''Le Courrier'' (literally "The Mail") is a
Swiss French-language daily newspaper
A newspaper is a periodical publication containing written information about current events and is often typed in black ink with a white or gray background.
Newspapers can cover a wide variety of fields such as politics, business, sports ...
published in
Geneva
, neighboring_municipalities= Carouge, Chêne-Bougeries, Cologny, Lancy, Grand-Saconnex, Pregny-Chambésy, Vernier, Veyrier
, website = https://www.geneve.ch/
Geneva ( ; french: Genève ) frp, Genèva ; german: link=no, Genf ; it, Ginevr ...
.
Founded on 5 January 1868,
it was originally supported by the
Roman Catholic Church
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.3 billion baptized Catholics worldwide . It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions, and has played a ...
, but has been completely independent since 1996.
Mainly focused on Geneva, the newspaper is trying to expand into other
cantons in
Romandy
Romandy (french: Romandie or )Before World War I, the term French Switzerland (french: Suisse française) waalso used german: Romandie or , it, Romandia, rm, Romanda) is the French-speaking part of western Switzerland. In 2020, about 2 milli ...
.
See also
*
List of newspapers in Switzerland
The number of newspapers in Switzerland was 406 before World War I. It reduced to 257 in 1995. The country was ranked fifteenth for 2014 in the yearly Press Freedom Index published by Reporters Without Borders and 8th in 2020.
List
Below is a ...
References
External links
lecourrier.ch(in
French), the newspaper's official website
1868 establishments in Switzerland
Newspapers published in Geneva
Daily newspapers published in Switzerland
French-language newspapers published in Switzerland
Newspapers established in 1868
Christianity in Geneva
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