List of newspapers in Belgium

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Since the 1950s the newspaper market has been in decline in Belgium.{{cite web|author1=David Ward|title=A Mapping Study of Media Concentration-and-Ownership in Ten European Countries|url=http://77.87.161.246/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/A-Mapping-Study-of-Media-Concentration-and-Ownership-in-Ten-European-Countries.pdf|publisher=Commissariaat voor de Media|access-date=12 December 2014|location=Hilversum|date=2004}} The number of national daily newspapers in the country was 50 in 1950, whereas it was 30 in 1965.{{cite book|title=A Virtuous Circle: Political Communications in Post-Industrial Societies|publisher=Cambridge University Press|location=New York|url=http://www.hks.harvard.edu/fs/pnorris/Acrobat/VIRTUOUS/CHAPTER4.PDF|author=Pippa Norris|access-date=6 October 2013|chapter=Chapter 4 The Decline of Newspapers?|date=Fall 2000}} The number became 33 in 1980. There were 32 newspapers in the country in 1995.{{cite journal|author=J.L. Alverez |display-authors=etal |title=The Management Publishing Industry in Europe |journal=University of Navarra Discussion Papers |date=December 1999 |issue=99/4 |url=http://www.iese.edu/research/pdfs/OP-99-04-E.pdf |access-date=6 May 2015 |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100630042406/http://www.iese.edu/research/pdfs/OP-99-04-E.pdf |archive-date=June 30, 2010 }} It was 23 in 2000.

Below is a partial list of newspapers published in Belgium:

Daily newspapers

class="wikitable sortable"
Newspaper

! Language

! Owner

! Website

! Av. dist. (2011){{cite web|title=Openbare Resultaten|url=http://www.cim.be/media/pers/de-echtverklaring/resultaten/openbare-resultaten|publisher=CIM|access-date=21 July 2011}}

Het Belang van LimburgDutchConcentra[http://www.hbvl.be/ hbvl.be]style="text-align: right;" | 100,113    
Gazet van AntwerpenDutchConcentra[http://www.gva.be gva.be]style="text-align: right;" | 101,559    
Het Laatste NieuwsDutchDe Persgroep[http://www.hln.be hln.be]style="text-align: right;" | 288,898    
MetroDutchMass Transit Media[https://web.archive.org/web/20110925211429/http://www.metrotime.be/nl/index.html metrotime.be]style="text-align: right;" | 130,968    
De MorgenDutchDe Persgroep[http://www.demorgen.be/ demorgen.be]style="text-align: right;" | 55,870    
Het Nieuwsblad (incl. De Gentenaar)DutchCorelio[http://www.nieuwsblad.be/ nieuwsblad.be/]style="text-align: right;" | 264,961    
De StandaardDutchCorelio[http://www.standaard.be standaard.be]style="text-align: right;" | 95,746    
De TijdDutchMediafin[http://www.tijd.be/ tijd.be]style="text-align: right;" | 37,720    
The Brussels TimesEnglishThe Brussels Times[http://www.brusselstimes.com/ brusselstimes.com]style="text-align: right;" | NA    
Brussels Morning NewspaperEnglishBrussels Morning Newspaper[http://www.brusselsmorning.com/ brusselsmorning.com]style="text-align: right;" | NA    
L'AvenirFrenchTecteo[http://www.lavenir.net lavenir.net]style="text-align: right;" | 94,118    
La Libre BelgiqueFrenchGroupe IPM[http://www.lalibre.be lalibre.be]style="text-align: right;" | 42,410    
La Dernière HeureFrenchGroupe IPM[http://www.dhnet.be dhnet.be]style="text-align: right;" | 62,427    
L'EchoFrenchMediafin[http://www.lecho.be lecho.be]style="text-align: right;" | 17,170    
MetroFrenchMass Transit Media[https://web.archive.org/web/20120217141520/http://www.metrotime.be/FR/index.html metrotime.be]style="text-align: right;" | 116,022    
Le SoirFrenchRossel et Cie[http://www.lesoir.be lesoir.be]style="text-align: right;" | 82,044    
SudPresse newspapers*FrenchRossel et Cie[http://www.sudpresse.be sudpresse.be]style="text-align: right;" | 115,853    
Grenz-EchoGermanGrenz-Echo Verlag[http://www.grenzecho.be grenzecho.be]style="text-align: right;" | 12,079    

* La Capitale, La Meuse, La Nouvelle Gazette, La Province and Nord Eclair

Other newspapers

=Dutch language=

  • Brugsch Handelsblad{{cite web|url=http://www.brugschhandelsblad.be/|title=KW.be|work=brugschhandelsblad.be}}
  • Kortrijks Handelsblad{{cite web|url=http://www.kortrijkshandelsblad.be/|title=KW.be|work=kortrijkshandelsblad.be}}

=English language newspapers=

  • The Brussels Times Belgium’s leading daily online English-language news media and bi-monthly print magazine.
  • Politico Europe better known for its mailing list and website but it also has a weekly paper edition. Politico Europe is based in Belgium, but its subject matter is EU politics and policymaking.
  • The Bulletin

Media groups in Belgium

References

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Bibliography

  • {{citation |title=Periodical Publications |series=Catalogue of Printed Books |author=British Museum |author-link=British Museum |location=London |year=1885

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  • {{cite book |title=Europa World Year Book |year=2004|publisher=Europa Publications |isbn=978-1-85743-254-1 |chapter=Belgium: Directory: the Press |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=wGA4o-UhAfgC }}
  • {{cite book |title=Dutch and Flemish Newspapers of the Seventeenth Century |author=Arthur der Weduwen |publisher=Brill |isbn=9789004317314 |year=2017

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