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PLACES TO LEARN
FRENCH MEDIA
REFERENCE
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France:
- Le Monde [daily] - considered the French
"newspaper of record", owned by the La Vie-Le Monde Group. Politically, the newspaper
is slighly left of center. If one were to make broad comparisons (however imperfect this might
be), the closest analogy to Le Monde in the U.S. would be The New York Times.
Le Monde is known and respected for its level of French. It is highly recommended to intermediate
and advanced-level students of French.
- Le Figaro [daily] - founded in 1862, this
daily newspaper has a circulation roughly on par with Le Monde's, but a distinctly different
political orientation: it is markedly right of center (France's center that is).
If you take notice of who reads Le Figaro in Parisian cafés, you'll quickly remark that the
typical Le Figaro reader tends to be over 50 and white, with male readers often wearing a suit.
This gives you an approximate idea of the newspaper's core audience.
Le Figaro's articles are well-written and can be recommended to intermediate and advanced-level
students.
- Les Echos - mostly financial and economic news.
- Le Parisien [daily]
- Le Monde Diplomatique [weekly] -
not to be confused with Le Monde (see above), this weekly publication focuses on
international affairs.
Québec:
- La Presse [daily]:
the highest-circulation French-language daily in North America,
La Presse is a well-established newspaper. Its political orientation
is cautiously federalist in what concerns the province of Québec and
moderate in most left-right issues. Generally well-written, but depending
on the columnist, articles may contain more or fewer regionalisms. Although
rare, some grammatical slip-ups have been noticed. Nevertheless, a good
read for intermediate-level students.
- Le Devoir [daily]: a staunchily
independent (and consistently separatist) newspaper which attracts
readers with well-written articles and a clear political stance. May
be rather difficult to read for beginners and lower intermediate-level
students, a good choice for advanced-level students.
Belgium:
Switzerland:
- Tribune de Genève [daily] - nicknamed
"La Julie", this newspaper has a readership of over 100,000 - mostly in
the Canton of Geneva. The newspaper was founded in 1879.
- Le Matin [daily] - a French-language
tabloid newspaper published in Lausanne.
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