L'Illustré

L'Illustré
CategoriesConsumer magazine
FrequencyWeekly
PublisherRingier Médias Suisse
Founded1921
First issue10 September 1921; 103 years ago (1921-09-10)
CompanyRingier AG
CountrySwitzerland
Based inLausanne
LanguageFrench
Websitewww.illustre.ch Edit this at Wikidata
ISSN1420-5165
OCLC637740923

L'Illustré is a weekly consumer magazine published in Lausanne, Switzerland. It is one of the earliest magazines published in the country and has been in circulation since 1921.

History and profile

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L'Illustré was first published in Romandie on 10 September 1921.[1][2] The magazine was printed and published in Zofingen. During its initial phase, it covered French translations of the articles published in the Swiss German magazine SIZ.[2] Over time it had its own editorial profile, leaving its German focus.[2]

L'Illustré is part of the Ringier AG and is based in Lausanne.[1][3] The magazine was published on a weekly basis by L'illustré publishing.[3] As of 2012 Michel Jeanneret was the editor-in-chief.[3] In December 2014 Ringier AG and Axel Springer SE reported that they would establish a new joint venture under the name of Ringier Axel Springer Medien Schweiz and that L'Illustré would be part of this company among the other publications.[4] The partnership of the companies ended in late 2020, and Ringier took over Axel Springer's stake.[5] Following the transaction the Ringier Médias Suisse (French: Ringier Media Switzerland) became the publisher of L'Illustré.[5][6]

L'Illustré is a popular magazine, and covers both celebrity portraits and ideas for the families.[3][7] In the 1970s it included a section on radio and television programs which led to increase in its circulation figures.[8] In April 2010, for its 90th anniversary, the magazine was given a special edition.[9] The same was done for its 100 year anniversary in 2021.[10] It also launched a three week exhibition.[11]

The weekly TV magazine TV8 was merged into L'Illustré in April 2023.[12][13] The editor-in-chief of L'Illustré was Stéphane Benoit-Godet [fr] between 2020 and January 2023. He was succeeded by Laurence Desbordes in the post.[12]

Circulation

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Between July 2004 and June 2005 L'Illustré sold 108,798 copies.[14] The circulation of the magazine was 106,144 copies between July 2005 and June 2006 and 104,279 copies between July 2006 and June 2007.[14] Its circulation became 99,547 copies between July 2007 and June 2008.[14] L'Illustré sold 76,697 copies in 2014, and its readership was 338,000 in the second half of 2014.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "L'Illustré". Adnative. Archived from the original on 28 December 2014. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
  2. ^ a b c Häussler, Thomas; Meier, Peter (2006). Rush in – "Cash" out: Ringier's expansion to Eastern Europe in the 1990s (PDF). International Economic History Congress. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 March 2010. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
  3. ^ a b c d e "L'illustré". Ringier. Archived from the original on 2 May 2012. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
  4. ^ "Ringier and Axel Springer plan to establish a joint venture in Switzerland". Axel Springer. 18 December 2014. Retrieved 28 December 2014.[permanent dead link‍]
  5. ^ a b "L'éditeur Ringier rachète les parts de son partenaire Axel Springer en Suisse" [Publisher Ringier buys out its partner Axel Springer in Switzerland]. Le Temps (in Swiss French). 27 September 2023. ISSN 1423-3967. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  6. ^ "Ringier Médias Suisse va supprimer environ 75 postes" [Ringier Media Switzerland to cut around 75 jobs]. Tribune de Genève (in Swiss French). 9 January 2024. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  7. ^ Garrett, Peter (2010). Attitudes to Language. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 145. ISBN 978-1-139-48682-8 – via Google Books.
  8. ^ Bollinger, Ernst (February 1977). "The Periodical Press in Switzerland: Changing Outlooks". Gazette. 23 (1): 38. doi:10.1177/001654927702300105. S2CID 144060936.
  9. ^ Perrin, Olivier (14 September 2011). ""Oui, l'identité romande existe"" [Yes, the identity of French-speaking Switzerland exists]. Le Temps (in Swiss French). ISSN 1423-3967. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
  10. ^ "L'Illustré fête ses 100 ans par une édition spéciale" [L'Illustré celebrates 100 years with a special edition]. Tribune de Genève (in Swiss French). 8 September 2021. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
  11. ^ Skjellaug, Aïna (8 September 2021). ""L'illustré", ce panthéon bienveillant" ["L'illustré", that benevolent pantheon]. Le Temps (in Swiss French). ISSN 1423-3967. Archived from the original on 21 September 2023. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
  12. ^ a b "Le magazine L'Illustré absorbe l'hebdomadaire TV8" [L'Illustré magazine absorbs weekly TV8]. Radio Télévision Suisse (in Swiss French). ats/ebz. 11 January 2023. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  13. ^ Desbordes, Laurence (15 February 2023). "L'illustré se marie à TV8: le projet de Laurence Desbordes" [L'illustré marries TV8: Laurence Desbordes' project]. L'Illustré (in Swiss French). Retrieved 22 August 2024.
  14. ^ a b c "New circulation figures from July 2007 to June 2008". Adnative. 1 October 2008. Retrieved 3 April 2015.[permanent dead link‍]

Further reading

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  • Haver, Gianni; Rolle, Valérie (2014). "Le retrait de la Une du terrain de l'actualité politique : le cas de L'Illustré (1949-1959)". In Taveaux-Grandpierre, Karine; Beurier, Joëlle (eds.). Le photojournalisme des années 1930 à nos jours : Structures, culture et public. Histoire (in French). Rennes. pp. 47–58. ISBN 978-2-7535-2867-3.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  • Haver, Gianni, ed. (2009). "La Presse illustrée en Suisse : 1893-1945". Photo de presse: usages et pratiques. Médias et histoire (in French). Lausanne: Éditions Antipodes. pp. 39–65. ISBN 978-2-88901-022-6.
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