Gazette de LausanneThe Gazette de Lausanne was a French-language Swiss daily newspaper. It was founded in 1798 by Gabriel-Antoine Miéville. Following a period of financial problems, it became editorially closer to and eventually merged into the Journal de Genève in 1991. Their combined paper merged a few years later with the Le Nouveau Quotidien to form Le Temps.
Journal de GenèveThe Journal de Genève (JdG) was a Swiss French-language daily newspaper founded in 1826. In 1991, the Gazette de Lausanne was merged into it, after which it was titled the Journal de Genève et Gazette de Lausanne. Following financial difficulties that faced both papers, it was merged in March 1998 with the Le Nouveau Quotidien to form Le Temps.Le Nouveau QuotidienLe Nouveau Quotidien (transl. The New Daily) was a Swiss French-language daily newspaper founded in September 1991, published out of Lausanne. It was published by Edipresse, with the French newspaper Libération and the media group Ringier also having financial interest and collaboration with its publication. It was a non-regional paper, aiming to cover the interests of French-speaking Switzerland.
EdipresseEdipresse is a company headquartered in Switzerland. Its main activities are magazine publishing, real estate and digital ventures. HistoryThe company was founded in 1907 by Paul Allenspach, publisher of the newspaper La Feuille d'Avis de Lausanne. In 1937, the Lamunière and Payot families took joint control over the company. In 1982, Marc and Pierre Lamunière acquired majority control of the company, which became Edipresse SA.
Newspaper of recordA newspaper of record is a major national newspaper with large circulation whose editorial and news-gathering functions are considered authoritative and independent. Such publications are thus "newspapers of record by reputation" and include some of the oldest and most widely respected newspapers in the world. The number and trend of "newspapers of record by reputation" is related to the state of press freedom and political freedom in a country.
L'HebdoL'Hebdo (French pronunciation: [lɛbdo], lit. 'The Weekly') was a weekly French language news magazine published in Lausanne, Switzerland. Founded in 1981, it focused on social, economic and cultural issues. It was published by Ringier. Due to unprofitability, it ceased publication, and its final issue was published 2 February 2017.
David de Pury (diplomat)Baron Patrice Lancelot "David" de Pury colloquially David de Pury (4 December 1943 – 27 December 2000) was a Swiss businessman and diplomat. He was the Swiss trade ambassador, representing Swiss interests at the General Agreement on Tariffs & Trade and at the Inter-American Development Bank. He was the chair of ABB, and chair and publisher of Le Temps.
Competition Commission of SwitzerlandThe Competition Commission (COMCO) is the Swiss competition regulator. Created in 1995, the commission is subordinated to the Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research but operates independently. It is responsible for the enforcement of Swiss competition law (in particular cartel law). It is made up of twelve members (on a militia basis) and will employ around seventy people in 2023.
GenevaGeneva ( jin-EE-və; French: Genève [ʒ(ə)nɛv] ) is the second-most populous city in Switzerland and the most populous in French-speaking Romandy. Situated in the southwest of the country, where the Rhône leaves Lake Geneva, it is the capital of the Republic and Canton of Geneva. Geneva is a global city, an international financial centre, and a worldwide centre for diplomacy, which has led to it being called the "Peace Capital".
Berliner (format)Berliner is a newspaper format with pages normally measuring about 315 by 470 millimetres (12.4 in × 18.5 in). The Berliner format, or "midi", is slightly taller and marginally wider than the tabloid/compact format, and is both narrower and shorter than the broadsheet format.
NewspaperA newspaper is a periodicalpublication containing written information about current events and is often typed in black ink with a white or gray background. Newspapers can cover a wide variety of fields such as politics, business, sports, art, science, and religions. They often include materials such as opinion columns, weather forecasts, reviews of local services, obituaries, birth notices, crosswords, sudoku puzzles, , comic strips, and advice columns.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.