DLocal
DLocal is a multi-regional, European, English-language digital news publisher with local editions in Austria, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Norway, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland. Each site, while alike in appearance, has separate editorial teams, each focused on its respective market.[1]
Coverage is purely domestic in each country, and includes current events, politics, business, sports and culture, as well as analysis and opinion.
The parent company The Local Europe AB, headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, also owns English-language discussion forums in Germany (Toytown Germany) and Switzerland (English Forum).[2]
History
The original Swedish edition began in 2004 as a weekly email newsletter. The German edition was launched in 2008 and Swiss edition in 2011. In 2013 the company opened offices in France, Spain and Italy. By January 2015 the company claimed to have over 4.5 million readers per month.[3]
DLocal's founders are Managing Director Paul Rapacioli, formerly a director of reed.co.uk[4] and Managing Editor James Savage, formerly a radio journalist and PR consultant.[5][6] Shareholders include the 6th AP fund and IQUBE.[7]
In January 2010 The Local acquired the thelocal.com domain name from First Quench Retailing, a UK alcohol retailer which went into administration at the end of 2009.
DLocal launched a Client Studio in 2014[8] to produce sponsored content (native advertising).
In late 2017, DLocal launched a membership scheme, beginning with the Swedish edition.[9] Throughout 2018, The Local’s membership programme was rolled out to other editions including Germany[10], France[11], Italy[12] and Spain.[13]
Awards
The Local's Swedish edition was nominated in 2009 as Swedish Digital Newspaper of the Year ('Årets Dagstidning Digitala Medier'), as part of media magazine Medievärlden's annual newspaper awards.[14]
In 2018, the Local's Swedish edition was named Digital Publisher of the Year Award in the Popular Press category by the Swedish Magazine Publishers Association (Sveriges Tidskrifter).[15]
The Local's Client Studio received the bronze award in the Best Use of Online Media category at the 2018 Native Advertising Awards in Berlin.[16]
References
- ↑ The Local:About us
- ↑ "Toytown Germany Imprint". Toytown Germany. Archived from the original on 16 March 2023. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
- ↑ Corporate site.
- ↑ Paying to Look Good at Work. BBC News. August 29, 2002
- ↑ Correspondent.[dead link] Global Radio News.
- ↑ Swedish minister opens Europe’s answer to AAAS. EuroScience Open Forum (ESOF) 2004.
- ↑ Vad vill utlänningar läsar om Sverige, The Local?. Medievärlden. February 2, 2009.
- ↑ www.resume.se (in svenska) The Local’s chefredaktör blir innehållschef https://www.resume.se/nyheter/artiklar/2014/08/29/the-locals-chefredaktor-blir-innehållschef/ The Local’s chefredaktör blir innehållschef Check
|url=value (help). Retrieved 2019-01-22. Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ www.thelocal.se. 2017-11-14 Join us! Become a member of The Local https://www.thelocal.se/20171114/join-us-become-a-member-of-the-local-this-is-why Join us! Become a member of The Local Check
|url=value (help). Retrieved 2019-01-22. Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ www.thelocal.de. 2018-03-01 Next week we’ll be asking you to become a member of The Local. This is why https://www.thelocal.de/20180301/next-week-well-be-asking-you-to-become-a-member-of-the-local-this-is-why Next week we’ll be asking you to become a member of The Local. This is why Check
|url=value (help). Retrieved 2019-01-22. Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ www.thelocal.fr. 2018-03-13 We will soon be asking you to become paying members of The Local https://www.thelocal.fr/20180313/we-will-soon-be-asking-you-to-become-paying-members-of-the-the-local-france We will soon be asking you to become paying members of The Local Check
|url=value (help). Retrieved 2019-01-22. Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ www.thelocal.it. 2018-08-28 Why The Local Italy will soon be asking you to become a paying Member https://www.thelocal.it/20180828/why-the-local-italy-will-soon-be-asking-you-to-become-paying-members Why The Local Italy will soon be asking you to become a paying Member Check
|url=value (help). Retrieved 2019-01-22. Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ www.thelocal.es. 2018-09-18 The Local Spain rolls out Membership: Why it’s a positive move for readers https://www.thelocal.es/20180918/the-local-spain-rolls-out-membership-why-its-a-positive-move-for-readers The Local Spain rolls out Membership: Why it’s a positive move for readers Check
|url=value (help). Retrieved 2019-01-22. Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ De kan bli Årets Dagstidning Digitala Medier. Medievärlden. September 14, 2009.
- ↑ Sveriges Tidskrifter (in svenska) Här är alla vinnarna av Tidskriftspriset 2018 http://sverigestidskrifter.se/publicerar/har-ar-alla-vinnarna-i-tidskriftspriset-2018/ Här är alla vinnarna av Tidskriftspriset 2018 Check
|url=value (help). Retrieved 2019-01-22. Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 2018 Winners – Native Advertising AWARDS https://nativeadvertisinginstitute.com/awards/2018-winners/ 2018 Winners – Native Advertising AWARDS Check
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