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Le Journal de l'île de la Réunion ; Le Journal de la Haute-Marne (Haute-Marne) Le Journal de Saône et Loire ; Le Journal du Centre ; Le Maine libre ; Le Parisien (Île-de-France, Oise) Le Petit Bleu d'Agen (Lot-et-Garonne) Le Populaire du Centre (Creuse, Haute-Vienne) Le Progrès (Auvergne, Burgundy, Franche-Comté, Rhône-Alpes)
Le Monde was founded in 1944, [8] [9] at the request of General Charles de Gaulle, after the German army had been driven from Paris during World War II.The paper took over the headquarters and layout of Le Temps, which had been the most important newspaper in France, but its reputation had suffered during the Occupation. [10]
During World War I, Le Journal was at the center of an intrigue involving Paul Bolo, the essence of which was that the German government was alleged to be attempting to gain influence in France and promote pacifist propaganda by buying French newspapers. It is understood that during part of its existence it was located at 100 Rue Richelieu Paris.
Le Monde diplomatique was founded in 1954 by Hubert Beuve-Méry, founder and director of Le Monde, the French newspaper of record.Subtitled the "organ of diplomatic circles and of large international organisations, [12]" 5,000 copies were distributed, comprising eight pages, dedicated to foreign policy and geopolitics.
The weeklies La Semaine du Roussillon, le Journal de Millau, l’Aveyronnais, le Catalan Judiciaire, Terre de Vins and Terres Catalanes, all published in Languedoc-Roussillon, were also sold by Le Monde to Groupe Sud Ouest in 2007. Groupe Sud Ouest publishes various surf magazines, including Surf Session, Bodyboard and Surfer's Journal.
It became L'Observateur aujourd'hui in 1953 and France-Observateur in 1954. The name Le Nouvel Observateur was adopted in 1964. [4] The 1964 incarnation of the magazine was founded by Jean Daniel and Claude Perdriel. [5] The head office is in the building to the left, 10–12 Place de la Bourse, Paris
The group is controlled by the company Le Monde Libre, which possesses 72.5%. [10] This company is controlled in equal shares by Le Nouveau Monde ( Matthieu Pigasse and Daniel Kretinsky ), NJJ Presse ( Xavier Niel ) and Berlys Media (Madison Cox), who each possess 26.66% of the shares, the 20% remaining belonging to the Spanish media group Prisa .
The oldest national newspaper in France, [9] Le Figaro is considered a French newspaper of record, [10] along with Le Monde and Libération. [11] Since 2004, the newspaper has been owned by Dassault Group. Its editorial director has been Alexis Brézet since 2012. [12] Le Figaro is the second-largest national newspaper in France, after Le Monde ...