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Algemeen Dagblad

Dutch newspaper

Summary

Dutch newspaper

Field	Value
name	Algemeen Dagblad
image	AD Logo 2020.svg
image_size	180px
founded
publisher	DPG Media
chief_editor	Rennie Rijpma
language	Dutch
headquarters	Rotterdam
website

The Algemeen Dagblad (; ), also known by its initialism AD (), is a Dutch daily newspaper based in Rotterdam.

History and profile

Algemeen Dagblad was founded in 1946. The paper is published in tabloid format and is headquartered in Rotterdam. Its regional focus includes the cities and regions around Rotterdam, Utrecht and The Hague. In South Holland and Utrecht it is published and distributed with local dailies.

AD includes a regional supplement in the districts previously served by these regional papers. Two of them, the AD Haagsche Courant (for The Hague region) and the AD Rotterdams Dagblad (for the Rotterdam region) appear in both a morning and an evening edition.

Rotterdams Dagblad - AD Rotterdams Dagblad
Goudsche Courant - AD Groene Hart
Rijn & Gouwe - AD Groene Hart
Haagsche Courant - AD Haagsche Courant
Utrechts Nieuwsblad - AD Utrechts Nieuwsblad
Amersfoortsche Courant - AD Amersfoortsche Courant
De DordtenaarDe Dordtenaar - AD De Dordtenaar
Dagblad Rivierenland - AD Rivierenland

Chief editors

Chief editor	Service
Jan Schraver	1946–1947
G.N. Leenders	1947–1949
G.A.W. Zalsman	1949–1950
Jacques Ratté	1950–1958
Anton van der Vet	1958–1968
Huibert Nicolaas Appel	1968–1974
Ron Abram & Karel Giel	1975–1980
Ron Abram	1980–1993
Peter van Dijk	1993–2000
Oscar Garschagen	2000–2003
Willem Ammerlaan	2003–2004
Jan Bonjer	2004–2009
Peter de Jonge	2009–2010
Christiaan Ruesink	2010–2016
Hans Nijenhuis	2016–2021
Rennie Rijpma	Since 2021

''Het Vaderland''

Het Vaderland Het Vaderland was an independent newspaper founded in the Hague in 1869. In 1972, it became a regional supplement of Algemeen Dagblad for The Hague. In 1982, the newspaper was dissolved.

Circulation

In the period of 1995–96 AD had a circulation of 401,000 copies, making it the second best-selling paper in the country. In 2001, its circulation was 335,000 copies. In 2013, the paper was the second largest paid newspaper of the Netherlands after De Telegraaf. In 2017, it was down to 341,249 copies.

References

[http://www.eui.eu/Projects/MEDIVA/Documents/MedivaIndicators/thenetherlands/NLADevaluationsheet%5B1%5D.pdf Newspaper evaluation sheet] {{Webarchive. link. (2 October 2018 ''European University Institute''. Retrieved 21 March 2015.)
Bart Van Besien. (29 October 2010). "Media policies and regulatory practices in a selected set of European countries, the EU and the Council of Europe". The Mediadem Consortium.
(September 2002). "A view on media concentration". The Netherlands Media Authority.
"Hans Nijenhuis nieuwe hoofdredacteur van het Algemeen Dagblad". ad.nl.
"Vaderland, Het (1869–1982)".
(1998). "Media Policy: Convergence, Concentration & Commerce". SAGE Publications.
Adam Smith. (15 November 2002). "Europe's Top Papers". campaign.
(7 January 2014). "Betaalde oplage grootste kranten daalt verder". Telegraaf.

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