Le Point Explained

Le Point
Category:News magazine
Frequency:Weekly
Circulation:288,361 (2020)
Publisher:Le Point Communication
Founded:1972
Company:Groupe Artémis
Country:France
Based:Paris
Language:French
Issn:0242-6005

Le Point (in French pronounced as /ləˈpwɛ̃/) is a French weekly political and conservative news magazine published in Paris. Le Point is one of the three major French news magazines.[1] [2]

History and profile

Le Point was founded in September 1972[3] [4] by a group of journalists who had, one year earlier, left the editorial team of L'Express,[5] [6] which was then owned by Jean-Jacques Servan-Schreiber, a député (member of parliament) of the Parti Radical, a centrist party.

The company operating Le Point, Société d'exploitation de l'hebdomadaire Le Point (SEBDO Le Point) has its head office in the 14th arrondissement of Paris.[7] [8] The founders focused on readers' needs, which became Le Points ideal,[5] published by Le Point Communication on Thursdays.[9]

After a fairly difficult start in September 1972, the magazine quickly challenged L'Express. The editorial team of spring 1972 found financial backing with Hachette and was then directed by Claude Imbert. Other journalists making up the team were: Jacques Duquesne, Henri Trinchet, Pierre Billard, Robert Franc, and Georges Suffert. The management included Olivier Chevrillon and Philippe Ramond. It has changed ownership several times. Gaumont Film Company bought the magazine in 1981.[10] In 1993, Generale Occidentale purchased 82.5% of publisher Sebdo, the owner of magazine Le Point from Gaumont.[11]

In 1997 the magazine was acquired by its current owner Artémis, a French investment group founded and owned by the billionaire businessman François Pinault.[10] [12] In 2001, the logo and layout of Le Point was changed.[10] The weekly recruited journalists from the Parisian press and relied on its ability to redefine the genre. It modeled itself closely on Time Magazine and Newsweek.

Franz-Olivier Giesbert was chief executive officer of Le Point from 2000 until 18 January 2014, when Etienne Gernelle replaced him. Giesbert, however, remained an adviser to the magazine and continued to write editorials and articles.[13] [14] It publishes a list regarding the reputation of companies, Baromètre d’Image des Grandes Entreprises.[15]

Editorial stance

Le Point has a conservative, centre-right stance without any political affiliation.[6] [7] [12]

Circulation

Le Point had a circulation of 336,000 copies in 1981.[16] It was 311,000 copies in 1987 and 320,000 copies in 1988.[16]

In 2001 Le Point had a circulation of 303,000 copies.[17] During the 2007-2008 period its circulation was 419,000 copies.[18] In 2009 the circulation of the magazine was 435,000 copies.[10] Its circulation in 2011 was 428,114 copies.[19] The 2013 circulation of the magazine was 417,062 copies.[9] The 2020 circulation of the magazine was 288,361 copies.[20]

!Year!Circulation
2006408,931
2007443,956
2008443,738
2009434,745
2010429,650
2011430,086
2012432,813
2013417,940
2014401,171
2015380,222
2016355,586
2017330,602
2018301,722
2019292,795
2020279,032

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Baudriller . Marc . 17 January 2014 . Franz-Olivier Giesbert quitte Le Point au bon moment . Franz-Olivier Giesbert leaves Le Point at the right time . live . fr . . https://archive.today/20230623135757/https://www.challenges.fr/media/franz-olivier-giesbert-quitte-le-point-au-bon-moment_163628. 23 June 2023 . 23 June 2023.
  2. News: Hanne . Isabelle . 1 March 2012 . Dans le secret de la face cachée des magazines . In the secret of the hidden face of magazines . live . fr . . https://web.archive.org/web/20230623160852/https://www.challenges.fr/media/franz-olivier-giesbert-quitte-le-point-au-bon-moment_163628 . 23 June 2023 . 23 June 2023.
  3. Book: Philip Thody. Philip Thody. Le Franglais: Forbidden English, Forbidden American: Law, Politics and Language in Contemporary France: A Study in. 16 December 2014. 1 December 2000. A&C Black. 978-1-4411-7760-5. 289.
  4. Book: Serge Berstein. Jean-Pierre Rioux. The Pompidou Years, 1969-1974. 21 April 2015. 13 March 2000. Cambridge University Press. 978-0-521-58061-8. 200.
  5. Book: Lawrence D. Kritzman. Brian J. Reilly. The Columbia History of Twentieth-Century French Thought. 15 November 2014. 2007. Columbia University Press. 978-0-231-10790-7. 721.
  6. Book: Alexandra Hughes. Keith A Reader. Encyclopaedia of Contemporary French Culture. 22 November 2014. 11 March 2002. Routledge. 978-1-134-78866-8. 432.
  7. Web site: Le Point. VoxEurop. 31 December 2014.
  8. "Mentions légales." Le Point. Retrieved 25 August 2011. "Siège social: 74, avenue du Maine – 75682 Paris Cedex 14"
  9. Web site: Media Kit 2014. Publicitas. 31 December 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150104181225/http://www.publicitas.com/fileadmin/uploads/common/Promotions/Le_Point_-_MEDIAKIT_-_2014.pdf. 4 January 2015. dmy-all.
  10. Web site: Le Point. Euro Topics. 31 December 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20150924005348/http://www.eurotopics.net/en/home/medienindex/media_articles/?frommedia=1792. 24 September 2015. dead. dmy-all.
  11. News: La Générale Occidentale a racheté « Le Point ». Les Echos. 6 September 1993.
  12. Book: Michael Mould. The Routledge Dictionary of Cultural References in Modern French. 31 December 2014. 27 April 2011. Taylor & Francis. 978-1-136-82573-6. 515.
  13. News: Debouté . Alexandre . 15 January 2014 . Franz-Olivier Giesbert tire sa révérence au Point . Franz-Olivier Giesbert bows out at Le Point . live . fr . . https://archive.today/20230623144923/https://www.lefigaro.fr/medias/2014/01/15/20004-20140115ARTFIG00266-franz-olivier-giesbert-tire-sa-reverence-au-point.php . 23 June 2023 . 23 June 2023.
  14. News: 16 January 2014 . Le Point : Etienne Gernelle va succéder à Franz-Olivier Giesbert à la direction . Le Point: Etienne Gernelle will succeed Franz-Olivier Giesbert as chief executive officer . live . fr . . . https://archive.today/20230623152359/https://www.lesechos.fr/2014/01/le-point-etienne-gernelle-va-succeder-a-franz-olivier-giesbert-a-la-direction-288186 . 23 June 2023 . 23 June 2023.
  15. Charles J. Fombrun . 2007 . List of Lists: A Compilation of International Corporate Reputation Ratings . Corporate Reputation Review . 10 . 2 . 144–153 . 10.1057/palgrave.crr.1550047 . 167494091 . 30 December 2014.
  16. Book: Raymond Kuhn. The Media in France. 15 November 2014. 7 April 2006. Routledge. 978-1-134-98053-6. 68.
  17. Web site: Top 50 Finance/Business/News magazines worldwide (by circulation) . Magazine Organization . 13 December 2014 . Report . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141213185512/http://www.magazine.org.tw/events/school/report/wmt/top50finance.pdf . 13 December 2014 .
  18. Web site: Anne Austin . etal . Western Europe Market & Media Fact . ZenithOptimedia . 8 April 2015 . 2008 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150205131709/http://conan.lib.muohio.edu/ebooks/Western_Europe_Market_MediaFact_2008/Western%20Europe%20Market%20%26%20MediaFact%202008.pdf . 5 February 2015 .
  19. Web site: Media Pack 2013. Adnative. 31 December 2014.
  20. Web site: Le Point - ACPM. 2021-05-06. www.acpm.fr.

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