24 heures celebrates 250th birthday
Next year, the Vaud daily newspaper *24 heures* will celebrate 250 years of publishing history. It was first published on June 29, 1762—at that time as a weekly newspaper and under the name «Feuille d’avis de Lausanne,» which translates to “Lausanne Opinion Sheet.”.
24 heures is the second oldest newspaper in Switzerland that is still published, the newspaper wrote in a communiqué on Thursday. In 1872, the newspaper was no longer published only once a week, but daily. Its definitive name 24 heures finally received in 1972.
In the coming year, 24 heures will devote an entire page to its anniversary from Monday to Friday. It also plans to celebrate its birthday with a musical spectacle on September 21 and 22, 2012. A 23-meter high and 27-meter wide screen will be erected. In its center there will be room for 300 singers and about 15 musicians. The whole spectacle will last about an hour. Fireworks are to round off the evening.
Around 140 employees work regularly for 24 heures. The newspaper, published by Edipresse, has a circulation of 79'000 copies and is read by around 223'000 people. (SDA)
