Gauchebdo
{{Short description|Weekly political magazine in Switzerland}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2022}}
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| frequency = Weekly
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| category = Political magazine
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| founder = Léon Nicole
| founded = {{start date and age|1944}}
| firstdate = August 1944
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| country = Switzerland
| based = Geneva
| language = French
| website = [http://www.gauchebdo.ch/ Gauchebdo]
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Gauchebdo ({{IPA|fr|ɡoʃɛbdo}}, {{lit|Left Weekly}}) is a Swiss weekly political magazine published in Geneva, Switzerland. Founded in 1944, it is one of the earliest political publications in the country. At the same time it is the last historic title of the Swiss socialist and communist press.
History and profile
The magazine was established by Léon Nicole under the name Voix ouvrière (VO; French: Workers' Voice) in 1944.{{cite news|title=Le journal socialiste Gauchebdo souffle 70 bougies|work=RTS|date=11 April 2014|access-date=27 December 2016|location=Genève
|url=http://www.rts.ch/info/regions/geneve/5767121-le-journal-socialiste-gauchebdo-souffle-70-bougies.html|language=fr}}{{cite book|title=The Europa World Year: Kazakhstan - Zimbabwe|location=London; New York|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gP_-8rXzQs8C&pg=PA4045|year=2004|publisher=Europa Publications}}{{Historical Dictionary of Switzerland|043055|Voix ouvrière|author=Jeanneret, Pierre|date=2013-03-25}} The first issue appeared in August 1944. The magazine, published on a weekly basis, changed its name several times: VO-Hebdo (1980-1986) and VO Realities (1986-1995). In 1995 it was renamed Gauchebdo. The magazine is the media outlet of Swiss Labor Party.{{cite news|title=Presse. Le journal suisse progressiste Gauchebdo souffle sur ses soixante-dix bougies|url=https://www.humanite.fr/presse-le-journal-suisse-progressiste-gauchebdo-souffle-sur-ses-soixante-dix-bougies|access-date=27 December 2016|work=l'Humanité|date=10 April 2014|language=fr|url-status=dead|archive-date=16 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141116123641/https://www.humanite.fr/presse-le-journal-suisse-progressiste-gauchebdo-souffle-sur-ses-soixante-dix-bougies}}
The headquarters of Gauchebdo is in Geneva. The magazine has a communist stance and covers articles about family allowances, disability insurance, and equality between men and women.
References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://www.gauchebdo.ch/}}
{{Press in French-speaking Switzerland|state=collapsed}}
{{Authority control}}
{{Portal bar|Journalism|Switzerland}}
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Category:1944 establishments in Switzerland
Category:French-language magazines
Category:Magazines established in 1944
Category:Magazines published in Geneva