History of French journalism
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Newspapers have played a major role in French politics, economy and society since the 17th century.
A copy of L’Ami du peuple stained with the blood of Marat
Illustrated literary supplement, January 1903. The inexpensive eight-page color supplement covered world affairs and national politics on the cover, but specializing catastrophes shipwrecks, mining disasters, riots --the more gruesome or gossipy, the better.
Le Petit Journal, the most popular paper
Gazette de Nice
Le Temps (Paris)
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Le Temps was one of Paris's most important daily newspapers from 25 April 1861 to 30 November 1942. It was a serious paper of record.
History of French journalism
…of the daily press combined was only 150,000 in 1860. It reached 1 million in 1870 and 5 million in 1910. In 1914 Paris published 80 daily newspapers. Le Temps was the serious paper of record. Moderates additionally read Le Figaro. Catholics followed La Croix. Nationalists read L'Intransigeant. Socialists (and…
Front page of Le Temps from March 1890