Luxemburger Wort
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Luxemburger Wort für Wahrheit und Recht is a Luxembourg
ian daily newspaper, published by Saint-Paul Luxembourg
since 23 March 1848. From 17 March 2005 until 22 March 2008, it was renamed as d'Wort, although its full title remained d'Wort - Luxemburger Wort für Wahrheit und Recht. It is primarily a German language
newspaper, but includes small sections in both Luxembourgish
and French
, plus a website in English
The paper has a circulation
of 81,003 copies a day and a daily readership of almost 176,200, making it Luxembourg's most popular newspaper by both counts. The newspaper received €1,524,658 in annual state press subsidy
in 2009: the second-most of any newspaper, behind rivals Tageblatt
.
Luxembourg
Luxembourg , officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg , is a landlocked country in western Europe, bordered by Belgium, France, and Germany. It has two principal regions: the Oesling in the North as part of the Ardennes massif, and the Gutland in the south...
ian daily newspaper, published by Saint-Paul Luxembourg
Saint-Paul Luxembourg
Groupe Saint-Paul Luxembourg is a media conglomerate based in Luxembourg City, in southern Luxembourg. Amongst its assets are five newspapers, including Luxembourg's largest daily newspaper, d'Wort; two radio stations; Luxembourg's largest publishing house; and a chain of book shops.Saint-Paul is...
since 23 March 1848. From 17 March 2005 until 22 March 2008, it was renamed as d'Wort, although its full title remained d'Wort - Luxemburger Wort für Wahrheit und Recht. It is primarily a German language
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
newspaper, but includes small sections in both Luxembourgish
Luxembourgish language
Luxembourgish is a High German language spoken mainly in Luxembourg. About 320,000 people worldwide speak Luxembourgish.-Language family:...
and French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
, plus a website in English
The paper has a circulation
Newspaper circulation
A newspaper's circulation is the number of copies it distributes on an average day. Circulation is one of the principal factors used to set advertising rates. Circulation is not always the same as copies sold, often called paid circulation, since some newspapers are distributed without cost to the...
of 81,003 copies a day and a daily readership of almost 176,200, making it Luxembourg's most popular newspaper by both counts. The newspaper received €1,524,658 in annual state press subsidy
Press subsidy in Luxembourg
A press subsidy is given by the government to newspapers in Luxembourg under the Law of 13 August 1998 on the Promotion of the Printed Press. They are awarded automatically to all general-interest newspapers appearing at least once a week that have full-time staffs of at least five journalists...
in 2009: the second-most of any newspaper, behind rivals Tageblatt
Tageblatt
Tageblatt is a Luxembourgian daily newspaper, published in Esch-sur-Alzette by Editpress. It is the country's second-most popular newspaper, behind the rival d'Wort. It describes itself as the Zeitung fir Lëtzebuerg .In 2004, Tageblatt had a daily circulation of 17,106: about one-quarter that of...
.