''Le Temps'' (

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"The Time") is a Swiss French-language

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published in

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by Le Temps SA. It is the sole nationwide French-language non-specialised daily newspaper of Switzerland. Since 2021, it has been owned by Fondation Aventinus, a not-for-profit organisation. According to the Research Department on Public Opinion and Society (FÖG) of the

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, it is of "high quality".

History and profile

First published on 18 March 1998, it is the result of the merger of three major newspapers from the Lake Geneva region: the '' Journal de Genève'', ''

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'' and '' Le Nouveau Quotidien.'' Previously owned by

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, it has been majority-owned by the not-for-profit Fondation Aventinus (95.5%). The remaining shares are held by the Groupe Le Monde (2.1%) and the employee-owned Société des rédacteurs et du personnel du Temps SA (2.4%). , the newspaper had around 120 employees, spread across newsrooms in Geneva, Lausanne, Bern, Neuchâtel and Sion, as well as relying upon the work of freelance journalists around the world. Published Monday through Saturday, the newspaper has several supplements (Friday: "Carrières" job and management; Saturday: "Samedi culturel" and special features for the week-end; monthly "Sortir" cultural diary), thematic special editions, a website and digital applications. ''Le Temps'' has an advertising agency, Le Temps Media (Publicitas). The circulation of ''Le Temps'' was 45,970 copies in 2006. Its circulation was 45,506 copies in 2009. In 2013 the paper had a paid circulation of 36,391 copies.

Editors-in-chief

The newspaper's former and current

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are: * Eric Hoesli, from 1998 to 2002. * Jean-Jacques Roth, from 2002 to 2010. * Pierre Veya, from 2010 to 2015. * Stéphane Benoit-Godet, from 2015 to 2020 * Madeleine von Holzen, from 2021 to present

Collaborations

The newspaper collaborates editorially with newsrooms around the world, including '' Le Courrier International'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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''. It shares advertising pools with the ''

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'' and ''

''.

Notes and references

External links

Official website
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History and profile

Editors-in-chief

Collaborations

Archives

See also

Notes and references

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