Mass media in France

Compared to other European nations, the French are not avid newspaper readers, citing only 164 adults out of every 1000 as newspaper readers. ^{[
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The French press was healthiest in the aftermath of World War II . A year after the end of the war, 28 papers had a combined circulation of about 7 million. However, seven years later that figure had been nearly halved. ^{[
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Regional papers have remained relatively unaffected by the decline, with provincial newspapers commanding a higher degree of reader loyalty. For example, Ouest-France , sells almost twice as many copies as any of the national dailies.

Books [ edit ]

Newspapers [ edit ]

In the early 21st century, the best-selling daily was the regional Ouest-France in 47 local editions, followed by Le Progres of Lyon, La Voix du Nord in Lille, and Provencal in Marseille. In Paris the Communists published l'Humanite while Le Monde and Figaro had local rivals in Le Parisien , L'Aurore and the leftist Liberation .

Daily newspapers and circulation [ edit ]

Below are the circulation figures of France's national daily newspapers from the Alliance pour les chiffres de la presse et des medias

(updated: 30/03/2021)

Title	2020 ^[1]
Le Monde	393,109
Le Figaro	331,927
Le Parisien/Aujourd’hui en France	264,952
L'Equipe	217,068
Les Echos	133,429
La Croix	86,440
Liberation	76,522
L'Humanite	37,611

Regional daily newspapers [ edit ]

Title	Reader circulation (2020) ^[2]	Publisher	Region of circulation
Le Parisien	180,854	Amaury	Paris, Hauts-de-Seine, Val-de-Marne, Seine-Saint-Denis, Val-d\'Oise, Essonne, Yvelines, Seine-et-Marne, Oise
La Montagne	137,245	Centre-France	Puy-de-Dome, Cantal, Allier, Haute-Loire, Creuse, Correze, Haute-Vienne
La Republique du Centre	25,381	Centre-France	Loiret, Eure-et-Loir
L'Yonne Republicaine	22,038	Centre-France	Yonne
Le Populaire du Centre	27,098	Centre-France	Haute-Vienne, Correze, Creuse
L'Echo republicain		Centre-France	Eure-et-Loir, Yvelines
Le Berry republicain	24,906	Centre-France	Cher, Indre
Le Journal du Centre	19,771	Centre-France	Nievre
Le Dauphine libere	173,617	EBRA	Drome, Ardeche, Hautes-Alpes, Isere, Savoie, Haute-Savoie, Vaucluse
Le Progres	151,697	EBRA	Loire, Rhone, Ain, Jura, Haute-Loire, Saone-et-Loire, Cote-d'Or
L'Est republicain	107,578	EBRA	Doubs, Haute-Saone, Territoire-de-Belfort, Vosges, Meuse, Meurthe-et-Moselle
Les Dernieres Nouvelles d'Alsace	126,031	EBRA	Haut-Rhin, Bas-Rhin
L'Alsace-Le Pays		EBRA	Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin
Le Journal de Saone-et-Loire	44,795	EBRA	Saone-et-Loire
Le Bien public	33,873	EBRA	Cote-d'Or, Yonne
Vosges-Matin	30,661	EBRA	Vosges
Le Journal de la Haute-Marne	18,420	EBRA	Haute-Marne
La Provence	79,583	Hersant Media	Bouches-du-Rhone, Vaucluse, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
L'Union	71,539	Hersant Media	Marne, Aisne, Ardennes
Nice-Matin	60,744	Hersant Media	Alpes-Maritimes, Var, Haute-Corse, Corse-du-Sud
Paris-Normandie	38,252	Hersant Media	Seine-Maritime, Eure, Yvelines
Var-matin	42,976	Hersant Media	Var
Corse-Matin	26,066	Hersant Media	Haute-Corse, Corse-du-Sud
L'Est-Eclair	21,718	Hersant Media	Aube
La Depeche du Midi	120,807	la Depeche	Lot, Tarn-et-Garonne, Tarn, Gers, Haute-Garonne, Ariege, Aveyron, Aude, Lot-et-Garonne, Hautes-Pyrenees
La Nouvelle Republique des Pyrenees	8,961	la Depeche	Hautes-Pyrenees
La Nouvelle Republique du Centre-Ouest		NRCO	Indre, Cher, Vienne, Deux-Sevres, Indre-et-Loire, Loir-et-Cher
La Voix du Nord	196,531	Rossel	Pas-de-Calais, Nord
Le Courrier picard	45,323	Rossel	Somme, Oise, Aisne
Nord eclair		Rossel	Nord
Ouest-France	625,896	SIPA - Ouest-France	Calvados, Orne, Manche, Ille-et-Vilaine, Morbihan, Cotes-d'Armor, Finistere, Mayenne, Sarthe, Maine-et-Loire, Loire-Atlantique, Vendee, Paris
Le Courrier de l'Ouest	76,870	SIPA - Ouest-France	Maine-et-Loire, Deux-Sevres
Le Maine libre	34,804	SIPA - Ouest-France	Sarthe
La Presse de la Manche		SIPA - Ouest-France	Manche
Presse-Ocean	22,637	SIPA - Ouest-France	Loire-Atlantique
Sud Ouest	211,197	Sud Ouest	Charente, Charente-Maritime, Dordogne, Gironde, Lot-et-Garonne, Landes, Pyrenees-Atlantiques, Gers
Midi Libre	87,001	Sud Ouest	Herault, Lozere, Gard, Aude, Pyrenees-Orientales, Aveyron
L'Independant	41,386	Sud Ouest	Pyrenees-Orientales, Aude
Charente libre	27,972	Sud Ouest	Charente
La Republique des Pyrenees	26,115	Sud Ouest	Pyrenees-Atlantiques
Centre Presse	16,268	Sud Ouest	Aveyron
Le Telegramme (de Brest)	177,880	Telegramme	Finistere, Cotes d'Armor, Morbihan
L'Echo du Centre			Haute-Vienne, Correze, Creuse, Dordogne avec L'Echo Dordogne, Indre avec la Marseillaise du Berry
L'Eveil de la Haute-Loire	9,076		Haute-Loire
Le Republicain lorrain	86,002		Moselle, Nord de la Meurthe-et-Moselle
La Marseillaise			Bouches-du-Rhone, Gard, Var, Vaucluse

Television channels [ edit ]

The list below does not include Cable and Satellite television channels.

Main networks
- TF1 ? private
- Canal+ ? private
- M6 ? private
- France 2 ? public
- France 3 ? public
- France 5 ? public
- Arte ? public France/Germany
- TV5Monde ? worldwide broadcast of national programming of francophone countries (France, Swiss, Belgium, Canada) made by Television Suisse Romande , Radio-Canada , RTBF , France 2, France 3, Arte
24/7 news channels
- BFM TV ? private
- I>Tele ? private
- LCI ? private
- Euronews ? private
- France 24 ? public
Musical Channels
- D17 ? private
- MCM ? private
- W9 ? private
- MTV France ? private
Others
- D8 ? private
- TMC ? private
- AB1 ? private
- NRJ 12 ? private
- France 4 ? Public
- La Chaine parlementaire ? the parliamentary channel ? political programming (French version of C-SPAN)

Radio stations in France [ edit ]

References [ edit ]

^ L'Alliance pour les Chiffres de la Presse et des Medias. "Chiffre de la presse Quotidienne Nationale" . www.acpm.fr . Retrieved 2021-03-30 .
^ L'Alliance pour les Chiffres de la Presse et des Medias. "Classement Diffusion Presse Quotidienne Regionale 2020" . www.acpm.fr . Retrieved 2021-03-30 .

Bibliography [ edit ]

Euromedia Research Group; Mary Kelly; et al., eds. (2004). "France". Media in Europe (3rd ed.). SAGE Publications . pp. 65?77. ISBN 978-0-7619-4132-3 .
Harcourt, Alison (2006). European Union Institutions and the Regulation of Media Markets . London , New York City : Manchester University Press. ISBN 0-7190-6644-1 .

External links [ edit ]

(in English) Regular French Press Review - Radio France International
Broadcast Media in France - at Discover France (English)
Print Media in France - at Discover France (English)
English translations of articles from French newspapers at nonprofit WorldMeets.US
France Profile: Media , BBC News, 8 March 2012

[1] L'Alliance pour les Chiffres de la Presse et des Medias. "Chiffre de la presse Quotidienne Nationale" . www.acpm.fr . Retrieved 2021-03-30 .

[2] L'Alliance pour les Chiffres de la Presse et des Medias. "Classement Diffusion Presse Quotidienne Regionale 2020" . www.acpm.fr . Retrieved 2021-03-30 .

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