Le Monde ("The World") is a leading French daily newspaper published in Paris and distributed both throughout France and worldwide. It employs 500 journalists in its Paris newsroom and generally maintains a moderate to center-left editorial view, describing itself as "a generalist and independent media." It is one of the four major French newspapers, along with Le Figaro, Liberation and Ouest-France.
The newspaper began publication in 1944. It was founded by journalist Hubert Beuve-Méry at the request of General Charles de Gaulle after the German army was driven from Paris.
In June 2010, the bankrupt newspaper sold a controlling stake to investors Xavier Niel, Matthieu Pigasse and the late Pierre Bergé. As of 2022, Le Monde employees own a minority of company shares while the majority is owned by Xavier Niel, Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky and Grupo Prisa, a Spanish company that publishes El País among others.
On April 7, 2022, Le Monde launched an English language version of its website with the aim "to offer a French and European vision of current events to the English-speaking world."
Circulation estimate: 425,000
This newspaper is owned by Groupe Le Monde.
The website is presented in the French and English languages.
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-- December 16, 2010 -- Louis Dreyfus is now president of the management board at Le Monde. He was previously an adviser to Matthieu Pigasse, who bought a controlling stake in the newspaper along with businessmen Pierre Bergé and Xavier Niel. Le Monde and The Daily Telegraph: Two Situations, Two Attitudes
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-- On April 7, 2022, French newspaper Le Monde launched an English language version of its website, previously available only in French. The paper aims "to offer a French and European vision of current events to the English-speaking world" and wants to grow from 425,000 paying readers to 1 million within the next few years.
Gilles van Kote wrote at Le Monde on April 7, 2022:
Welcome to 'Le Monde' in English!
Posted by Mondo Times editors, Boulder, Colorado USA, April 21, 2022
-- The search king has signed copyright agreements providing for payments to six French newspapers, in a major step towards compensating the news media for using their content in its services. Reuters reported that Le Monde, Le Figaro and four others signed the agreements and Google is negotiating a master agreement with all the French print press.
Reuters staff wrote on November 19, 2020:
Google signs copyright agreements with six French newspapers
Posted by Mondo Times editors, Boulder, Colorado USA, November 30, 2020
-- Former president complained of "moral harassment," the New York Times reported on December 15, 2010:
"Le Monde said the official, Éric Fottorino, had been ousted from his key role as president of the management board, where he will be succeeded by Louis Dreyfus, an adviser to Matthieu Pigasse, a Lazard banker who bought a controlling stake in Le Monde with Pierre...
Posted by Mondo Times editors, Boulder Colorado USA, December 16, 2010
-- Paris website Monday Note reported on October 3, 2010:
"Le Monde and The Daily Telegraph. Two leading newspapers. Last month, both had parallel experiences when dealing with government leaks. Two delicate situations, two reactions - or, at least, two postures.
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