''Metro'' is a
free newspaper
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in
Belgium
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, distributed on working days and aiming in particular at 18- to 44-year-old urban, active, mobile students and
commuters.
Separate
Dutch
Dutch commonly refers to:
* Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands
* Dutch people ()
* Dutch language ()
Dutch may also refer to:
Places
* Dutch, West Virginia, a community in the United States
* Pennsylvania Dutch Country
People E ...
and
French-language versions, each with its own content, are according to the area's language(s) available in railway stations, subway stations, universities, etc. from dedicated stands that have the colour of the paper's header: blue for Dutch and green for French for easy recognition, especially where both occur.
The publisher is
N.V. Mass Transit Media, located in the centre of the
City of Brussels
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. The legal publisher is the company's General Manager Monique Raafels with an address in
Antwerp
Antwerp (; nl, Antwerpen ; french: Anvers ; es, Amberes) is the largest city in Belgium by area at and the capital of Antwerp Province in the Flemish Region. With a population of 520,504, . Its chief editor (Content Director) is Stefan Van Reeth.
In the period of 2001-2002 the paper had a circulation of 200,000 copies.
On an ordinary Thursday, 10 May 2007, its 1,455th issue in Dutch version as always mentioned the number of prints, which was 265,000. Having over 800,000 readers, it claims to be the second largest newspaper of the country.
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It has an online presence, https://www.metrotime.be where along breaking news and entertainment, a complete online version of the newspaper is available in ]PDF
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format as well as a slightly simpler layout in ordinary HTML
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.
''Metros revenue comes from advertising. Its news sources are mainly the longstanding Belgian press agency Belga, Associated Press (AP), and Agence France-Presse
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AFP has regional headquarters in Nicosia, Montevideo, Hong Kong and Washington, D.C ...
(AFP); the legal rights to its pictures are with Belga and AP (unless otherwise specified).
References
External links
Home page of ''Metrotime''
in Dutch
Dutch commonly refers to:
* Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands
* Dutch people ()
* Dutch language ()
Dutch may also refer to:
Places
* Dutch, West Virginia, a community in the United States
* Pennsylvania Dutch Country
People E ...
Home page of ''Metrotime''
in French
Dutch-language newspapers published in Belgium
Free newspapers
French-language newspapers published in Belgium
Mass media in Antwerp
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