Lëtzebuerger Journal

Lëtzebuerger Journal was first published on 5 April 1948,[1] replacing the Obermosel-Zeitung and l'Unio'n, which ceased publication the same year.[2] Both of those newspapers were attempts to create a mass-circulation liberal newspaper, like the Luxemburger Zeitung of the pre-war era, which had a long tradition, but had been discredited politically.[2] Although the paper was published in German it also had sections published in French.[1]

In 2004 the newspaper had a circulation of 5,150 copies, making it the fifth most widely circulated of the country's (then) six daily newspapers.[3] However, due to its close ties to the Democratic Party, Luxembourg's third largest party and a regular coalition partner in government, the Journal's significance was much greater than this circulation would suggest.[2]

The newspaper received €540,421 in annual state press subsidy in 2009.[4]

The newspaper became independent from the Democratic Party (DP) in 2012 through a cooperation with Éditpress and was no longer a party newspaper, but had an independent editorial board.[5] It ceased its print publication on 31 December 2020 and became an Online magazine on 1 January 2021 with a focus on Slow journalism and all of its written articles published in German, French and English.