 Het Volk advertised by a newsagent in East Flanders | |
| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Tabloid |
| Owner(s) | Mediahuis |
| Editor | Frank Buyse |
| Founded | 1891 |
| Language | Dutch |
| Ceased publication | 10 May 2008 |
| Headquarters | Gossetlaan 30 Groot-Bijgaarden (Dilbeek) B-1702 |
| Sister newspapers | Het Nieuwsblad , De Gentenaar |
| Website | www.hetvolk.be |
Het Volk (English: The People) was a Belgian newspaper that focused on "news with a human undertone".
Het Volk was first published in 1891. [1] It was the only paper controlled by the Christian labour organizations in Ghent. It opposed socialism. It adopted "anti-socialist daily" as its slogan. The paper was distributed in Ghent, Aalst and Brussels. In 1912, the slogan was changed to "Christian labourer's daily".
In 1925, Het Volk was the first newspaper in Belgium to publish a small Sunday issue, "Het Zondagsblad" ("The Sunday Paper"). In 1930 it adopted the subtitle "Catholic Democratic Newspaper of Flanders". During the Second World War, Het Volk sold 35,000 a day. It gained international attention in 1944 when it was the first - and for a time, the only - paper to report the Von Rundstedt Offensive in the Ardennes. After the war, Het Volk started organizing sports events. In 1945, the first Omloop Het Volk cycling race was held. In 1952, Het Volk purchased De Nieuwe Gids , a Brussels newspaper. De Nieuwe Gids has disappeared. Their other "cover-paper" De Gentenaar existed.
In 1994, Het Volk was purchased by the Vlaamse Uitgeversmaatschappij. Then the paper became part of Corelio. [2] Since 2001, differences between Het Volk, Het Nieuwsblad and De Gentenaar was small and restricted to the front page. In 2000, Het Volk left Ghent and moved to Groot-Bijgaarden, near Brussels.
Het Volk ceased publication on 10 May 2008 when it merged with its sister newspaper Het Nieuwsblad. [2] [3]
In 1980 its weekday circulation was 220,000. The paper's circulation in 2002 was 112,301 copies. [4] Next year the circulation of the paper fell to 88,000 copies. [5] Its circulation was 83,000 copies in 2004. [6]
In 2006 Het Volk had an average weekday circulation of 77,000 copies, according to the Centrum voor Informatie over de Media. The circulation of the paper was 78,000 copies in 2007. [7]
Het Volk had an average market share of 11.5% in Flanders. It was 8.9% in 2002. [4]
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