Le Temps

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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. Script error: No such module "Lang". is considered a newspaper of record in Switzerland.

History

Predecessor papers

The paper's three predecessors were the Script error: No such module "Lang". (founded 1798), the Script error: No such module "Lang". (founded 1826), and Script error: No such module "Lang". (founded 1991).[1][2][3] The Script error: No such module "Lang". and the Script error: No such module "Lang". were merged in 1991 as the Script error: No such module "Lang"., which was partially motivated by those paper's financial issues as well as the impending creation of Script error: No such module "Lang"..[1][4] Due to financial issues, it was proposed that the Script error: No such module "Lang". and Script error: No such module "Lang". merge in 1996.[5] The editorial staff of both papers met, but this was declined by publisher Edipresse as it would have resulted in layoffs.[5] In 1997, the papers again proposed a merger, as they were both facing financial troubles, and it was agreed they would the next year.[3][6]

The editor-in-chief of the news magazine L'Hebdo, Template:Ill, became the director and editor-in-chief of their new combined paper, then provisionally named the Script error: No such module "Lang"., to be headquartered in Geneva. Hoesli had formerly worked for the NQ. The editors-in-chief of the two merged papers, Ignace Jeannerat and Campiotti, were to assist him.[6] The JdG's company and Edipresse would each own 47% of the new title, with the future editorial team having 6%.[6] Hoesli expressed that the new paper should not be a patchwork of the old two, but an entirely new publication.[6] The Competition Commission accepted the merger in December 1997, as despite the fact that it gave Edipresse an advantage the JdG was unlikely to survive given the market conditions, so it was the least harmful option.[7] In February 1998 the NQ and the JdG were discontinued, with their successor, Script error: No such module "Lang"., formed the next month.[3][8]

Later

The first issue of Script error: No such module "Lang". was printed 18 March 1998.[9] Hoesli was followed as editor-in-chief by Jean-Jacques Roth, starting in 2002.[9] Roth was succeeded in 2010 by Pierre Veya.[9] Chairman of the board of directors was David de Pury (diplomat), a Swiss businessman and diplomat, who played a key role in establishing the paper’s governance structure. Then succeeded by Gilbert Coutau in 2001, himself succeeded by Stéphane Garelli in 2001.[9]

Edipresse held 47% of shares in the paper until 2011, when it was sold to Tamedia.[9] It was bought by Ringier AG in 2014[10]. In 2016, Ringier and Axel Springer founded a joint venture, which became the owner of Le Temps[11]. In the late 2010s, the paper's advertising revenue and subscriber count began to decline, resulting in serious financial problems. Its subscriptions numbered 20,000, a decrease of half compared to five years prior, with the number dropping further to 14,000 in 2020. The COVID-19 pandemic reduced its advertising revenues 80% for the French Swiss press. The paper was agreed to be bought by a private non-profit foundation, Fondation Aventinus, in November 2020.[12][13][14] It was acquired in January 2021, for an estimated 6.5 million euros.[15][12] All staff, which numbered about 100, were transferred to a new company established in Geneva.[13] Following this ownership change print production became more detached from web content.[14]

Organization

Its publishing company is Le Temps SA. In 2021, Le Temps SA also acquired the news portal Template:Ill, which had been created in 2019. The paper is accessible digitally from the website letemps.ch, and also has a mobile app.[14][15] Script error: No such module "Lang". digitised the archives of its three predecessors. With assistance of the Swiss National Library and regional libraries, it gives free access to these papers on the internet at www.letempsarchives.ch since 2016.[16]

Until march 2025, it was printed by Tamedia printing works in Bussigny.[13] Since then, it is printed in the DZB printing center in Bern[17]. It was an early adopter of digital first production, where content is first produced for digital platforms before being printed.[14] Script error: No such module "Lang". prints on weekdays, but also has a separate Saturday issue.[14]

Editors-in-chief

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

Recognition

Le Temps is considered a newspaper of record in Switzerland.[12][20] According to the Research Department on Public Opinion and Society (FÖG) of the University of Zurich, it is of "high quality".[21]

The circulation of Script error: No such module "Lang". was 45,970 copies in 2006.[22] Its circulation was 45,506 copies in 2009,[23] 44,450 in 2010 (with 87% subscriptions).[9] In 2013 the paper had a paid circulation of 36,391 copies.[18] In 2025, the circulation is 35,667.[24]

See also

References

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