Het Laatste Nieuws

Het Laatste Nieuws

Infobox Newspaper
name =




type = Daily
format = Broadsheet, Berliner since January 22
foundation = 1888
owners = De Persgroep
headquarters = Brusselsesteenweg 347
Kobbegem B-1730
editor = Luc Van Der Kelen
website = [http://www.hln.be www.hln.be]

Het Laatste Nieuws (in English "The Latest News") is a Dutch language newspaper based in Brussels, Belgium. It was founded by Julius Hoste Sr. on 7 June 1888. It is now part of De Persgroep, and has a circulation of 292,410 copies, making it the most popular newspaper in Flanders and Belgium.

Comics

During World War II, The Adventures of Tintin was in the paper. Stories included "Tintin in the Congo", "Tintin in America", "The Broken Ear", "The Shooting Star", and "The Secret of the Unicorn".

History

The liberal Julius Hoste Sr. founded the newspaper on 7 June 1888, five days before the Belgian elections. With his newspaper he wanted to support the Liberal Party in the upcoming elections and on the other side the Flemish movement in Brussels, a city which was dominated by francophone bourgeois ("Franskiljons"). The newspaper supported the cause of the "Gelijkheidswet" (E: equality law between French and Flemish in Belgium), the rescue of the "Koninklijke Vlaamse Schouwburg" (KVS) (E: Royal Flemish Theatre) in Brussels and the election of the first Flemish, liberal, Ghent municipal governing board in 1907.

Its liberal character, anti-francophone stance and support for the Flemish movement were essential characteristics of the new daily, just like its anti-clericalism. In 1897, Flor Burton founded the newspaper "De Nieuwe Gazet" in Antwerp, with a substantially similar editorial policy.

When Julius Hoste Sr. died, his son, Julius Hoste Jr., took over full publishing responsibility. He moderated the confrontational style favoured by his father, adopting a more temperate and formal tone. He broadened the scope of the newspaper, including more regional news, and expanded the sports section to reach an even wider public.

When World War II broke out, Julius Hoste Jr. fled to the United Kingdom, although his newspaper continued publication under Nazi control. After the war he regained control but the business needed to be rebuilt. He shared day to day management with Albert Maertens and Marcel Stijns became head editor. On 1 February 1954 Julius Hoste Jr. suddenly died. By means of an ingenious legal arrangement he ensured that the political heritage of his newspaper was guaranteed and the company was incorporated when he died. His heirs commissioned Albert Maertens to create a foundation specifically intended to safeguard the future political and editorial policy of the newspaper.

On 3 May 1955 the "Stichting Het Laatste Nieuws" (E: The Latest News Foundation) was set up. It included in its charter an explicit reference to the liberal declaration of Oxford, or Oxford Manifesto, which offered guarantees of editorial continuity for readers and journalists even in the event of the newspaper being sold. Frans Vinck, the son-in-law of Julius Hoste Jr., headed the company; Albert Maertens helped to manage the structure of the company, and Marcel Stijns remained the head editor. A new company was created: the "Uitgeverij J. Hoste NV".

When television broadcasting started in Belgium in 1954, the competitive environment became more challenging and the newspaper had to modernize its activity. The Antwerp-headquartered "De Nieuwe Gazet" was taken over, partially in 1957 and then completely in 1963. The foundation's business was expanded with the introduction of weekly magazines and a printing business. In order to finance the new ventures, negotiations were started with potential investors. Albert Maertens began talks with the Van Thillo family, the Flemish bankers based in Antwerp, who had shown a particular interest in Press investment.

In the 1970s and 1980s the Van Thillo family acquired more and more shares in the newspaper, but its editorial course remained in accordance with the principles articulated by the foundation. At the moment De Persgroep is headed by Christian Van Thillo.

Notable journalists

* Piet Van Brabant (1932-2006)

External links

* [http://www.hln.be Official Website]
* [http://www.krantenindeklas.be/index.php?id=27 Newspapers in the class room] nl icon


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