De Standaard

De Standaard is a Flemish daily newspaper in Belgium, published in Dutch and based in Brussels. Generally regarded as centre-right in orientation, it provides quality coverage of national and international politics, economics, and culture. It addresses a readership in the country's Flemish community and is considered one of the region's leading newspapers.

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De Standaard at a glance

Country: Belgium
Region: Western Europe · Europe
Kind of outlet: Daily newspaper
Editorial leaning: Centrist
Founded: 1918
Owner: Mediahuis
Published from: Brussels
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How Crosswire groups De Standaard

Crosswire groups De Standaard as Centrist for comparisons within Belgium's directory. Center includes both centrist outlets and outlets for which the directory has no confident classification. It is not evidence that this outlet is neutral or more accurate.

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Where De Standaard sits in Belgium's press

De Standaard was founded in 1918, is published from Brussels and is owned by Mediahuis. It is one of 6 outlets tracked in Belgium, and one of 4 daily newspapers among them — the others being La Libre, La Dernière Heure and L'Avenir. By outlets tracked, Belgium ranks 13th of the 45 countries on Crosswire's Europe hub, which lists 264 outlets in all.

Across Europe, Crosswire tracks 109 of the 396 daily newspapers in the directory. The nearest counterparts to De Standaard outside Belgium, starting with Western Europe, are NRC (Netherlands), Der Standard (Austria), NZZ (Switzerland) and Luxembourg Times (Luxembourg). Opening one of them beside De Standaard is the quickest way to see what is a house style and what is a national one.