24 heures (Switzerland)
Swiss daily newspaper
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24 heures (French pronunciation: [vɛ̃tkatʁ œʁ], lit. '24 Hours') is a Swiss regional Swiss-French-language daily newspaper, published by Tamedia in Lausanne, Vaud. Founded in 1762 as a collection of announcements and official communications, it claims to be the oldest newspaper in the world with uninterrupted publication.
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| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Owner | TX Group |
| Founder | David Duret |
| Founded | 1762 |
| Language | French |
| Headquarters | Lausanne, Vaud |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Circulation | 55,147 (as of 2017) |
| Sister newspapers | Tribune de Genève |
| ISSN | 1661-2256 |
| OCLC number | 611051843 |
| Website | www |
History
24 heures was founded in 1762 by David Duret (1733–1803) as the Annonces et avis divers, a weekly collection of announcements and classified ads like many at the time.[1][2] It was then made a biweekly paper in 1851, and a triweekly the next year.[2] In 1872, it became a daily, with editor Jean-Ulrich-Martin Allenspach.[2] The paper later became the Feuille d'avis de Lausanne towards the end of the century, and integrated an independent news section on 16 December 1872.[2][3] It became a public limited company in 1906.[2] Marc Lamunière entrusted the modernization of the paper to Marcel Pasche, a creative director, in 1952.[2] The paper adopted its current name in 1972.[4][5]
It was bought by Edipresse in 2002, before being bought by Tamedia in 2009.[2] It covers regional news, but also international and national news.[2] The newspaper shares some of its content with the Tribune de Genève, Tamedia's local newspaper for the Canton of Geneva.[6] In 2024, Tamedia, now its owner, made plans to merge the editorial offices of the publication with other publications it owned, Le Matin and the Tribune de Genève.[7]
At the start of the 20th century, its circulation was about 26,000.[2] The 2006 circulation of 24 heures was 95,315 copies.[8] Between 2007 and 2011, circulation dropped from 89,102 to 78,964.[2] As of 2017, the newspaper had a circulation of 55,147.[9] it is the oldest newspaper in the world with uninterrupted publication.[3]
