Corse-Matin

Corse-Matin is a French-language daily local newspaper published in Ajaccio, Corsica, France.[1]

Corse-Matin
TypeDaily newspaper
Owner(s)Nice-Matin Group
Founded1944
LanguageFrench
HeadquartersAjaccio, Corsica
CountryFrance
Circulation25,906 (as of 2020)
Websitewww.corsematin.com

History and profile

Corse-Matin was part of Lagardère Group through its subsidiary Groupe Hachette[2] until August 2007 when it was sold to Hersant Media Group.[3] The paper is owned by Nice-Matin Group.[4][5] In December 2012 French businessman Bernard Tapie bought a share in the daily.[6] The headquarters of the paper is in Ajaccio.[7]

The sister newspapers of Corse-Matin are Nice-Matin, Monaco-Matin and Var-Matin.[5][8][9] In 1998 another local daily of the island, La Corse, merged with Corse-Matin.[8]

Corse-Matin has been subject to terrorist attacks.[7] Its headquarters was attacked by unknown people in 1992, 1994 and 1997.[7] In May 2011 the office of the paper in Bastia was also attacked.[7]

In 2020 the circulation of Corse-Matin was 25,906 copies.

Year Circulation
2005 46,677
2006 44,360
2007 43,728
2008 43,156
2009 42,312
2010 41,978
2011 41,274
2012 40,345
2013 38,536
2014 37,427
2015 33,663
2016 32,951
2017 32,792
2018 30,910
2019 28,733
2020 25,906

References
  1. Oda O'Carroll; David Atkinson (2004). Corsica. Lonely Planet. p. 12. ISBN 978-1-74059-376-2.
  2. "French media printer moves to Berliner format with KBA Commander 6/2". RISI. Würzburg. 13 February 2007. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
  3. "Marseille Plus to Hersant". Newspaper Innovation. 16 August 2007. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
  4. John E Richardson; Stephen Huckerby; Mike Williams (2007). "Nation, Culture and Identity in a French language Corsican Newspaper" (Conference papers). Freewebs. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
  5. "Groupe Nice-Matin". G2mi. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
  6. Lara Marlowe (3 July 2013). "French ex-con still 'coming up from ashes' at 70". The Irish Times. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
  7. "Paris shooting: A timeline of violent attacks on French media". The Star. Paris. 7 January 2015. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
  8. Jef Costello (15 April 2007). "France: One-day strike at Nice-Matin". Libcom. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
  9. Samantha Hurst (21 August 2014). "Employees of Nice-Matin Launch Crowdfunding Campaign to Save their Newspaper". Crowdfund Insider. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
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