The ''Algemeen Dagblad'' (; ), also known by its initialism ''AD'' () is a Dutch daily newspaper based in

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History and profile

''Algemeen Dagblad'' was founded in 1946. The paper is published in

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and is headquartered in

. Its regional focus includes the cities and regions around Rotterdam,

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and

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.Newspaper evaluation sheet
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and

it is published and distributed with local dailies. The national edition is for sale everywhere and distributed throughout the rest of the Netherlands. ''AD'' is owned and published by

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'' -> ''AD Haagsche Courant'' * ''Utrechts Nieuwsblad'' -> ''AD Utrechts Nieuwsblad'' * ''Amersfoortsche Courant'' -> ''AD Amersfoortsche Courant'' * ''De Dordtenaar -> ''AD De Dordtenaar'' * ''Dagblad Rivierenland'' -> ''AD Rivierenland''

Chief editors

''Het Vaderland''

''Het Vaderland'' was an independent newspaper founded in the Hague in 1869. In 1972, it became a regional supplement of ''Algemeen Dagblad'' for The Hague. In 1982, the newspaper was dissolved.

Circulation

In the period of 1995–96 ''AD'' had a circulation of 401,000 copies, making it the second best-selling paper in the country. In 2001, its circulation was 335,000 copies. In 2013, the paper was the second largest paid newspaper of the Netherlands after ''

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''. After a merger with seven regional newspapers on 1 September 2005 and ongoing reduction in readership, it had an average circulation merger of 365,912 copies in 2014. In 2017, it was down to 341,249 copies.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Algemeen Dagblad 1946 establishments in the Netherlands Dutch-language newspapers Dutch news websites Mass media in Rotterdam Daily newspapers published in the Netherlands Newspapers established in 1946