Reformatorisch Dagblad
The Reformatorisch Dagblad is a Dutch national daily newspaper. The newspaper is published six days a week in broadsheet format, which from Monday to Friday as evening and Saturday morning paper. Editorial seat Apeldoorn. Editor of the newspaper is the " Erdee Media Groep ", the distribution is done by PCM Uitgevers part. The paid circulation was 2008 54.466 (print ) and 1824 ( e- paper ) copies in the first quarter. Editor in chief Wim Kranendonk.
The newspaper sees itself as a Christian daily with orthodox Reformation orientation.
History
The first edition of Reformatorisch Dagblad published on 1 April 1971, a time when already the majority of the once ecclesiastical newspapers had partially or completely detached from their background. Although there was no prospect of beginning to become a mass newspaper, the Reformatorisch Dagblad could now, because there are hardly any newspapers were with a church background, set in a niche. In contrast to almost all other regional and national newspapers in the Netherlands it has not lost since the turn of the millennium even in the face of new competition in the form of the Internet and free newspapers to run.
Although comments in the Christian conservative direction can clearly be distinguished (abortion, evolution, gay marriage, etc.), and pleas for an offensive dealing with reality were there to read. This approach has also been implemented in the reporting, which went down in, for example, an information session of COC Nederland.
In December 2004, the newspaper launched the web portal Yord, which is aimed at young people.
Remarkable
The orthodox character of the newspaper was transferred to the website, this is still closed on Sundays, this also applies to Yord (as of 2008 ).