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covering local news, politics, sports, business, jobs, and community events.

History and profile

''Knack'' was founded in 1971 as the first Dutch-language news magazine in the Belgium. The magazine was modelled on ''

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''. ''Knack'' has a left-liberal stance. The owner of the magazine is

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. It is published weekly on Wednesdays. The headquarters of the magazine is in

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'' which is also owned by Roularta Media Group. Both magazines are published by Roularta Printing, a subsidiary of the Roularta Media Group. ''Knack'' has several supplements, ''Knack Weekend'', ''Focus Knack'' and '' Mondiaal Nieuws'', an alternative monthly news magazine. In 2010 ''Knack'' began to offer ''T'chin'', a health supplement, together with its sister magazine ''Le Vif/L’Express''.

Circulation

''Knack'' had a circulation of 123,924 copies in 1998 and 126,303 copies in 1999. In 2001 the circulation of the magazine was 144,000 copies. During the period of 2006-2007 ''Knack'' had a circulation of 142,000 copies. The circulation of the magazine was 141,678 copies in 2008 and 141,361 copies during the first quarter of 2009. The magazine had a circulation of 112,928 copies in 2010 and 110,423 copies in 2011. Its circulation was 103,298 copies in 2012. The 2013 circulation of the weekly was 104.542 copies.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Knack 1971 establishments in Belgium Dutch-language magazines Magazines established in 1971 Magazines published in Brussels Magazines published in Flanders News magazines published in Belgium Weekly magazines published in Belgium

History and profile

Circulation

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