List of newspapers in France explained

Below is a list of newspapers in France.

National

Daily

NameLogoFoundedCirculationChief editorIdeologyPolitical positionGroupRemarks
15 June 188389,735 (2023)[1] Jérôme Chapuis, Anne-Bénédicte HoffnerChristian democracyCentre-rightBayard PresseRoman-Catholic newspaper founded by the assumptionists
1908140,679 (2023)[2] Christophe JakubyszynNeo-liberalism, liberalismCentre-rightDI Group - LVMH (Bernard Arnault)Primarily financial
1946219,880 (2023)[3] Lionel DangoumauGroupe AmaurySports newspaper, successor to L'Auto, founded in 1900
15 January 1826357,695 (2023)[4] Robert MerguiLiberal conservatism, Gaullism, conservatismRight-wingSocpresse - Groupe Industriel Marcel Dassault (Serge Dassault)Oldest daily newspaper still in circulation in France
18 April 190438,084 (2023)[5] Fabien GaySocialism, communismLeft-wingSociété nouvelle du journal l'HumanitéFounded by Jean Jaurès, was the organ of the French Communist Party from 1920 to 1994
18 April 1973103,218 (2023)[6] Dov AlfonSocialism, social democracyLeft-wingSARL LibérationFounded by Jean-Paul Sartre and Serge July
1944494,500 (2023)[7] Jérôme FenoglioSocial liberalism, social democracyCentre-leftGroupe Le MondeNewspaper of record in France. Politically independent, often leans to centre-left views. Le Monde is the only evening newspaper in this list
2013Rémi GodeauLiberal conservatism, Pro-Europeanism, NeoliberalismRight-wingBey Medias Presse & Internet Most recent national daily newspaper
1944259,958 (2023)[8] Nicolas CharbonneauCentre to centre-rightGroupe AmauryPopular Parisian newspaper with a national version (Aujourd'hui en France). Circulation figures for both are combined here
199832,596 (2023)[9] François DufourPlay Bac PresseNewspaper for children aged 6-10
199530,480 (2023)[10] François DufourPlay Bac PresseNewspaper for children aged 10-14
Online newspapers
Free newspapers

As of 16 October 2022, there is only one free national daily newspaper in France: 20 Minutes, which is often distributed in train stations and other busy areas on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Other free newspapers such as Direct Matin are now defunct.

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Former newspapers

German-language

Ottoman Turkish

See also

Further reading

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: La Croix − History . . fr . 20 July 2024 .
  2. Web site: Les Echos − History . Alliance pour les chiffres de la presse et des médias . fr . 20 July 2024 .
  3. Web site: L'Equipe − History . Alliance pour les chiffres de la presse et des médias . fr . 20 July 2024 .
  4. Web site: Le Figaro − History . Alliance pour les chiffres de la presse et des médias . fr . 20 July 2024 .
  5. Web site: L'Humanité − History . Alliance pour les chiffres de la presse et des médias . fr . 20 July 2024 .
  6. Web site: Libération − History . Alliance pour les chiffres de la presse et des médias . fr . 20 July 2024 .
  7. Web site: Le Monde − History . Alliance pour les chiffres de la presse et des médias . fr . 20 July 2024 .
  8. Web site: Le Parisien-Aujourd'hui en France − History . Alliance pour les chiffres de la presse et des médias . fr . 20 July 2024 .
  9. Web site: Le Petit Quotidien − History . Alliance pour les chiffres de la presse et des médias . fr . 20 July 2024 .
  10. Web site: Mon Quotidien − History . Alliance pour les chiffres de la presse et des médias . fr . 20 July 2024 .
  11. Web site: Pariser Tageblatt : le quotidien de Paris en langue allemande . de . Deutsche National Bibliothek (DNB) . 28 March 2018.
  12. Web site: Pariser Tagezeitung, Quotidien Anti-Hitlerien à Paris . de . Deutsche National Bibliothek (DNB) . 28 March 2018.

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