Corse-Matin
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Corse-Matin is a French-language daily local newspaper published in Ajaccio, Corsica, France.[1]
History and profile
Corse-Matin was part of Lagardère Group through its subsidiary Groupe Hachette[2] until August 2007 when it was sold to Hersant Media Group.[3] The paper is owned by Nice-Matin Group.[4][5] In December 2012 French businessman Bernard Tapie bought a share in the daily.[6] The headquarters of the paper is in Ajaccio.[7]
The sister newspapers of Corse-Matin are Nice-Matin, Monaco-Matin and Var-Matin.[5][8][9] In 1998 another local daily of the island, La Corse, merged with Corse-Matin.[8]
Corse-Matin has been subject to terrorist attacks.[7] Its headquarters was attacked by unknown people in 1992, 1994 and 1997.[7] In May 2011 the office of the paper in Bastia was also attacked.[7]
In 2020 the circulation of Corse-Matin was 25,906 copies.
Year | Circulation |
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2005 | 46,677 |
2006 | 44,360 |
2007 | 43,728 |
2008 | 43,156 |
2009 | 42,312 |
2010 | 41,978 |
2011 | 41,274 |
2012 | 40,345 |
2013 | 38,536 |
2014 | 37,427 |
2015 | 33,663 |
2016 | 32,951 |
2017 | 32,792 |
2018 | 30,910 |
2019 | 28,733 |
2020 | 25,906 |
References
- ^ Oda O'Carroll; David Atkinson (2004). Corsica. Lonely Planet. p. 12. ISBN 978-1-74059-376-2.
- ^ "French media printer moves to Berliner format with KBA Commander 6/2". RISI. Würzburg. 13 February 2007. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
- ^ "Marseille Plus to Hersant". Newspaper Innovation. 16 August 2007. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ John E Richardson; Stephen Huckerby; Mike Williams (2007). "Nation, Culture and Identity in a French language Corsican Newspaper" (Conference papers). Freewebs. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
- ^ a b "Groupe Nice-Matin". G2mi. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
- ^ Lara Marlowe (3 July 2013). "French ex-con still 'coming up from ashes' at 70". The Irish Times. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
- ^ a b c d "Paris shooting: A timeline of violent attacks on French media". The Star. Paris. 7 January 2015. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
- ^ a b Jef Costello (15 April 2007). "France: One-day strike at Nice-Matin". Libcom. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
- ^ Samantha Hurst (21 August 2014). "Employees of Nice-Matin Launch Crowdfunding Campaign to Save their Newspaper". Crowdfund Insider. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
External links
- Official website
Media related to Corse-Matin at Wikimedia Commons