Beeld
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| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner(s) | Naspers |
| Publisher | Media24 |
| Editor-in-chief | Barnard Beukman |
| Sports editor | Gert van der Westhuizen |
| Founded | 16 September 1974 |
| Language | Afrikaans |
| Headquarters | Johannesburg |
| Sister newspapers | Die Burger, Volksblad |
| Website | www |
Beeld (freely translated as Picture or Image) is an Afrikaans-language daily newspaper that was launched on 16 September 1974. Beeld is distributed in four provinces of South Africa: Gauteng, Mpumalanga, Limpopo and North West, previously part of the former Transvaal province. Die Beeld (English: The Image) was an Afrikaans-language Sunday newspaper in the late 1960s.
In June 2024 Naspers announced that it would close the newspaper, along with City Press, Rapport, and the Daily Sun, in October of that year due to declining newspaper sales.[1] A month later Media24 announced it will suspend the planned closures until the Competition Commission approves of its plan to sell newspaper distribution company On-The-Dot to Novus, which was the reason behind the papers' planned shuttering.[2]
Supplements
List of editors
- Schalk Pienaar (1974–1975)
- Johannes Grosskopf (1975–1977)
- Ton Vosloo (1977–1983)
- Willem Wepener (1983–1989)
- Salie de Swardt (1989–1992)
- Willie Kühn (1993–1996)
- Johan de Wet (1996–1999)
- Arrie Rossouw (1999–2000)
- Peet Kruger (2000–2009)
- Tim du Plessis (2009–2011)
- Peet Kruger (2011–2013)
- Adriaan Basson (2013–2015)
- Barnard Beukman (2015–present)
Distribution areas
| 2008 | 2014 | |
|---|---|---|
| Eastern Cape | ||
| Free State | Y | Y |
| Gauteng | Y | Y |
| Kwa-Zulu Natal | Y | N |
| Limpopo | Y | Y |
| Mpumalanga | Y | Y |
| North West | Y | Y |
Distribution figures
| Net Sales | |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 100 000[1] |
| Oct – Dec 2012 | 66 132 |
| Jul – Sep 2012 | 70 070 |
| Apr – Jun 2012 | 73 595 |
| Jan – Mar 2012 | 75 019 |
| Oct – Dec 2013 | 64 874 |
| Jul – Sep 2013 | 64 329 |
| Apr – Jun 2013 | 64 073 |
| Jan – Mar 2013 | 67 700 |
| Jan – Mar 2014 | 62 766[6] |
| Apr – Jun 2014 | 59 544 |
| Jan – Mar 2015 | 51 064[6] |
| 2024 | 20 000[1] |
Readership figures
| AIR | |
|---|---|
| Jan 2012 – Dec 2012 | 441 000 |
| Jan 2013 – Dec 2013 | 485 000 |
See also
References
- ^ a b c Maggs, Jeremy (13 June 2024). "End of an era: Media24 to close iconic newspapers". Moneyweb. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
- ^ "Media 24 agrees to suspend newspaper closures". The Witness. 11 July 2024. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
- ^ a b c "Beeld Website". Archived from the original on 12 June 2013. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
- ^ "Beeld Website". Archived from the original on 27 January 2015. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
- ^ Audit Bureau of Circulations (S.A)
- ^ a b "ABC Analysis Q1 2015: The biggest-circulating newspapers in South Africa •". 8 May 2015.
- ^ SAARF AMPS (Previous Presentations)
- ^ SAARF AMPS (Industry Presentations)
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