List of newspapers in the Netherlands explained
Below is a list of newspapers in the Netherlands.
Newspapers in the Netherlands are issued every day, with the exception of Sunday and some general holidays. The total number of printed daily newspapers is 27 in 2019, down from 35 in 2009.[1] Of the 27 dailies, 10 are national, 16 regional and 1 local. Some of the regional newspapers offer editions for smaller regions, as does the national Algemeen Dagblad for its readers in South Holland and Utrecht.
National dailies
The number of national daily newspapers in the Netherlands was 108 in 1950, 38 in 1965,[2] 10 in the 2010s, 9 since March 2020, and 8 since March 2021.
| Newspaper | Headquarters | Circulation | Publisher | Earliest predecessor | First issue |
|---|
| De Telegraaf | Amsterdam | 385,501 | Mediahuis | Courante uyt Italien, Duytslandt, &c.[3] | 1618-06-18 or earlier |
| Algemeen Dagblad | Rotterdam | 340,758 | DPG | Goudsche Courant? | 1862-04-03 |
| De Volkskrant | Amsterdam | 239,219 | DPG | De Volkskrant | 1919-10-02 |
| NRC | Amsterdam | 138,589 | Mediahuis | Algemeen Handelsblad | 1828‑01‑05 |
| Trouw | Amsterdam | 98,882 | DPG | Oranje-Bode | 1943-02-18 |
| Het Financieele Dagblad | Amsterdam | 47,363 | FD Mediagroep | Prys-Courant der Effecten[4] | 1796-08-02 |
| Reformatorisch Dagblad | Apeldoorn | 42,967 | Erdee Media Groep | Reformatorisch Dagblad | 1971-04-01 |
| Nederlands Dagblad | Amersfoort | 19,593 | Nederlands Dagblad | Reformatie Stemmen | 1944 (summer) | |
- Circulation data was for 2017,[5] the last year precise numbers were published. For 2019, a list is available that does not control for returned newspapers.[6] Since, only exposure is published, not separating print from online.
Regional dailies
| Newspaper | Headquarters | Circulation | Region | Publisher | Earliest predecessor | First issue |
|---|
| De Limburger[7] | Sittard | 122,269 | Limburg | Mediahuis | Nieuwsblad van de stad en het district Roermond | 1856‑01‑05 |
| De Gelderlander | Nijmegen | 111,311 | Gelderland | DPG | De Batavier, Staat- en Letterkundig Weekblad | 1843‑08‑24[8] |
| De Stentor | Zwolle | 96,008 | Gelderland (north), Overijssel (west) | DPG | Overijsselsch Weekblad | 1790‑06‑05 |
| Noordhollands Dagblad | Alkmaar | 95,767 | North Holland (center/north) | Mediahuis | Noord-Hollandsche Courant | 1796‑12‑14 |
| Dagblad van het Noorden | Groningen | 95,202 | Groningen, Drenthe | Mediahuis | Nieuws- en Advertentieblad voor de Provincie Drenthe (Assen) | 1823‑04‑01 |
| Brabants Dagblad | 's-Hertogenbosch | 92,318 | North Brabant (center/northeast) | DPG | Eerste 's-Hertogenbossche Dinsdagse Courant | 1771‑07‑02 |
| Tubantia | Enschede | 85,096 | Overijssel (east) | DPG | Tubantia, Volkscourant voor Twenthe | 1872‑01‑06 |
| Eindhovens Dagblad | Eindhoven | 81,217 | North Brabant (southeast) | DPG | Peel- en Kempenbode[9] | 1876‑?‑? |
| BN De Stem | Breda | 78,827 | North Brabant (west) | DPG | Weekblad voor Oosterhout en Omstreken[10]
De Marktkrant (Roosendaal) | 1860‑05‑20[11]
1860‑?‑? |
| Leeuwarder Courant | Leeuwarden | 64,639 | Friesland | Mediahuis | Leeuwarder Saturdagse Courant | 1752‑07‑29 |
| Het Parool | Amsterdam | 49,483 | North Holland (southeast) | DPG | Nieuwsbrief van Pieter 't Hoen | 1940‑07‑25 |
| Provinciale Zeeuwse Courant | Vlissingen | 41,111 | Zeeland | DPG | Middelburgsche Courant | 1758-04-26[12] |
| Haarlems Dagblad | Haarlem | 25,464 | North Holland (southwest) | Mediahuis | Weeckelycke Courante van Europa | 1656-01-08 |
| Leidsch Dagblad | Leiden | 21,318 | South Holland (north) | Mediahuis | Leidsch Dagblad | 1860-03-01 |
| De Gooi- en Eemlander | Hilversum | 17,020 | North Holland (southeast) | Mediahuis | Gooisch Nieuwsblad | 1871-11-11[13] |
| Friesch Dagblad | Leeuwarden | 12,112 | Friesland | Mediahuis | Provinciale Friesche Courant | 1842-?-?[14] [15] [16] | |
- All titles are paid and in tabloid format.
- Circulation data is for 2017.
Former newspapers
Bibliography
- Book: Dutch and Flemish Newspapers of the Seventeenth Century . Arthur der Weduwen . Brill . 9789004317314 . 2017.
Notes and References
- Web site: Nikkei Media Data. Nikkei Media Group. 15 December 2014.
- Book: A Virtuous Circle: Political Communications in Post-Industrial Societies. Cambridge University Press. New York. http://www.hks.harvard.edu/fs/pnorris/Acrobat/VIRTUOUS/CHAPTER4.PDF. Pippa Norris. 6 October 2013. Chapter 4 The Decline of Newspapers?. Fall 2000.
- Web site: 1618-1800 | Koninklijke Bibliotheek.
- Web site: Prys-Courant der Effecten (1796-1842). 4 May 2018. Ent1815.nl. 2 April 2019.
- Web site: Dagbladen in 2017. Mediamonitor.
- Web site: Bladenlijst 2019. Media Info Groep.
- Web site: De regionale journalist stuit sneller op schandalen. Nrc.nl. 24 April 2017 . 2 April 2019.
- Web site: De Batavier - Huis van de Nijmeegse geschiedenis. Huisvandenijmeegsegeschiedenis.nl. 2 April 2019.
- Web site: Geschiedenis - Eindhovens Dagblad Service. Ed.nl. 2 April 2019.
- Web site: Geschiedenis - BN DeStem Service. Bndestem.nl. 2 April 2019.
- Web site: Brabants Erfgoed (Home). Brabantserfgoed.nl. 17 August 2017. 2 April 2019.
- Book: Kent u ze nog ... de Middelburgers. 107. J. Van Ham. B. Leynse. 1973. Op 26 april 1758 verscheen het eerste nummer van de „Middelburgsche Courant", oorspronkelijk alleen woensdags en zaterdags; in juli 1869, bij de afschaffing van het dagbladzegel, werd het een dagblad.. Google Books.
- Web site: Archived copy . 2018-03-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121209114443/http://www.hdci.nl/ESENIC/dekrant/krant/ge_krantmaken.html . 2012-12-09 . dead .
- Book: Ziften en zemelknoopen: Literaire kritiek in de Nederlandse dag-, nieuws- en weekbladen 1814-1848. 9065506381. Korevaart. Korrie. 2001. Uitgeverij Verloren .
- Book: Het rode tasje van Salverda: Burgerlijk bewustzijn en Friese identiteit in de negentiende eeuw. 9789061718529. Jensma. Goffe. January 1998. Fryske Akademy.
- Web site: De Vrije Fries. 1976.
- Web site: Welkom bij BDUmedia. BDUmedia.nl. 2 April 2019.
