Metro (Belgian newspaper)
Encyclopedia
Metro is a free newspaper in Belgium
, distributed on working days and aiming in particular at 18-44 year old urban, active, mobile students and commuters. Separate Dutch
and French
-language versions, each with its own content, are according to the area's language(s) available in railway stations, subway stations, universities, etc. from dedicated stands that have the colour of the paper's header: blue for Dutch and green for French for easy recognition, especially where both occur.
The publisher is N.V.
Mass Transit Media, located in the centre of the City of Brussels
. The legal publisher is the company's General Manager Monique Raafels with an address in Antwerp. Chief Editor is Arnaud Dujardin. On an ordinary Thursday, 10 May 2007, its 1,455th issue in Dutch version as always mentioned the number of prints, which was 265,000. Having over 800,000 readers, it claims to be the second largest newspaper of the country. It has a complete online version 'Metrotime' available in PDF format as well as a slightly simpler layout in ordinary html
; the latter also has extra advertising, links, and a small forum. The most recent issues' main articles might be more readily available online than the complete newspaper.
Metros revenue comes from advertising. Its news sources are mainly the longstanding Belgian press agency Belga
, Associated Press (AP)
, and Inter Press Service (IPS)
; the legal rights to its pictures are with Concentra, Belga and AP (unless otherwise specified).
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
, distributed on working days and aiming in particular at 18-44 year old urban, active, mobile students and commuters. Separate Dutch
Dutch language
Dutch is a West Germanic language and the native language of the majority of the population of the Netherlands, Belgium, and Suriname, the three member states of the Dutch Language Union. Most speakers live in the European Union, where it is a first language for about 23 million and a second...
and French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
-language versions, each with its own content, are according to the area's language(s) available in railway stations, subway stations, universities, etc. from dedicated stands that have the colour of the paper's header: blue for Dutch and green for French for easy recognition, especially where both occur.
The publisher is N.V.
Joint stock company
A joint-stock company is a type of corporation or partnership involving two or more individuals that own shares of stock in the company...
Mass Transit Media, located in the centre of the City of Brussels
City of Brussels
The City of Brussels is the largest municipality of the Brussels-Capital Region, and the official capital of Belgium by law....
. The legal publisher is the company's General Manager Monique Raafels with an address in Antwerp. Chief Editor is Arnaud Dujardin. On an ordinary Thursday, 10 May 2007, its 1,455th issue in Dutch version as always mentioned the number of prints, which was 265,000. Having over 800,000 readers, it claims to be the second largest newspaper of the country. It has a complete online version 'Metrotime' available in PDF format as well as a slightly simpler layout in ordinary html
HTML
HyperText Markup Language is the predominant markup language for web pages. HTML elements are the basic building-blocks of webpages....
; the latter also has extra advertising, links, and a small forum. The most recent issues' main articles might be more readily available online than the complete newspaper.
Metros revenue comes from advertising. Its news sources are mainly the longstanding Belgian press agency Belga
Belga (news agency)
Belga is a Belgian news agency. Belga was founded in 1920 as "Agence télégraphique belge de presse" by Pierre-Marie Olivier and Maurice Travailleur. Seat : 8B Frédéric Pelletier Street, 1030 Schaerbeek - External link :*...
, Associated Press (AP)
Associated Press
The Associated Press is an American news agency. The AP is a cooperative owned by its contributing newspapers, radio and television stations in the United States, which both contribute stories to the AP and use material written by its staff journalists...
, and Inter Press Service (IPS)
Inter Press Service
Inter Press Service is a global news agency. Its main focus is the production of independent news and analysis about events and processes affecting economic, social and political development....
; the legal rights to its pictures are with Concentra, Belga and AP (unless otherwise specified).
External links
- Home page of Metrotime in DutchDutch languageDutch is a West Germanic language and the native language of the majority of the population of the Netherlands, Belgium, and Suriname, the three member states of the Dutch Language Union. Most speakers live in the European Union, where it is a first language for about 23 million and a second...
, giving access to Metro as online version, including a number of issues in the recent past - Home page of Metrotime in FrenchFrench languageFrench is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
, giving access to Metro as online version, including a number of issues in the recent past - Metro's latest issue on Metrotime (in DutchDutch languageDutch is a West Germanic language and the native language of the majority of the population of the Netherlands, Belgium, and Suriname, the three member states of the Dutch Language Union. Most speakers live in the European Union, where it is a first language for about 23 million and a second...
) - Metro's latest issue on Metrotime (in FrenchFrench languageFrench is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
)