The Local
Encyclopedia
The Local is an English-language online news portal localised for Sweden
, Germany
, France
and Switzerland
. Each site, while alike in appearance, has separate editorial teams, each focused on its respective market.
Coverage is purely domestic in each country, and includes current events, politics, business, sports and culture, as well as analysis and opinion. There are also guides to local society aimed at English-speaking foreigners and a who's who of local celebrities. The company also owns expat discussion forums Toytown Germany and English Forum (in Switzerland).
The original Swedish edition began in 2004. The German edition was launched in 2008 and Swiss edition in 2011. The sites had a combined readership of a million unique visitors per month in January 2008.
The Local's founders are Managing Director Paul Rapacioli, formerly a director of reed.co.uk and Managing Editor James Savage, formerly a radio journalist and PR consultant. Shareholders include the 6th AP Fund and IQube. The Swedish version is edited by American David Landes. The German edition is edited by Marc Young, another American who previously worked at the English versions of Der Spiegel and Deutsche Welle.
The Local's Swedish edition was nominated in 2009 as Swedish Digital Newspaper of the Year ('Årets Dagstidning Digitala Medier'), as part of media magazine Medievärlden's annual newspaper awards.
In January 2010 The Local acquired thelocal.com from First Quench Retailing, a UK alcohol retailer which went into administration at the end of 2009.
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
and Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
. Each site, while alike in appearance, has separate editorial teams, each focused on its respective market.
Coverage is purely domestic in each country, and includes current events, politics, business, sports and culture, as well as analysis and opinion. There are also guides to local society aimed at English-speaking foreigners and a who's who of local celebrities. The company also owns expat discussion forums Toytown Germany and English Forum (in Switzerland).
The original Swedish edition began in 2004. The German edition was launched in 2008 and Swiss edition in 2011. The sites had a combined readership of a million unique visitors per month in January 2008.
The Local's founders are Managing Director Paul Rapacioli, formerly a director of reed.co.uk and Managing Editor James Savage, formerly a radio journalist and PR consultant. Shareholders include the 6th AP Fund and IQube. The Swedish version is edited by American David Landes. The German edition is edited by Marc Young, another American who previously worked at the English versions of Der Spiegel and Deutsche Welle.
The Local's Swedish edition was nominated in 2009 as Swedish Digital Newspaper of the Year ('Årets Dagstidning Digitala Medier'), as part of media magazine Medievärlden's annual newspaper awards.
In January 2010 The Local acquired thelocal.com from First Quench Retailing, a UK alcohol retailer which went into administration at the end of 2009.