2512 is a monthly news magazine published in

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. Its name refers to the size in square kilometres of this

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, which is located in the

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Editorial content

Columns

Besides the daily press, ''2512'' is the only generalist publication in

since a competitor, founded several months earlier than ''2512'', went bankrupt in December 2006. Its content varies greatly, even if certain columns do appear on a regular basis, such as those on the media or the environment. Although the editorial staff is only small, it prepares a dossier on a particular theme each month. Subjects that have already been treated include: the mobility of the inhabitants of

beyond their island, their relationships to their bodies, and their driving habits.

Articles

In general, a lot of space in the dossier and in the rest of the magazine is dedicated to interviews with local, national and international personalities. The journalists of ''2512'' have thus already conducted interviews with

Xavier Bertrand Xavier Bertrand (; born 21 March 1965) is a French politician who has been serving as president of the regional council of Hauts-de-France since the 2015 regional elections. Earlier in his career, Bertrand was Minister of Health from 2005 to 2 ...

, Ibrahim Dindar,

Nassimah Dindar Nassimah Dindar, née Mangrolia (born 20 January 1960 in Saint-Louis, Réunion), is a French politician, serving as one of four Senators for the French Overseas department and region of Réunion. Dindar was originally elected in the 2017 French ...

Joëlle Écormier Joëlle Écormier (born March 31, 1967, in Le Tampon, Réunion), is a French writer. After writing for herself during her childhood, she was a homemaker when she participated in a literary experiment launched by the book club France Loisirs in ...

Maud Fontenoy Maud Fontenoy (born September 7, 1977) is a French sailor known for her rowings across the Atlantic (2003) and Pacific (2005) oceans. Most recently, she completed a sailing trip around the Antarctic alone, against prevailing winds. Departed from ...

, Meddy Gerville,

Johnny Griffin John Arnold Griffin III (April 24, 1928 – July 25, 2008) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist. Nicknamed "the Little Giant" for his short stature and forceful playing, Griffin's career began in the mid-1940s and continued until the month of ...

Olivier Ker Ourio Olivier Ker Ourio (born 1964 in Paris, from a family originally from Réunion) is a jazz musician of Breton ancestry known for playing Chromatic harmonica. He has worked with Bruce Arnold, Franck Amsallem, David Kikoski, and Annie Ebrel among othe ...

, Patricia Machado, Émilie Minatchy, Nathalie Natiembé, Monique Orphé,

Patrick Poivre d'Arvor Patrick Poivre d'Arvor (PPDA; né Patrick Jean Marcel Poivre, ; born 20 September 1947) is a French TV journalist and writer. He is a household name in France, and nicknamed "PPDA". With over 30 years and in excess of 4,500 editions of televis ...

, Gilbert Pounia,

Didier Robert Didier Robert (born 26 April 1964) is a French politician who is a member of the Republicans party. He represents the island of Réunion, and was a member of the Union for a Popular Movement. Robert has served as President of the Regional ...

, Jacques Robert, Natasha Saint-Pier, Louis Schweitzer, Davy Sicard,

Paul Vergès Paul Vergès (5 March 1925 – 11/12 November 2016) was a Réunionese politician. Born in Ubon Ratchathani, Siam to a French diplomat father and Vietnamese mother. Vergès founded the Communist Party of Réunion in 1960, a party which he led unt ...

and Firmin Viry, the singer.

Description

Cover

Like those of many other news magazines such as

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, the cover of ''2512'' includes a frame with all important information. The logo appears at the top of the lefthand side of the page, just below the words "''Lire intense''" (English: intense reading), a play on words recalling the old slogan used to attract tourists to Réunion: "''L'île intense''" (English: the intense island). The main title and an image occupy the rest of the page. The back cover is sold as advertising space. Image:Couverture-1-magazine-2512.JPG, The cover of the first edition. Image:Couverture-2-magazine-2512.JPG, The cover of the edition on the body. Image:Couverture-3-magazine-2512.JPG, The cover of the edition on road safety. Image:Couverture-4-magazine-2512.JPG, The cover of the edition on domestic violence.

Magazine

Each edition of ''2512'' is divided into three sections: *''The review'', which contains a diverse multitude of columns, with several important regular ones. *''The dossier'', which includes a series of articles and illustrations about the topic presented on the cover. This section begins with a double page photograph complemented by a summary. *''The notebook'', which concentrates on cultural news. This section begins with a mosaic of photographs spread across a double page.

Production

Publisher

The magazine is published by a printing house called L'Ours et la Prose, a limited liability company with shares worth 21,000 euros. It is located at 112 rue Sainte-Marie, in Saint-Denis. The three shareholders and co-directors are Thierry Caro, Stéphane Cazanove and David-Alexandre Techer, young inhabitants of

who were all 24 years old at the founding of the company. An alumnus of the

Institut d'études politiques de Lille Lille ( , ; nl, Rijsel ; pcd, Lile; vls, Rysel) is a city in the northern part of France, in French Flanders. On the river Deûle, near France's border with Belgium, it is the capital of the Hauts-de-France region, the prefecture of the No ...

, Caro was for one year the editor-in-chief and the director of publication. Cazanove was previously a physical education teacher at a private college in the island's capital city. He is the commercial director. Techer is the artistic director.

Printing and distribution

Most editions were printed in

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by the enterprise Précigraph, which is based at Pailles. However, the printer Ah-Sing in

has since taken over the operation. ''2512'' is printed in a format which is slightly smaller than A4, and regularly has more than 80 pages. The magazine targets those interested in culture, young people and public servants."Pour les fonctionnaires et les étudiants"
''Témoignages'', 11 September 2006. It is sold for €3.50 and is distributed to all the principal points of sale in

by the ''Agence réunionnaise de distribution de la presse'', a local subsidiary of '' Nouvelles Messageries de la Presse Parisienne'' which holds a monopoly over this market in

Sources

External links

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