The ''Algemeen Dagblad'' () or ''AD'' () (English: "General Daily Paper") is a

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daily newspaper based in

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, Netherlands.

History and profile

''Algemeen Dagblad'' was founded in 1946. The paper is published in

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and is headquartered in

. Its regional focus includes the cities and regions around Rotterdam,

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and

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it is published and distributed with local dailies. The national edition is for sale everywhere and distributed throughout the rest of the Netherlands. ''AD'' is owned by

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(known as De Persgroep until 2019) and is published by PCM Uitgevers NV. ''AD'' includes a regional supplement in the districts previously served by these regional papers. Two of them, the ''AD Haagsche Courant'' (for The Hague region) and the ''AD Rotterdams Dagblad'' (for the Rotterdam region) appear in both a morning and an evening edition. * ''Rotterdams Dagblad'' -> ''AD Rotterdams Dagblad'' * ''Goudsche Courant'' -> ''AD Groene Hart'' * ''Rijn & Gouwe'' -> ''AD Groene Hart'' * ''

Haagsche Courant 250px, The former headquarters of the Haagsche Courant in Rijswijk The ''Haagsche Courant'' operated as an independent newspaper between 1864 and 2005 in The Hague and its suburbs. After it was acquired by the Algemeen Dagblad (AD) it is now pu ...

'' -> ''AD Haagsche Courant'' * ''Utrechts Nieuwsblad'' -> ''AD Utrechts Nieuwsblad'' * ''Amersfoortsche Courant'' -> ''AD Amersfoortsche Courant'' * ''De Dordtenaar -> ''AD De Dordtenaar'' * ''Dagblad Rivierenland'' -> ''AD Rivierenland''

Chief editors

Het Vaderland

''Het Vaderland'' was an independent newspaper founded in the Hague in 1869. In 1972, it became a regional supplement of Algemeen Dagblad for The Hague. In 1982, the newspaper was dissolved.

Circulation

In the period of 1995–1996 ''AD'' had a circulation of 401,000 copies, making it the second best-selling paper in the country. In 2001 its circulation was 335,000 copies. In 2013 the paper was the second largest paid newspaper of the Netherlands after '' De Telegraaf''. After a merger with seven regional newspapers on 1 September 2005 and ongoing reduction in readership, it had an average circulation merger of 365,912 copies in 2014. In 2017, it was down to 341,249 copies.

References

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