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Welcome to French journalism’s battle for survival
Curated:
17/09/2014 from
niemanreports.org/articles/plus-c%CC%A7a-change/?utm_source=API%27s+Need+to+Know+newsletter&utm_campaign=9acea42100-Need_to_Know_September_15_20149_15_2014&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_e3bf78af04-9acea42100-45795445
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Fascinating overview of a journalism sector in freefall, spotted literally 10 minutes before I saw the news that Libération is to axe one third of its jobs. Which makes this a great opening sentence:
"Of all the papers and newsmagazines in France, one in particular should have been well prepared for the challenges of this digital era: Libération. ... Yet today, Libé is a wreck, and its digital presence an embarrassment... it’s losing money faster than you can say “existentialism.”"
Too much to summarise, but I can't not quote this one: apparently Libé's current editor
"canceled his Twitter account after taking umbrage at someone he didn’t know who had dared to address him in the familiar “tu” form."
OMG. LOL. Weep.
- Plus ça change... - Nieman Reports
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