In the Yvelines, this faithful companion of the inhabitants is in great danger

The crisis From the written press does not spare anyone, not even local publications. The newspaper Echo of Melan is in the process of having bitter experience.

Distributed free of charge in Meulan-en-Yvelines and in eight other municipalities in the department (Juziers, Gaillon-sur-Montcient, Mézy-sur-Seine, Hardricourt, Tessancourt-sur-Aubette, Vaux-sur-Seine, Triel-sur-Seine, Awakening), the Christian monthly could do not survive in the year 2025.

Thirty advertisers are sought after

In his editorial published in Meulan echoes In January 2025, the 627^e by the name, Yves Maretheu, the editor -in -chief, envisages the worst.

“The continuous decline in our advertisers for three consecutive years lets us fear the end of our monthly at the end of this year. We must find, by the end of February, around thirty advertisers more to hope for the pursuit of our publications. If you like our newspaper, then please participate in this start. »»

Increased competition with the Internet

Created in 1962 at the initiative of the priest of the time, André Mansuy, the newspaper Yvelinois is today distributed to more than 12,000 households. “At the beginning, it was just the parish cabbage leaf,” said Jannick Denouël, the director of the publication. Little by little, it has become an information newspaper interested in the cultural and associative world. »»

Very well known in the Meulan sector, the title has been suffering for some time from competition with the Internet and ” difficulties encountered by loyal advertisers ”.

“We have always been trying to have a year in advance in our budget, or around € 40,000. This is no longer the case. We want to believe that other advertisers will be interested in our newspaper or that we can get out of it thanks to patronage. For my part, I am an eternal optimist. »»

Looking for savings

Whatever happens, the newspaper will continue to appear until the End of 2025. “We have already saved by changing printing and lowering our pagination (there are now more 8 -page numbers than 10 pages, editor's note),” says Jannick Denouël. We can hardly do better. »»

The future of the monthly should decide early March During the general assembly of the Les Échos de Meulan-Hardricourt association. “It is not possible that it stops, I do not want to be the newspaper of the newspaper,” concludes the director of the publication.

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