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Le Temps

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Le Temps
TypeDaily newspaper
FormatBerliner
Owner(s)Fondation Aventinus
Editor-in-chiefMadeleine von Holzen
Founded18 March 1998; 26 years ago (1998-03-18)
Political alignmentCentre; social liberalism
LanguageFrench
HeadquartersAvenue du Bouchet 2
1209 Geneva
CountrySwitzerland
ISSN1423-3967
OCLC number38739976
Websitewww.letemps.ch Edit this at Wikidata

Le Temps (French pronunciation: [lə tɑ̃], lit. 'The Time') 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.

As of 2022, the newspaper had around 120 employees (81 journalists in 2024), 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

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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.

Le Temps[clarification needed] has an advertising agency, Le Temps Media (Publicitas).[citation needed] As of 2022, 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.[citation needed]

The circulation of Le Temps 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.[9]

Organization

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Editors-in-chief

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

  • Eric Hoesli, from 1998 to 2002.
  • Jean-Jacques Roth, from 2002 to 2010.
  • Pierre Veya, from 2010 to 2015.
  • Stéphane Benoit-Godet and Gaël Hurlimann, from 2015 to 2020[9][10]
  • Madeleine von Holzen, from 2021 to present

Collaborations

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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

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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

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Le Temps 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

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Notes and references

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  1. ^ "Switzerland: Le Temps celebrates its 15th anniversary". Publicitas. 18 March 2013. Archived from the original on 11 September 2013. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
  2. ^ "Le Temps". Voxeurop. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
  3. ^ Jost, Cyril (4 February 2011). "The challenges confronting the Swiss press". Ina Global. Archived from the original on 23 December 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
  4. ^ von Holzen, Madeleine (3 January 2021). "Une nouvelle étape pour 'Le Temps': l'audace d'y croire" [A new stage for 'Le Temps': the audacity to believe]. Le Temps (in Swiss French). ISSN 1423-3967. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
  5. ^ "À propos" [About us]. Le Temps (in Swiss French). ISSN 1423-3967. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
  6. ^ "Sortir, supplement to Le temps becomes monthly". Publicitas. 24 January 2014. Archived from the original on 23 April 2015. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
  7. ^ "Swiss newspaper market in flux" (PDF). Swiss Review. Vol. 5, no. 5. October 2007. pp. 8–10. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
  8. ^ Bigi, Hugo (2012). Journalism Education Between Market Dependence and Social Responsibility: An Examination of Trainee Journalists. Haupt Verlag AG. p. 27. ISBN 978-3-258-07753-6. Retrieved 17 January 2015 – via Google Books.
  9. ^ a b "Switzerland: New editor-in-chief at Le Temps". Publicitas. 10 September 2014. Archived from the original on 19 September 2014. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
  10. ^ "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]. Ringier (in Swiss French). 22 October 2014. Archived from the original on 23 November 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
  11. ^ Enderlin, Serge (5 November 2020). "La Fondation Aventinus ..." Le Monde (in French). Archived from the original on 19 June 2023. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  12. ^ "Darius Rochebin ..." Le Figaro (in French). Agence France-Presse. 9 November 2020. Archived from the original on 23 September 2022. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  13. ^ The Quality of the Media: Main findings (PDF) (Report). Research Department on Public Opinion and Society (FÖG) of the University of Zurich. 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015.
  14. ^ Petignat, Yves (25 September 2013). "Le nivellement par le bas de la presse suisse" [The race to the bottom in the Swiss press]. Le Temps (in Swiss French). ISSN 1423-3967. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  15. ^ "200 ans d'archives de presse ouvertes à tous grâce à un partenariat technologique entre Le Temps et l'EPFL" [200 years of press archives open to all thanks to a technological partnership between Le Temps and EPFL] (PDF) (Press release) (in Swiss French). Le Temps. 18 March 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 May 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
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