| Algemeen Dagblad | |
| Chiefeditor: | Rennie Rijpma |
| Language: | Dutch |
The Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch; Flemish pronounced as /ˈɑlɣəmeːn ˈdɑɣblɑt/;), also known by its initialism AD (in Dutch; Flemish pronounced as /aːˈdeː/) is a Dutch daily newspaper based in Rotterdam.
Algemeen Dagblad was founded in 1946. The paper is published in tabloid format and is headquartered in Rotterdam. Its regional focus includes the cities and regions around Rotterdam, Utrecht and The Hague.[1] In South Holland and Utrecht it is published and distributed with local dailies.[1] The national edition is for sale everywhere and distributed throughout the rest of the Netherlands. AD is owned by DPG Media (known as De Persgroep until 2019)[2] and is published by PCM Uitgevers NV.[3]
AD includes a regional supplement in the districts previously served by these regional papers. Two of them, the AD Haagsche Courant (for The Hague region) and the AD Rotterdams Dagblad (for the Rotterdam region) appear in both a morning and an evening edition.
| Chief editor | Service | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan Schraver | 1946–1947 | |
| G.N. Leenders | 1947–1949 | |
| G.A.W. Zalsman | 1949–1950 | |
| Jacques Ratté | 1950–1958 | |
| Anton van der Vet | 1958–1968 | |
| Huibert Nicolaas Appel | 1968–1974 | |
| Ron Abram & Karel Giel | 1975–1980 | |
| Ron Abram | 1980–1993 | |
| Peter van Dijk | 1993–2000 | |
| Oscar Garschagen | 2000–2003 | |
| Willem Ammerlaan | 2003–2004 | |
| Jan Bonjer | 2004–2009 | |
| Peter de Jonge | 2009–2010 | |
| Christiaan Ruesink | 2010–2016 | |
| Hans Nijenhuis | 2016–2021[4] | |
| Rennie Rijpma | Since 2021 |
Het Vaderland was an independent newspaper founded in the Hague in 1869. In 1972, it became a regional supplement of Algemeen Dagblad for The Hague. In 1982, the newspaper was dissolved.[5]
In the period of 1995–96 AD had a circulation of 401,000 copies, making it the second best-selling paper in the country.[6] In 2001, its circulation was 335,000 copies.[7] In 2013, the paper was the second largest paid newspaper of the Netherlands after De Telegraaf. After a merger with seven regional newspapers on 1 September 2005 and ongoing reduction in readership, it had an average circulation merger of 365,912 copies in 2014.[8] In 2017, it was down to 341,249 copies.