| Editor: | Thierry Fiorilli |
| Editor Title: | Editor-in-chief |
| Frequency: | Weekly |
| Circulation: | 76,000 (March 2014) |
| Category: | News magazine |
| Company: | Roularta Media Group |
| Publisher: | Roularta Printing |
| Country: | Belgium |
| Based: | Brussels |
| Language: | French |
| Website: | Le Vif/L'Express |
| Issn: | 0774-2711 |
| Oclc: | 1031321905 |
Le Vif/L'Express is a weekly news magazine published in Brussels, Belgium. It has been in circulation since 1963.
The magazine was established under the name of Le Vif in 1983.[1] [2] Its name was changed to Le Vif/L'Express when an agreement was made with the French magazine L'Express.[1] Both magazines have had a cooperation since then[3] and are both owned by Roularta Media Group.
Le Vif/L'Express has its headquarters in Brussels.[2] As of 2010 Thierry Fiorilli was the editor-in-chief of the magazine,[2] which is published weekly on Fridays and offers news on politics, economics, investigations, society and culture in relation to both Belgium and international events.[4] It also covers news on literature and sports.[5] During the period of 2011-2012 55.3% of its readers were men.[6]
Le Vif/L'Express magazine is the equivalent of Flemish weekly news magazine Knack, which is also owned by the Roularta Media Group.[7] [2] Both magazines are published by Roularta Printing, a subsidiary of the Roularta Media Group.[8]
Le Vif/L'Express adopts a neutral political stance.[7] The weekly has several supplements: Focus Vif, a culture publication, Le Vif Weekend, a lifestyle magazine[4] [9] and Vacature Emploi.[10] In 2010 Le Vif/L'Express began to offer T'chin, a health supplement, together with its sister magazine Knack.[11]
Le Vif/L'Express sold 82,362 copies in 1998 and 85,772 copies in 1998.[12] The magazine had a circulation of 97,000 copies in the period of 2006–2007.[13] Next year the magazine sold 97,605 copies.[2]
The circulation of the magazine was 72,040 copies in 2010 and 68,781 copies in 2011.[14] It was 65,274 copies in 2012[14] and 65,689 copies in 2013.[15] In March 2014 its circulation grew to 76,000 copies.[4]