Le Courrier

Le Courrier is a national French -language daily newspaper in Geneva, which under the motto " L' essentiel autrement " - " The essence of the other way around " social policy clearly positioned.

In addition to the main editorial office in Geneva (Geneva, religion, culture, development, solidarity, North-South) are now local offices in Sierre (Valais), Lausanne ( Vaud) and Neuchâtel (Neuchâtel ). No local teams in charge of the newspaper in Freiburg and the north of Vaud, which by their partner " La Liberté " (Freiburg, domestic, foreign, sports) is covered. 2011 was the WEMF - certified edition 7'997.

History

It is founded on January 5, 1868 Sunday daily " Feuille et religieuse national". The sale will be held at the Catholic church doors. 1892 Le Courrier daily newspaper with a circulation of 3000 to 4000 copies. After the separation of church and state in 1907, the Catholic loses his battle blade raison d'être of which bagged edition to 1000 copies.

From 1923 a Christian social newspaper is under René Leyvraz from the conservative Catholic with 5700 copies sold in 1932., The Catholic Church as the owner of the sheet is the line to the left. The editor in chief in 1935 replaced the support halved. Ten years later, one gets Leyvraz back; Four years later, the number of subscribers has tripled and eventually settles in the 1960s in 8000.

From the 1970s refers Le Courrier the mantle part of the Catholic La Liberté ( of Fribourg ) The requirement is reduced within 10 years from 9000 to 4000. Thanks subsidies annually 300 000 francs of the Catholic Church and the Paul - printing in Freiburg survived the sheet. 1996 emphasizes the church subsidies, as the newspaper too heavily oriented to the message of the Gospel, and had therefore to be socially engaged (with the resignation of Executive Editor reduced subsidies would continue to be paid ). Many alternative, cultural and non-governmental organizations to which Le Courrier is often the only voice, standing to the newspaper, which chrétien thanks editorial collaboration with La Liberté, La Libre Belgique, Témoinage, Le Monde diplomatique, Il Manifesto and donations from the audience at increasing readership survived.

Today, Le Courrier is the only Welsh daily newspaper, which is in no way imposed with Edipresse or Publicitas.

Le Courrier in numbers

Year

Edition

Editor in Chief

1892 1908 1923 1932 1935 1945 1947 1949 1960 1970 1980 1993 1996 1997 1998 1999 2004 2007

4000 1000 5700 2900 5300 9500 8500 9000 4000 5700 7000 7500 8500 10000 9500

?? René Leyvraz René Leyvraz? René Leyvraz René Leyvraz René Leyvraz? ? Pierre Dufresne Patrice Mugny Patrice Mugny Patrice Mugny Patrice Mugny Manuel Grandjean Marco Gregory Fabio Lo Verso

Sponsorship

Le Courrier is published by the Association Nouvelle du Courrier (NAC ), an association. Members of the NAC are:

  • AGORA ( ecumenical asylum care center )
  • CAC Voltaire ( Theatre)
  • Caritas ( charity of the Catholic Church of Geneva )
  • CCSI (contact center immigrant Swiss )
  • CETIM ( Europe - 3rd World )
  • Association for fair trade
  • Base communities
  • COTMEC (3rd World Commission of the cath. Church)
  • Protestant Social Centre
  • Berne Declaration
  • Women for Peace
  • League for Human Rights
  • SOS Carrefour
  • Theatre St- Gervais
  • Trade Union Federation of Vaud
  • WWF Geneva
  • ACAT ( Christians Against Torture )
  • 16 members from earlier
  • 5 delegates Discussion Club
  • 7 delegates of the staff
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