Volkskrant
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Front page of de Volkskrant published on 29 March 2010
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| Type | Daily newspaper |
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| Format | Compact |
| Owner(s) | De Persgroep Nederland |
| Editor-in-chief | Philippe Remarque |
| Founded | 2 October 1919 |
| Political alignment | Centre-left |
| Language | Dutch |
| Headquarters | Jacob Bontiusplaats 9, Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| OCLC number | 781575477 |
| Website | www |
de Volkskrant (Dutch pronunciation: [də ˈvɔl(ə)kskrɑnt]; English: the People's Paper) is a Dutch daily morning newspaper. It was founded in 1919 and it currently has a circulation of approximately 250,000 nationwide. Formerly a leading centre-left Catholic broadsheet, de Volkskrant today is a medium-sized centrist compact. Philippe Remarque is the current editor-in-chief.
De Volkskrant was founded in 1919 and has been a daily morning newspaper since 1921. Originally de Volkskrant was a Roman Catholic newspaper closely linked to the Catholic People's Party and the Catholic pillar. The paper temporarily ceased publication in 1941.
On its re-founding in 1945 its office moved from Den Bosch to Amsterdam. It became a left-wing newspaper in the 1960s. Its former clear left wing stance has been watered down since 1980. On 23 August 2006 the Volkskrant published its 25,000th edition.
In 2013 de Volkskrant was awarded the European Newspaper of the Year in the category of nationwide newspapers.
De Volkskrant was part of PCM Uitgevers N.V., a publishing company which also owned NRC Handelsblad, Algemeen Dagblad, and Trouw. Until 1 January 2003 the newspaper Het Parool was part of PCM Uitgevers too.
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