De Morgen
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De Morgen ({{#invoke:IPA|main}}; The Morning) is a Flemish newspaper with a circulation of 53,860.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The paper is published in Antwerp, Belgium.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
History and profileEdit
De Morgen originates from a merger in 1978<ref name=ess/><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> of two socialist newspapers Template:Interlanguage link<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref> (meaning "Onwards" in English) and Template:Interlanguage link (meaning "People's Newspaper" in English). The Vooruit was founded in Ghent by Edward Anseele and appeared the first time on 31 August 1884, just before the foundation of the Belgian Labour Party (Dutch: Belgische Werklieden Partij) in 1885.
De Morgen was modelled on French daily Liberation.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The paper is published by De Persgroep which also publishes Het Laatste Nieuws.<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
De Morgen presents itself as an independent and progressive newspaper and a more dynamic alternative to its two competitors in the Flemish market, De Standaard and De Tijd. On the other hand, the paper is described as a leftist and socialistic publication.<ref name="ess">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> According to the former editor-in-chief Template:Interlanguage link, the Flemish press was "de-pillarized" under the influence of De Morgen.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
The paper has won several prizes for its revolutionary lay-out. It has applied advanced printing technology to be able to print with greener, water-based ink and higher quality paper.
CirculationEdit
The 2002 circulation of De Morgen was 68,359 copies.<ref name=ward>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Its market share in the same year was 5.4%.<ref name=ward/> The circulation of De Morgen was 57,248 copies in 2008.<ref name=ifabc/> During the first quarter of 2009, the paper had a circulation of 76,439 copies.<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref> Its total circulation was 58,496 copies in 2009.<ref name=ifabc>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> It was 55,973 copies in 2010 and 55,936 copies in 2011.<ref name=ifabc/>
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