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Encyclopedia > De Volkskrant
de Volkskrant
Front page of De Volkskrant on 31 September 2006
Type Daily newspaper
Format 57 cm x 41.5 cm
Owner PCM Uitgevers
Editor Pieter Broertjes
Founded 2 October 1919
Price EUR 1.20 Monday-Friday
& EUR 2.40 Saturday
Headquarters Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Website: www.volkskrant.nl

De Volkskrant (literally "people's paper") is a national daily Dutch morning newspaper. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (574x784, 171 KB)Front cover of the Dutch newspaper De Volkskrant. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (574x784, 171 KB)Front cover of the Dutch newspaper De Volkskrant. ... PCM Uitgevers (English: ) is a Dutch publishing company. ... October 2 is the 275th day (276th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 90 days remaining. ... Year 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar). ... Nickname: Motto: Heldhaftig, Vastberaden, Barmhartig (Valiant, Determined, Compassionate) Location of Amsterdam Coordinates: Country Netherlands Province North Holland Government  - Mayor Job Cohen (PvdA)  - Aldermen Lodewijk Asscher Hennah Buyne Carolien Gehrels Tjeerd Herrema Maarten van Poelgeest Marijke Vos  - Secretary Erik Gerritsen Area [1][2]  - City 219 km²  (84. ... Motto: Je Maintiendrai (Dutch: Ik zal handhaven, English: I Shall Uphold) Anthem: Wilhelmus van Nassouwe Capital Amsterdam1 Largest city Amsterdam Official language(s) Dutch2 Government Parliamentary democracy Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Beatrix  - Prime minister Jan Peter Balkenende Independence Eighty Years War   - Declared July 26, 1581   - Recognised January 30, 1648 (by Spain...

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History

de Volkskrant was founded in 1919 and is a daily morning newspaper since 1921. Originally de Volkskrant was a Roman Catholic newspaper, closely linked to the Catholic People's Party and the catholic pillar. On its re-founding in 1945 its office moved from Den Bosch to Amsterdam. [1]It became a left-wing newspaper in the 1960s. Its former clear left wing stance has been watered down since 1980.[2] On August 23, 2006 the Volkskrant published its 25,000th edition. Year 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar). ... Year 1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for full calendar). ... The Katholieke Volkspartij (in English: Catholic Peoples Party; abbreviated as KVP) was a Catholic Christian-democratic Dutch political party. ... Pillarization is a term used to describe the way their dutch and belgians dealt with the multicultural societies. ... s-Hertogenbosch (literally Dukes Woods; Dutch and sometimes in French: Bois-le-Duc), unofficially also called Den Bosch, is a municipality in the Netherlands, the capital of the province of North Brabant. ... Nickname: Motto: Heldhaftig, Vastberaden, Barmhartig (Valiant, Determined, Compassionate) Location of Amsterdam Coordinates: Country Netherlands Province North Holland Government  - Mayor Job Cohen (PvdA)  - Aldermen Lodewijk Asscher Hennah Buyne Carolien Gehrels Tjeerd Herrema Maarten van Poelgeest Marijke Vos  - Secretary Erik Gerritsen Area [1][2]  - City 219 km²  (84. ... The 1960s decade refers to the years from January 1, 1960 to December 31, 1969, inclusive. ... August 23 is the 235th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (236th in leap years), with 130 days remaining. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ...


Circulation

The daily circulation is 326,000 copies in 2002, which makes it the third biggest newspaper of the Netherlands, after the De Telegraaf and Algemeen Dagblad. The total Dutch newspaper circulation in 2002 was 1.9 million. De Telegraaf is the largest Dutch daily morning newspaper, with a daily circulation of approximately 800,000. ... Algemeen Dagblad is a Dutch newspaper. ...


Ownership

De Volkskrant is part of PCM Uitgevers N.V., a publishing company which is also the owner of NRC Handelsblad, Algemeen Dagblad, and Trouw. Until January 1st 2003 the newspaper Het Parool was part of PCM Uitgevers too. PCM Uitgevers (English: ) is a Dutch publishing company. ... The term Naamloze Vennootschap (usually abbreviated NV) is the Dutch terminology for a public limited liability company. ... NRC Handelsblad is a Dutch evening newspaper. ... Algemeen Dagblad is a Dutch newspaper. ... Trouw is a Dutch newspaper. ... January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Het Parool is an Amsterdam-based daily newspaper. ... PCM Uitgevers (English: ) is a Dutch publishing company. ...


Free newspaper

In October 2006, Volkskrant announced that it would start publishing a free version of its paper targeting youths.[3] Its competitors will be Metro and Spits, two other free dailies. However PCM gave no permission for this so the plan had to be retracted. Instead PCM intends to come with a free newspaper together with investor Marcel Boekhoorn.[4] For other newspapers with the same name, see Metro (newspaper). ... Spits is a small format newspaper thats freely available in trains, trams and buses in the Netherlands. ...


Other

2006 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Newspaper sizes in August 2005. ... Editor has four major senses: Print media There are various levels of editorial positions in publishing. ...

References

  1. ^ Sommer, Martin Zelfbewust op zoek in de Volkskrant 23 August 2006
  2. ^ Sommer, Martin Zelfbewust op zoek in de Volkskrant 23 August 2006
    "Hoogtepunt en tevens laatste oprisping van het linkse levensgevoel was de beruchte Koninginnedagkrant van 1 mei 1980. [..] De rellen kwamen er en de Volkskrant solidariseerde zich met het oproer. [..] Zo bleef de Volkskrant de progressiviteit trouw, zij het langzamerhand steeds meer in homeopathische verdunning."
  3. ^ Dutch newspaper De Volkskrant to launch free version for younger readers
  4. ^ Trouw PCM en Boekhoorn samen in gratis krant 19 October 2006 [1]
    "In plaats van ieder voor zich willen uitgever PCM en investeerder Marcel Boekhoorn nu samen één gratis krant maken. [..]
    Tot teleurstelling van Volkskrant-hoofdredacteur Pieter Broertjes, die wilde dat de gratis PCM-krant door de Volkskrant zou worden gemaakt. [..] Maar daar gaat nu een streep door. „Onze topman heeft ons steeds voorgehouden dat wij een gratis krant gingen maken”, aldus Broertjes [..] „En nu is de koers ineens verlegd.” Broertjes vindt het jammer dat PCM „het risico niet aandurft om een gratis krant te maken.”

Trouw is a Dutch newspaper. ...

External link

  • de Volkskrant website

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De Volkskrant - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (209 words)
De Volkskrant was founded in 1919 and is a daily morning newspaper since 1921.
Originally de Volkskrant was a Roman Catholic newspaper, closely linked to the Catholic People's Party and the catholic pillar but it became a left-wing newspaper in the 1960s.
De Volkskrant is part of PCM Uitgevers N.V., a publishing company which is also the owner of NRC Handelsblad, Algemeen Dagblad, and Trouw.
In memoriam Jan Damen, redacteur van de Volkskrant (713 words)
Het is ontegenzeggelijk de verdienste van Jan Damen dat het financiële nieuws in de jaren vijftig en zestig een vaste plaats kreeg in de Volkskrant.
de weg vrijmaakte voor een jongere, meer vrijgevochten generatie.
Toen de betaalde oplage van de krant in 1987 de grens van de driehonderdduizend passeerde, schreef hij, al ruimschoots met pensioen, aan toenmalig hoofdredacteur Lockefeer dat hij ervan overtuigd was dat nieuwe successen in het verschiet zouden liggen.
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