 employees, spread across newsrooms in Geneva, Lausanne, Bern, Neuchâtel and Sion, and relying upon the work of freelance journalists worldwide. Le Temps is considered a newspaper of record in Switzerland.

History

First published on 18 March 1998,[1] it is the result of the merger of three major newspapers from the Lake Geneva region: the Journal de Genève, Gazette de Lausanne and Le Nouveau Quotidien.[2] [3] Previously owned by Ringier, it has been majority-owned by the not-for-profit Fondation Aventinus (95.5%) since 2021.[4] The remaining shares are held by the Groupe Le Monde (2.1%) and the employee-owned Société des rédacteurs et du personnel du Temps SA (2.4%).[5]

Published Monday through Saturday, the newspaper has several supplements (Friday: "Carrières" job and management; Saturday: "Samedi culturel" and special features for the week-end; monthly "Sortir"[6] cultural diary), thematic special editions, a website and digital applications.

has an advertising agency, Le Temps Media (Publicitas)., the newspaper had around 120 employees, spread across newsrooms in Geneva, Lausanne, Bern, Neuchâtel and Sion, and relying upon the work of freelance journalists worldwide.

The circulation of was 45,970 copies in 2006.[7] Its circulation was 45,506 copies in 2009.[8] In 2013 the paper had a paid circulation of 36,391 copies.

Organization

Editors-in-chief

The newspaper's former and current editors-in-chief are:

Collaborations

The newspaper collaborates editorially with newsrooms around the world, including Le Courrier International, Le Monde, Le Soir and La Tribune.

It shares advertising pools with the Neue Zürcher Zeitung and Le Monde.

Recognition

Le Temps is considered a newspaper of record in Switzerland.[11] [12] According to the Research Department on Public Opinion and Society (FÖG) of the University of Zurich, it is of "high quality".[13] [14]

Archives

digitalised the archives of its three predecessors:[15]

With assistance of the Swiss National Library and regional libraries, the publisher offers 200 years of independent Swiss press, available on the internet at www.letempsarchives.ch.

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: 2013-03-18 . Switzerland: Le Temps celebrates its 15th anniversary . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130911040636/http://www.publicitas.com/home/media-news-events/news-detail/?newsid=96366&title=switzerland-le-temps-celebrates-its-15th-anniversary#.VLrKU2SsXRA . 2013-09-11 . 2015-01-17 . Publicitas . en.
  2. News: Le Temps . 2015-01-17 . Voxeurop.
  3. News: Jost . Cyril . 2011-02-04 . The challenges confronting the Swiss press . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141223194857/http://www.inaglobal.fr/en/press/article/challenges-confronting-swiss-press . 2014-12-23 . 2016-05-29 . Ina Global . en.
  4. News: von Holzen . Madeleine . 2021-01-03 . Une nouvelle étape pour 'Le Temps': l'audace d'y croire . A new stage for 'Le Temps': the audacity to believe . 2022-08-12 . Le Temps . fr-CH . 1423-3967.
  5. News: À propos . About us . 2022-08-12 . Le Temps . fr-CH . 1423-3967.
  6. News: 2014-01-24 . Sortir, supplement to Le temps becomes monthly . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150423235607/http://www.publicitas.com/home/media-news-events/news-detail/?newsid=108970&title=switzerland-sortir-supplement-to-le-temps-becomes-monthly#.VTmGnJ3P1qZ . 2015-04-23 . 2015-01-17 . Publicitas . en.
  7. October 2007 . Swiss newspaper market in flux . 2014-12-04 . Swiss Review . 8–10 . en . 5 . 5.
  8. Book: Bigi . Journalism Education Between Market Dependence and Social Responsibility: An Examination of Trainee Journalists . Haupt Verlag AG . 2012 . 978-3-258-07753-6 . 27 . en . 2015-01-17 . Google Books.
  9. News: 2014-09-10 . Switzerland: New editor-in-chief at Le Temps . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140919025158/http://www.publicitas.com/en/global/media-news-events/news-detail/?no_cache=1&rss=true&newsid=116551&title=Switzerland%3A-New-editor-in-chief-at-Le-Temps#.VGiQmVesUX4 . 2014-09-19 . 2014-11-16 . Publicitas . en.
  10. News: 2014-10-22 . Gaël Hurlimann nommé rédacteur en chef des plates-formes numériques de la future newsroom de Ringier Romandie . Gaël Hurlimann appointed editor-in-chief of the digital platforms of the future Ringier Romandie newsroom . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20211123170502/https://www.ringier.com/en/node/7913 . 2021-11-23 . 2020-01-05 . . fr-CH.
  11. News: Enderlin . Serge . 2020-11-05 . La Fondation Aventinus ... . live . https://archive.today/20230619192233/https://www.lemonde.fr/actualite-medias/article/2020/11/05/la-fondation-aventinus-rachete-le-quotidien-suisse-le-temps_6058623_3236.html . 2023-06-19 . 2023-06-19 . . fr-FR.
  12. News: 2020-11-09 . Darius Rochebin ... . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220923001148/https://www.lefigaro.fr/flash-eco/darius-rochebin-porte-plainte-pour-diffamation-contre-le-journal-le-temps-20201109 . 2022-09-23 . 2023-06-19 . . fr-FR . Agence France-Presse.
  13. The Quality of the Media: Main findings . 2012 . . en . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924014134/http://www.foeg.uzh.ch/jahrbuch/Broschur_Jahrbuch_foeg_englisch_2012.pdf . 2015-09-24 . dead.
  14. News: Petignat . Yves . 2013-09-25 . Le nivellement par le bas de la presse suisse . The race to the bottom in the Swiss press . 2024-07-13 . Le Temps . fr-CH . 1423-3967.
  15. 200 ans d'archives de presse ouvertes à tous grâce à un partenariat technologique entre Le Temps et l'EPFL . 2018-03-18 . Le Temps . 2016-08-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160520012945/https://labs.letemps.ch/img/CP-archives-18032016.pdf . 2016-05-20 . fr-CH . dead . 200 years of press archives open to all thanks to a technological partnership between Le Temps and EPFL.

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