Le Soleil (Québec)
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| description | daily newspaper |
| publishing company | Total approx |
| First edition | December 28, 1896 |
| Frequency of publication | Every day |
| Sold edition | 79,580 copies |
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| Editor-in-chief | Pierre-Paul Noreau |
| Web link | Le Soleil |
| ISSN |
0319-0730 |
Le Soleil ("the sun") is a French- language daily newspaper published in the Canadian city of Québec . It appears daily in tabloid format (until 2006 in broadsheet format ). The newspaper is owned by Gesca Limitée , a subsidiary of the Power Corporation of Canada .
Monday to Friday, Le Soleil consists of four parts (News, Art and Life, Business, Sport), the Saturday and Sunday editions contain additional frets . In 2013 the circulation from Monday to Friday was 75,730 copies, on Saturdays 97,470 copies and on Sundays 80,507 copies; this corresponds to an average of 79,580. There is also an online edition.
history
Its predecessor was the newspaper L'Électeur ("the voters"), founded in 1880 , the official organ of the Liberal Party of Canada and the Parti libéral du Québec . The co-founders included Wilfrid Laurier and Honoré Mercier , who later became Prime Ministers of Canada and the Province of Québec . Because of the repeated publication of articles critical of the church, the Archdiocese of Québec forbade Catholic believers to read the newspaper on December 27, 1896. In order to circumvent the ban, L'Électeur was stopped immediately; The first edition of Le Soleil appeared the following day .
For over half a century, the newspaper disseminated explicitly liberal ideas. In 1957, Le Soleil came into the possession of the entrepreneur Oscar Gilbert and the newspaper was no longer an official party organ. Under the direction of his sons Gabriel and Guy, the newspaper underwent a major modernization. Such was Le Soleil was the first newspaper in Québec that the phototypesetting instead of the traditional lead set introduced. In the 1960s the circulation exceeded 100,000 copies, in the 1970s the peak was reached with over 150,000 copies. Paul Desmarais , the owner of Power Corporation, wanted to acquire the profitable newspaper in 1973. Because it would have controlled 70% of the French-speaking newspaper market, this sparked political resistance. Prime Minister Robert Bourassa threatened to pass a special law. Instead, the Gilbert family sold the newspaper to the Unimédia group. The editors and employees went on strike from August 30, 1977 to July 8, 1978. This resulted in a sharp drop in circulation, from which the competitor Le Journal de Québec profited.
In 1987 the newspaper was sold to the Hollinger Holding by Conrad Black . In 1994 the new owner invested $ 32 million in a newspaper printing company. The sale of the editorial building and the move to less expensive rooms helped fund the launch of the National Post . In 2000 Paul Desmarais was able to realize his long-cherished dream: Gesca, a subsidiary of the Power Corporation, bought the newspaper from Hollinger Holding. In 2006 the newspaper format was changed from broadsheet to tabloid.
Web links
- Le Soleil (French)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b 2013 Daily Newspaper Circulation Report. (PDF, 206 kB) Newspapers Canada, May 2014, accessed on April 30, 2018 .
- ^ Louis-Guy Lemieux: Chronique d'une naissance forcée. Le Soleil, December 28, 2006, p. B2.
- ^ Louis-Guy Lemieux: Nuit rouge dans les suites du Château Frontenac. Le Soleil, December 28, 2006, p. B3.
- ↑ Louis-Guy Lemieux: Adieu le plomb. Le Soleil, December 28, 2006, p. B8.
- ^ Louis-Guy Lemieux: Le coup de Jacques Francoeur. Le Soleil, December 28, 2006, p. B8.
- ^ Louis-Guy Lemieux: Éclipse de Soleil. Le Soleil, December 28, 2006, p. B8.
- ^ Louis-Guy Lemieux: Les années Black. Le Soleil, December 28, 2006, p. B8.
- ↑ Louis-Guy Lemieux: 110 ans et 10 propriétaires. Le Soleil, December 28, 2006, p. B4.