Le Journal du Dimanche
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| Type | Weekly newspaper |
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| Format | Large tabloid |
| Owner(s) | Hachette Filipacchi Médias |
| Founder(s) | Pierre Lazareff |
| Founded | 1948 |
| Political alignment | Right-wing politics |
| Language | French |
| Headquarters | Paris, France |
| Circulation | 257,280 (2010) |
| Website | lejdd.fr |
Le Journal du Dimanche (English: Sunday's newspaper) is a French weekly newspaper published on Sundays in France.
History and profile
Le Journal du Dimanche was created by Pierre Lazareff in 1948.[1] He was managing editor of France Soir at that time.[1]
The weekly paper belongs to the Lagardère Group[2] through Hachette Filipacchi Médias.[3] The company is also the publisher of the paper[4] which is based in Paris[3] and which is published on Sundays.[5]
Le Journal du Dimanche was published in broadsheet format until 1999 when it began to be published in the Berliner format.[2] On 6 March 2011 the paper again changed its format and became published in large tabloid format.[2]
In the period of 2001-2002 Le Journal du Dimanche had a circulation of 275,000 copies.[4] Its 2009 circulation was 269,000 copies.[1] Between January and December 2010 the paper had a circulation of 257,280 copies.[2]
Staff
- Alain Genestar
- Jean-Claude Maurice between 1999 and December 2005.
- Jacques Espérandieu (ex-Le Parisien) between December 2005 and May 2008.
- Christian de Villeneuve between May 2008 and February 2010
- Olivier Jay between March 2010 and December 2011
- Jerôme Bellay since January 2012
References
- 1 2 3 "Le Journal du Dimanche". Euro Topics. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
- 1 2 3 4 "Newspaper Journal du Dimanche: a new format, a new approach". Publicitas. 3 March 2011. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
- 1 2 "Le Journal du Dimanche". Publicitas. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
- 1 2 "Top 50 Finance/Business/News magazines worldwide (by circulation)" (Report). Magazine Organization. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
- ↑ "Weekly Magazines: Second in a Series on French Media". Wikileaks. 1 December 2006. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
- Article on the French Wikipedia.