''IJmuider Courant'' is a Dutch newspaper oriented towards the city of IJmuiden and surrounding region. The paper is published by Mediahuis and had a circulation of 5,500 copies in 2014.

History

In January 1896 bookshop owner and publisher W.K. Nieborg from IJmuiden started the ''Gratis Advertentieblad voor IJmuiden, de Heide, Velsen en Omstreken'' (

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: ''Free advert paper for IJmuiden, de Heide, Velsen and surroundings''). In 1906 this paper was continued by P.F.C. Roelse, who added the subtitle ''IJmuider Courant''. In September 1904 J. Sinjewel started the free paper ''Vraag en Aanbod'' (

: ''Supply and demand'') in Oud-IJmuiden. Local notables proposed that Roelse and Sinjewel combine their papers, which lead to the foundation of the ''Uitgevers-Maatschappij IJmuiden NV'' (

: ''Publishing Company IJmuiden''). The first issue of the ''IJmuider Courant'' appeared on Saturday 4 December 1915,Plasse J. van de, p.48 and was published on Wednesdays and Saturdays. The paper did well and soon had 2300 subscriptions. In 1923 Sinjewel died, and his widow continued the newspaper with the help of the family Allen. In late 1920s one of the editors started his own newspaper competing with the ''IJmuider Courant''. Moreover, two papers from Haarlem started their own local newspapers. From 1926 to 1942 the

Oprechte Haerlemsche Courant The ''Haarlems Dagblad'' is a regional newspaper in Haarlem, Netherlands. It makes claim to being the newspaper with the oldest publishing history in the world, even if this claim is based on its (forced) merger with another title. ''Oprechte ...

operated the ''Dagblad van IJmuiden'' (

: ''Daily paper of IJmuiden''; 1926-1942), later known as ''Het dagblad voor Ĳmuiden - Velsen - Beverwĳk - Driehuis - Santpoort'' (

: ''Daily paper for Ĳmuiden - Velsen - Beverwĳk - Driehuis - Santpoort''), and in 1931

Haarlems Dagblad The ''Haarlems Dagblad'' is a regional newspaper in Haarlem, Netherlands. It makes claim to being the newspaper with the oldest publishing history in the world, even if this claim is based on its (forced) merger with another title. ''Oprechte ...

started ''Het Nieuwe Avondblad'' (

: ''The New Evening paper''). Competition between these two large newspapers from Haarlem would eventually ruin the IJmuider Courant. On 13 May 1932 the ''IJmuider Courant'' was taken over by

for 19,250 gulden.Plasse J. van de, p.60 During

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the IJmuider Courant was canceled on 16 October 1941 by order of the German occupation forces.Plasse J. van de, p.70 After the war it started publishing again in 1946. On 2 May 1942 the mother newspaper ''Haarlems Dagblad'' was forced by the Germans to merge with its competitor the ''Opregte Haarlemsche Courant'' and continued as ''Haarlemsche Courant''. On 25 June 1945 the joined newspapers restarted under the name ''Haarlems Dagblad''. From 1949 Haarlems Dagblad and IJmuider Courant became part of Damiate publishing, which also owned several other newspapers. On 20 December 1991 Damiate fused with Verenigde Noordhollandse Dagbladen (VND), the publisher of ''Noordhollands Dagblad'', under the name Hollandse Dagbladcombinatie (HDC Media), and later renamed to Holland Media Combinatie. In April 1993 HDC Media was taken over by

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. On 15 June 1984 the ''IJmuider Courant'' published the results of the

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for the municipality of Velsen, despite being forbidden, by posting a journalist at every polling place and using the Dutch law which states that election results are counted publicly.Plasse J. van de, p.111 On 19 April 2004 the ''IJmuider Courant'' switched from being distributed in the afternoon to the morning.Plasse J. van de, p.168 In 2013 the size of HDC Media newspapers was changed from broadsheet to tabloid format.

Organisation

''IJmuider Courant'' is part of a local cooperation with Haarlems Dagblad, which is published in three editions: ''Haarlems Dagblad'', ''IJmuider Courant'' and ''Haarlems Dagblad editie Haarlemmermeer''. The ''IJmuider Courant'' is distributed in

Velsen Velsen () is a municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. It is located on both sides of the North Sea Canal. On the north side of the North Sea Canal there is a major steel plant, Tata Steel IJmuiden, formerly known a ...

Driehuis Driehuis is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Velsen, and lies about 8 km north of Haarlem. History It was first mentioned in 1680 as Drie Huysen, and means "three houses". Driehuizen dev ...

, Santpoort-Noord,

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Velsen-Zuid Velsen-Zuid is a town in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Velsen, and lies about 9 km north of Haarlem. Velsen-Zuid developed around the church founded by Willibrord in the 8th century. Between 1865 and ...

, IJmuiden,

Velsen-Noord Velsen-Noord is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Velsen, and lies about 10 km north of Haarlem. From 1865 on, when the construction on the North Sea Canal began, the town of Velsen, which ...

and Santpoort-Zuid. HDC Media operated about 150 journalists out of which more than half works in regional centres and the rest at the headquarters in Alkmaar. A further 210 people take care of administration and advertisement. In 2014 chief editor for the ''IJmuider Courant'' was Ies van Rij.Ies van Rij Chief editors for the general information in HDC newspapers were Peter Hovestad, Hugo Schneider and Gerben van ´t Hek. In 2018 Hugo Schneider is the chief editor. In recent years, staff and circulation are dwindling.

External links

Official website

Literature

* , ''Kroniek van de Nederlandse dagblad- en opiniepers'', Otto Cramwinckel Uitgever, 2005, * , ''Bles voor de Kop, Geschiedenis en volksleven van IJmuiden'', Vermande, 1970, * , ''100 jaar Haarlems Dagblad'', Damiate, 1987, * , ''Eene plaats van grooten omvang. 1876-1976, honderd jaar IJmuiden en het Noordzeekanaal'', Vermande 1976,

References

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