Times of Suriname

Times of Suriname is a national newspaper in Suriname.[1] The paper is published daily (except on Sundays) in a broadsheet format with a reported circulation of 35,000-40,000.[2][3] The paper was founded in December 2003 by (at the time) rich business man and politician Rudi Dilip Sardjoe and claims to be a quality news paper and the largest and most-read paper of the country.[4]

Times of Suriname
TypeNational newspaper
Formatbroadsheet
Owner(s)Rudi Dilip Sardjoe
PublisherRudisa Broadcasting Communications & Publications N.V.
Editor-in-chiefAlirio Polsbroek
Founded23 December 2003
LanguageDutch and English
HeadquartersParamaribo
Circulation40.000
Websitehttp://www.surinametimes.com/

Content

The Times of Suriname is one of the main newspapers of the country,[5] and publishes news articles primarily in Dutch, while also publishing some articles in English (in 2005 it experimented with some articles in Portuguese).[6][7] The paper contains news on Suriname, the Dutch Caribbean and the Netherlands.[6]

The paper is reported to have some 20 journalists under employment, most of them young.[1][3]

References
  1. de Vries, Ellen; De Koninck, Marc (2008). K'ranti! De Surinaamse pers 1774-2008 (PDF). pp. 235–243.
  2. Rosario, Robin (2012). "Oplage Times of Suriname nog steeds op recordhoogte". Niews-Suriname.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2018-01-03.
  3. Foriers, Sandra (2011-03-11). "Jonge leeuwen runnen grootste krant van Suriname". MO* (in Dutch). Retrieved 2018-01-03.
  4. Speksnijder, Cor (2004-01-24). "Times of Suriname - Archief - Voor nieuws, achtergronden en columns". De Volkskrant (in Dutch). Retrieved 2018-01-03.
  5. "Het brongebruik van Surinaamse journalisten. Onderzoek bij Parbode Magazine en De Ware Tijd". openaccess.leidenuniv.nl (in Dutch). Burger, J.P. Retrieved 2018-01-03.CS1 maint: others (link)
  6. Gobardhan-Rambocus, Lila (2013). "Taalpolitiek in een veranderende samenleving - Suriname na 1975". Neerlandica Wratislaviensia. XXII: 55–64.
  7. de Theije, Marjo (2007). "De Brazilianen stelen al ons goud! - Braziliaanse migranten in stad en binnenland". OSO, Tijdschrift voor Surinamistiek en het Caraïbisch Gebied. 26 (1): 81–99.
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