The Republic of the Center

The Republic of the Center , more commonly called the Reference mark, is a regional newspaper French, based with Orleans. Published in format Tabloïd, the newspaper is present in the departments of the Loiret and Eure-et-Loir (Région Centers). The principal shareholder of the newspaper is the group Nouvelle Republic of the Mid-west.

The newspaper counts 8 local draftings:

Loiret: Orleans, Beaugency, Pithiviers, Montargis and Gien;

Eure-et-Loir: Dreux, Chartres and Châteaudun.

This daily newspaper is a Public limit company with working participation (SAPO), whose capital was held until 2005 by three shareholders:

to 38% by the Company of participation of the friends of the Republic of the Center;

to 34% by the Group Amaury ( Parisian the );

to 27% by the group New Republic of the Mid-west (NRCO).

Since the withdrawal of Amaury in 2005, group NRCO became the majority shareholder.
The group publishes two other local titles: the Scout of Gâtinais and the Center (weekly) and the Mail of Loiret .

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History

Founded by Roger Secrétain with participation of the personnel in the form of working co-operative, the first number is dated from the September 27th 1944. the Republic of the Center succeeds the daily newspaper the Republican orléanais founded in 1884 (whose Roger Secrétain had been editor association of 1938 to 1942, before entering Resistance), become the Republican of the Center under the Occupation, and removed with the Libération like all the newspapers having appeared under the mode of Vichy. Its buildings of the Royal street having been destroyed by the air raids of June 1940, the daily newspaper orléanais must seek other buildings and settles soon street of the Bumblebee-White, where printing works will remain until 1969, date of its installation with Saran, in the suburbs orléanaise.
Since 1994, Jacques Camus is the chairman and the leader-writer of the Republic of the Center.
the leaders of the Republic of the Center always had the concern of making profit the newspaper from last technological advances. The daily newspaper receives its first computer in 1965. After its installation with Saran, in 1969, its material of impression is one of most modern of Europe. In 1973, one of the first in the regional press, it adopts the color. the Republic of the Center passes in format tabloïd in January 2003 and to the " all-couleur" in March 2007.

Diffusion

In 2005, the title draws with approximately 60.000 specimens through 8 local editions:

Loiret

Orleans Outskirts of the city;
Orleans Outer suburbs;
Pithiviers;
Montargis.
Gien

Eure-et-Loir

Châteaudun;
Chartres;
Dreux.

See too

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External bonds

Official site

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