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Lëtzebuerger Journal
The Lëtzebuerger Journal (Luxembourgish pronunciation: [ˈlətsəbuəjɐ ˈʒuʁnɑl], lit. 'Luxembourgish Newspaper') is an online magazine in Luxembourg. It was formerly a daily newspaper published six times a week until 1 January 2021. The online magazine is currently managed by Daniel Nepgen (managing director), Lynn Warken (content director) and Melody Hansen (editor-in-chief).[1] History and profileLëtzebuerger Journal was first published on 5 April 1948,[2] replacing the Obermosel-Zeitung and l'Unio'n, which ceased publication the same year.[3] Both of those newspapers were attempts to create a mass-circulation liberal newspaper, like the Luxemburger Zeitung of the pre-war era, which had a long tradition, but had been discredited politically.[3] Although the paper was published in German it also had sections published in French.[2] Henri Koch-Kent was editor 1959–1963.[4] Since around 1980, Rob Roemen edited for some 30 years, including 25 years as editor-in-chief[5] till July 2005.[6] In 2004 the newspaper had a circulation of 5,150 copies, making it the fifth most widely circulated of the country's (then) six daily newspapers.[7] However, due to its close ties to the Democratic Party, Luxembourg's third largest party and a regular coalition partner in government, the Journal's significance was much greater than this circulation would suggest.[3] The newspaper received €540,421 in annual state press subsidy in 2009.[8] The newspaper became independent from the Democratic Party (DP) in 2012 through a cooperation with Éditpress and was no longer a party newspaper, but had an independent editorial board.[9] It ceased its print publication on 31 December 2020 and became an Online magazine on 1 January 2021 with a focus on Slow journalism and all of its written articles published in German, French and English. Footnotes
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