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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]
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, [9]" 5,000 copies were distributed, comprising eight pages, dedicated to foreign policy and geopolitics.
The 100 Books of the Century (French: Les cent livres du siècle) is a list of the hundred most memorable books of the 20th century, regardless of language, according to a poll performed during the spring of 1999 by the French retailer Fnac and the Paris newspaper Le Monde.
In Australia, multilingual broadcaster SBS broadcasts network news bulletin 64' Le Monde en français every day as part of WorldWatch programming. In India, Zee Network provides the channel for its Dish Network DTH services subscribers. Also, many others like Hathway cable TV and local cable TV operators offer TV5Monde free of cost.
Le Monde ranked The Stranger as number one on its 100 Books of the 20th Century. [4] The novella has twice been adapted for film: Lo Straniero (1967) and Yazgı (2001), has seen numerous references and homages in television and music (notably " Killing an Arab " by The Cure ), and was retold from the perspective of the unnamed Arab man's ...
Le Monde mensuel was first published on 4 February 2010. [2] It was a monthly news magazine published on the first Thursday of each month. [3] The publisher of the monthly was Le Monde SA and the magazine had its headquarters in Paris. [1] In addition to the articles of Le Monde, the 120-page monthly also included a detailed analysis of news. [3]
The oldest national newspaper in France, Le Figaro is one of three French newspapers of record, along with Le Monde and Libération. [9] Since 2004, the newspaper has been owned by Dassault Group. Its editorial director has been Alexis Brézet since 2012. [10] Le Figaro is the second-largest national newspaper in France, after Le Monde. [11]
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 .