Type Daily newspaper Editor-in-chief Claude Kargar Founded 5 April 1948 | Publisher Imprimerie Centrale Associate editor Nic Dicken | |
Owner(s) Editions Lëtzeburger Journal S.A. | ||
The Lëtzebuerger Journal is a daily newspaper in Luxembourg. It holds a centrist liberal editorial position, supporting the Democratic Party.
History and profile
Lëtzebuerger Journal was first published on 5 April 1948, replacing the Obermosel-Zeitung and l'Unio'n, which ceased publication the same year. Both of those newspapers were attempts to create a mass-circulation liberal newspaper, like the Luxemburger Zeitung of the pre-war era, which had a long tradition, but had been discredited politically. Although the paper is published in German it also has sections published in French.
In 2004 the newspaper had a circulation of 5,150 copies, making it the fifth most widely circulated of the country's (then) six daily newspapers. However, due to its close ties to the Democratic Party, Luxembourg's third largest party and a regular coalition partner in government, the Journal's significance is much greater than this circulation would suggest.
The newspaper received €540,421 in annual state press subsidy in 2009.