The Brussels Times

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The Brussels Times
Logo The Brussels Times.svg
CategoriesDaily online news website and print magazine
FormatDaily online newspaper platform and print magazine
PublisherBXL Connect
Founded1965
CountryBelgium
Based inBrussels
LanguageEnglish
Website www.brusselstimes.com
ISSN 0772-1633

The Brussels Times is an English-language Belgian news website, and magazine, headquartered at Avenue Louise in Brussels. [1] It was founded in 1965.

Contents

It serves Belgium, particularly covering Belgium and many European countries. It originates from The Brussels Times newspaper, which was established back in 1965. It is now the largest news outlet targeting the expat community in Belgium. [2]

The media is owned by BXL Connect.

The digital site has a soft paywall and the print magazine is sold in shops and available for subscription.

History

The Brussels Times' was founded in 1965 as a broadsheet newspaper. [3] In 2014, the media and brand was revived with a new design and strategy adapted for the digital age.[ citation needed ] Articles published by The Brussels Times detailing racism or homophobia incidents in Belgium were picked up by PinkNews in 2019, [4] by Anadolu Agency in 2023, [5] and by Maeil Business Newspaper in August 2024. [6]

Audience

The Brussels Times covers general news, business, EU Affairs, op-eds, and other topic areas. It is today the largest English-language print & digital media in the Benelux. [ citation needed ]

The Brussels Times is aimed at EU officials, researchers, development professionals and diplomats based in Belgium. According to Binghamton University Anthropology Professor Thomas M. Wilson, its coverage mostly focuses on EU affairs. [7] "It has no political affiliation with any party and aims to present the news fairly and offer a wide range of analysis and opinion pieces, both local and global.[ citation needed ]

The media is also popular with Brussels "influencers", with 32% of MEPs and policymakers surveyed in the EU Media Poll (BCW Global) in 2022 and 2023 saying that they read it and found it influential.

Magazine

The Brussels Times publishes a bi-monthly magazine that is sold and distributed to European institutions and embassies across the city, [8] It is sold in over 300 locations in Belgium. [3]

The Brussels Times magazine focuses on stories about Brussels and Belgium, covering politics, art, history, food, sport, and other issues. It is currently edited by Brussels correspondent at The i, Leo Cendrowicz  [ nl ]. [9] Recent covers of the magazine have been illustrated by Ghent-based Belgian cartoonist Lectr.

Derek Blyth, author of 'The 500 Hidden Secrets of Brussels', is a regular contributor. [10]

Website

Changes were made to The Brussels Times logo and website in May 2019. Sections and newsletters include:

Impact of coronavirus

In April 2020, due to the outbreak of the coronavirus, the newspaper planned to ramp up efforts to provide timely and useful news about the evolving crisis and publicized for support on their website.

Supporters would receive The Brussels Times Magazine delivered straight to homes. The magazine is a 148-page bi-monthly print issue covering a wide range of topics from Art & Culture, Philosophy, and History to Business and EU Affairs, giving insight into important local and global investigative topics. It also provides hidden secrets and tips in order to help rediscover unknown and forgotten places in Belgium.

Contributors

Staff

Regular opinion makers

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References

  1. "European Newspapers: List compiled by the Council of European Studies". Archived from the original on 2015-01-07. Retrieved 2015-01-05.
  2. "Expats in Belgium: The Brussels media hub". Belga (news agency). 20 July 2022. The Brussels Times is Belgium's largest daily news medium, offering "expats, foreigners and internationally-minded Belgians continuous high-quality coverage of Belgian news, EU affairs and opinion pieces".
  3. 1 2 Times, The Brussels. "About Us | The Brussels Times". www.brusselstimes.com. Retrieved 2022-10-21.
  4. Lily Wakefield (12 November 2019). "Homophobic Belgian football fans will receive an immediate ban under firm new guidelines". PinkNews . A Juliper Pro League spokesperson told The Brussels Times: "After a series of incidents in recent years, [discriminatory] behaviour can no longer go unpunished."
  5. Selen Temizer (2023-09-08). "Police forcibly restrain 9-year-old at school in Belgium". Anadolu Agency . The incident took place Tuesday in the city of Nalinnes when police were called to the school to "calm down a 9-year-old child who was being difficult," The Brussels Times reported...The mother added that her son had suffered a nervous breakdown because he was exposed to racist insults from a student...
  6. Lee Sangkyu (2024-08-06). "Racism controversy has emerged in Belgian professional football". Maeil Business Newspaper . According to the Brussels Times on the 6th (local time), at least dozens of people were seen making a "Nachish salute" in the stands...
  7. Wilson, Thomas M. (2023-11-30). Europe: An Encyclopedia of Culture and Society [2 volumes]. Bloomsbury Publishing USA. p. 182. ISBN   979-8-216-17140-9.
  8. "The Brussels Times (Bruxelles)". Courrier International . The Brussels Times publie également un magazine bimensuel qui est vendu dans la ville et distribué dans les institutions européennes et les ambassades.
  9. "Leo Cendrowicz, Author at inews.co.uk". The i .
  10. 1 2 "Derek Blyth - [60" interview] about his talk". CreativeMornings . 2017-01-27. He now works as a freelance journalist writing for newspapers such as The Brussels Times, The Guardian and the Financial Times.
  11. "Editor of 'The Brussels Times': 'Brussels is now recognising the real challenges'". Bruzz .
  12. "Toimittajalta: Jos rajat muuttuvat EU:n sisällä, mitä väliä sillä on?". Yle . 2017-10-20. Edellisen EU-komission puheenjohtajan neuvonantaja Philippe Legrain sanoo tuoreessa artikkelissaan Brussels Times -lehdessä, että valtion koko ei nyky-Euroopassa ole myöskään turvallisuuskysymys.
  13. CHAIRE HOOVER. "Présentation". UCLouvain . And since 2022, he has ben writing regular columns for the Brussels Times.