L'Illustré

L'Illustré
CategoriesConsumer magazine
FrequencyWeekly
PublisherRingier Médias Suisse
Founded1921
First issue10 September 1921; 103 years ago (1921-09-10)
CompanyRingier AG
CountrySwitzerland
Based inLausanne
LanguageFrench
Websitewww.illustre.ch Edit this at Wikidata
ISSN1420-5165
OCLC637740923

L'Illustré (French pronunciation: [lilystʁe]) is a weekly consumer magazine published in Lausanne, Switzerland. It is one of the earliest magazines published in the country and has been in circulation since 1921.

History and profile

L'Illustré was first published in Romandie on 10 September 1921.[1][2] The magazine was printed and published in Zofingen. During its initial phase, it covered French translations of the articles published in the Swiss German magazine SIZ.[2] Over time it had its own editorial profile, leaving its German focus.[2]

L'Illustré is part of the Ringier AG and is based in Lausanne.[1][3] The magazine was published on a weekly basis by L'illustré publishing.[3] As of 2012 Michel Jeanneret was the editor-in-chief.[3] In December 2014 Ringier AG and Axel Springer SE reported that they would establish a new joint venture under the name of Ringier Axel Springer Medien Schweiz and that L'Illustré would be part of this company among the other publications.[4] The partnership of the companies ended in late 2020, and Ringier took over Axel Springer's stake.[5] Following the transaction the Ringier Médias Suisse (French: Ringier Media Switzerland) became the publisher of L'Illustré.[5][6]

L'Illustré is a popular magazine, and covers both celebrity portraits and ideas for the families.[3][7] In the 1970s it included a section on radio and television programs which led to increase in its circulation figures.[8] In April 2010, for its 90th anniversary, the magazine was given a special edition.[9] The same was done for its 100 year anniversary in 2021.[10] It also launched a three week exhibition.[11]

The weekly TV magazine TV8 was merged into L'Illustré in April 2023.[12][13] The editor-in-chief of L'Illustré was Stéphane Benoit-Godet [fr] between 2020 and January 2023. He was succeeded by Laurence Desbordes in the post.[12]

Circulation

Between July 2004 and June 2005 L'Illustré sold 108,798 copies. The circulation of the magazine was 106,144 copies between July 2005 and June 2006 and 104,279 copies between July 2006 and June 2007. Its circulation became 99,547 copies between July 2007 and June 2008.[14] L'Illustré sold 76,697 copies in 2014, and its readership was 338,000 in the second half of 2014.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "L'Illustré". Adnative. Archived from the original on 28 December 2014. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
  2. ^ a b c Häussler, Thomas; Meier, Peter (2006). Rush in – "Cash" out: Ringier's expansion to Eastern Europe in the 1990s (PDF). International Economic History Congress. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 March 2010. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
  3. ^ a b c d e "L'illustré". Ringier. Archived from the original on 2 May 2012. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
  4. ^ "Ringier and Axel Springer plan to establish a joint venture in Switzerland". Axel Springer. 18 December 2014. Retrieved 28 December 2014.[permanent dead link‍]
  5. ^ a b "L'éditeur Ringier rachète les parts de son partenaire Axel Springer en Suisse" [Publisher Ringier buys out its partner Axel Springer in Switzerland]. Le Temps (in Swiss French). Geneva. ATS. 27 September 2023. ISSN 1423-3967. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  6. ^ "Ringier Médias Suisse va supprimer environ 75 postes" [Ringier Media Switzerland to cut around 75 jobs]. Tribune de Genève (in Swiss French). 9 January 2024. ISSN 1010-2248. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  7. ^ Garrett, Peter (2010). Attitudes to Language. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 145. ISBN 978-1-139-48682-8 – via Google Books.
  8. ^ Bollinger, Ernst (February 1977). "The Periodical Press in Switzerland: Changing Outlooks". Gazette. 23 (1): 38. doi:10.1177/001654927702300105. ISSN 1748-0485. S2CID 144060936.
  9. ^ Perrin, Olivier (14 September 2011). ""Oui, l'identité romande existe"" [Yes, the identity of French-speaking Switzerland exists]. Le Temps (in Swiss French). Geneva. ISSN 1423-3967. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
  10. ^ "L'Illustré fête ses 100 ans par une édition spéciale" [L'Illustré celebrates 100 years with a special edition]. Tribune de Genève (in Swiss French). 8 September 2021. ISSN 1010-2248. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
  11. ^ Skjellaug, Aïna (8 September 2021). ""L'illustré", ce panthéon bienveillant" ["L'illustré", that benevolent pantheon]. Le Temps (in Swiss French). Geneva. ISSN 1423-3967. Archived from the original on 21 September 2023. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
  12. ^ a b "Le magazine L'Illustré absorbe l'hebdomadaire TV8" [L'Illustré magazine absorbs weekly TV8]. Radio Télévision Suisse (in Swiss French). Geneva. ats/ebz. 11 January 2023. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  13. ^ Desbordes, Laurence (15 February 2023). "L'illustré se marie à TV8: le projet de Laurence Desbordes" [L'illustré marries TV8: Laurence Desbordes' project]. L'Illustré (in Swiss French). Lausanne. ISSN 1420-5165. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
  14. ^ "New circulation figures from July 2007 to June 2008". Adnative. 1 October 2008. Retrieved 3 April 2015.[permanent dead link‍]

Further reading

  • Haver, Gianni; Rolle, Valérie (2014). "Le retrait de la Une du terrain de l'actualité politique : le cas de L'Illustré (1949-1959)". In Taveaux-Grandpierre, Karine; Beurier, Joëlle (eds.). Le photojournalisme des années 1930 à nos jours : Structures, culture et public. Histoire (in French). Rennes. pp. 47–58. ISBN 978-2-7535-2867-3.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  • Haver, Gianni, ed. (2009). "La Presse illustrée en Suisse : 1893-1945". Photo de presse: usages et pratiques. Médias et histoire (in French). Lausanne: Éditions Antipodes. pp. 39–65. ISBN 978-2-88901-022-6.