Luxembourg from the Inside and Out – Luxembourg Times
Published July 21, 2022
Why does Luxembourg have an English-language newspaper? Douwe Miedema, the editor-in-chief at the Luxembourg Times, recalled: “…going to the opening of the tramway in Luxembourg city and hearing so many people speaking English.” English is an administrative language in Luxembourg, shouldn’t there be an English language newspaper as well? The four-year-old online newspaper might not qualify for citizenship (yet), but it does symbolise the importance of English in modern Luxembourg.
Luxembourg for the Rest of Us
The paper doesn’t focus on impenetrable local stories, but rather on helping readers see what the outside world thinks of Luxembourg from within. The paper does this with “unbiased reporting on the topics that are really important…", looking at Europe, finance, and other stories that are important for English-speaking readers.
But the paper is not just a translation of Luxembourg’s traditional papers in English, it is an English-language paper tout coeur, embracing an “Anglo-Saxon” journalistic style that one can’t find anywhere else in Luxembourg; focusing on the facts, correcting what is wrong, and keeping readers informed so that they can better understand their new home. The paper asks fundamental questions about Luxembourg that most Luxembourgers don’t stop to think about, but that the rest of us don’t fully understand.
The Luxembourg Times’ reporters are, in effect, “foreign correspondents in their own country", writing for those who are new to Luxembourg or interested in the country from the outside. Beyond just the news, What's On, the weekly list of weekend events happening throughout Luxembourg is a great place to look for fun ideas for weekend activities while the rest of the culture section offers readers a look at the books and movies that are worth reading and watching.
For any of uni.lu’s international students who have begun to fall in love with the country they call home, this is the paper for them.
Uni.lu Alumni Network and the Luxembourg Times
Uni.lu alumni also have the chance to participate in bringing the rest of the world to Luxembourg. The Times is always looking for alumni and Luxembourgish speakers who are interested in a traineeship in journalism. It’s not just a chance for alumni to learn about an exciting career option, but for people to explain Luxembourg to the next generation of international and Erasmus students.
The Luxembourg Times is a founding partner of the Alumni Network. New graduates who enjoy a 25% discount off the regular subscription price. To benefit from this discount register here using the voucher code which you received as part of the GradPack.
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Disappearing Australians and FBI arrests, in Luxembourg? This isn’t the new season of Capitani, it’s straight from the headlines of the Luxembourg Times! Subscribers would know -)
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