Le Temps

Temps, Le (1861-1942). An influential daily newspaper, Le Temps long bore the imprint of its founder, Auguste Nefftzer, a Protestant liberal from Alsace, and—later—that of his successor, the more worldly Adrien Hébrard. Nefftzer stressed objective news-reporting, extensive foreign coverage, and unwavering independence—as later did the paper's successor, Le Monde. Le Temps became the paper of the governing élite during the Third Republic, under the management of the Hébrard family. It combined insider knowledge with an austere tone and presentation. Its cultural pages, while less brilliant than those of Le Figaro, none the less carried pieces by writers such as Anatole France and Francisque Sarcey, drama critic from 1867 to 1899. Its circulation never exceeded 100, 000.

[Michael Palmer]

Le Temps

Type	Daily newspaper
Format	Berliner
Owner	Le Temps SA
Editor	Jean-Jacques Roth
Founded	1998
Political allegiance	Left of Centre/Centre
Headquarters	Place de Cornavin 3 CH-1211 Geneva 2
Website	www.letemps.ch

For other uses, see Le Temps (disambiguation).

Le Temps is one of Switzerland's leading daily newspapers. The French language newspaper is published in Geneva and has editorial offices in Geneva, Lausanne, Berne and Zurich. The paper in midi format has a circulation of 50,000 and a readership of 142,000, including 14,000 in German-speaking Switzerland.

The first edition was published on 18 March 1998, following the merger of Journal de Genève-Gazette de Lausanne with Edipresse's Le Nouveau Quotidien.

The newspaper's publisher, "Le Temps SA" is held by "ER Publishing" at 82%, that in turn is owned by Edipresse Group at 50% and Ringier Group at 50%. The remaining 18% are held by: Le Monde (5%), Claude Demole (7%) and the staff of the newspaper (6%). One of its features is the cartoonist Chappatte.

External links

• Le Temps Online edition

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