De Standaard

De Standaard is a Dutch- language daily newspaper in Belgium. In addition to De Morgen and De Tijd it is one of those Flemish newspapers, who describe themselves as quality newspapers.

History

De Standaard published since 1918. When Belgium was in 1940 occupied by the German Wehrmacht, presented the appearance of the publisher and instead brought a new newspaper, Het Algemeen Nieuws out. After the war, the publisher has therefore been accused of collaborating with the Germans. The publishing house N.V. De Standaard received a two-year ban on publication. Therefore, a new company was formed, De Gids NV, De Nieuwe Standaard brought out in November 1944.

As the publication ban was lifted in 1947, called NV De Standaard the title back and got a court law. De Nieuwe Standaard has therefore been renamed in April 1947 in De Nieuwe Gids and since May 1, 1947 De Standaard reappeared. In June 1976, the publishing company went bankrupt a few weeks later, a new publishing company, the VUM, established that since publishes the newspaper.

Orientation

From the beginning, De Standaard struck a decidedly Flemish course. The newspaper has long been a mouthpiece of the Catholic Flanders, politically she leaned against the Christian Democrats. In the 1990s, the newspaper had the slogan Everything for Flanders - Flanders for Christ fall. Since it is open to different directions. Since March 8, 2004, she published in tabloid format and has various weekly supplements.

Edition

The circulation is about 90,000 copies and has risen again after a few years of decline: