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L'Express (French pronunciation:[lɛkspʁɛs]ⓘ, stylized inall caps) is a French weeklynews magazine headquartered in Paris.[2] The weekly stands at the politicalcentre-right in the French media landscape,[3] and has a lifestyle supplement,L'Express Styles, and a job supplement,Réussir.[4] Founded in 1953 byJean-Jacques Servan-Schreiber andFrançoise Giroud,L'Express would be considered France's first American-style news weekly.[5]L'Express is one of the three major French news weeklies alongsideLe Nouvel Obs andLe Point.[6][7]
The magazine was supportive of the policies ofPierre Mendès-France in Indochina and, in general, had aleft-of-centre orientation. The magazine opposed the Algerian War, and especially the use oftorture.[14] In March 1958, as a result of an article ofJean-Paul Sartre reviewing the bookLa Question byHenri Alleg, the magazine was prevented from being published by the French Government. In order to resume publication,L'Express had to print a new issue without the incriminated article.François Mauriac was a regular contributor with hisBloc-Notes column but leftL'Express whenCharles de Gaulle returned to power.[citation needed]
In 1964,L'Express was modelled on the US magazineTime and the German magazineDer Spiegel.[13] That same year, a number of journalists, includingJean Daniel andAndré Gorz, quitL'Express to foundLe Nouvel Observateur. Servan-Schreiber turnedL'Express into a less politically engaged publication, and the circulation rose from 150,000 to 500,000 copies in three years.[citation needed] The magazine's sales surged in 1965 with its investigation into theBen Barka case, which had shaken theGaullist government.[13]
In 1971, as a result of Servan-Schreiber's political activities as a deputy of the Radical Party, nine journalists ofL'Express, includingClaude Imbert, left the magazine and createdLe Point to counter what they perceived as the "current breed of French intellectuals in the press and elsewhere, with their leftist dogmas and complacent nihilism".[15] JournalistPhilippe Grumbach, who, after joining the magazine in 1954, had left in 1963 to pursue independent work, was appointed political editor.[16] He left in 1978. Earlier in 1977, Servan-Schreiber sold his magazine toJimmy Goldsmith.[17][18]
Jean-François Revel became director in October 1978. He was replaced byYves Cuau in May 1981. The same year the magazine had a circulation of 507,000 copies.[19] In 1986,L'Express started a news exchange cooperation with theBelgium-based French language news magazineLe Vif/L’Express.[20] In 1987,L'Express had a circulation of 555,000 copies and 554,000 copies in 1988.[21][19] The same year the magazine was sold toC. G. E.Yann de l'Ecotais became the new director and served in the post until 1994, when he was replaced byChristine Ockrent. In 1995,L'Express was sold to CEP communications, a filial ofHavas, andDenis Jeambar became the new director. On 22 April 1996,Christophe Barbier began working for the magazine as editor-in-chief of the political department.[22]
In 1998, after Vivendi took control of Havas, the magazine returned under its control. After the collapse of Vivendi,L'Express was sold in 2002 toSocpresse (80% owned byDassault Group). From 2001 to 2002,L'Express had a circulation of 424,000 copies.[23] It was 548,195 copies between 2003 and 2004.[24]L'Express was acquired byRoularta Media Group in 2006.[4] The same year the circulation of the magazine was 547,000 copies.[25] Barbier was the editorial director from 2006 to 2016.[22]
In 2014, Roularta soldL'Express to Franco-Israeli billionaire and media entrepreneurPatrick Drahi, founder and owner ofAltice.[26] The magazine had lost several millioneuros due to theCOVID-19 pandemic crisis.[3] After buying 51% of the capital (the rest remaining in the hands of Altice),Alain Weill revitalizedL'Express in 2020 by emulating the approach ofThe Economist.[3] Weill refocused the magazine on four themes: international, economics, politics, and ideas.[27] New columnists were hired, such as Marion Van Renterghem (renowned reporter and specialized in the European field), Jean-Laurent Cassely (writer and journalist discussingsociological and urban issues),Jean-Marc Jancovici (engineer, pro-nuclear, and "pioneer of the climate cause"), Robin Rivaton (liberal essayist, close toBruno Le Maire andValérie Pécresse), andEmmanuelle Mignon (ex-director ofNicolas Sarkozy's cabinet at theÉlysée Palace).[27] Slowly relaunching the magazine, Weill decided to drop the entertainment news section and focus on an audience of lawyers, business executives, physicians, pharmacists, teachers, and students.[3]
In 2021, between 65 and 67 journalists worked forL'Express out of a total of 120 employees.[3]L'Express is published weekly.[28]
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^abcPatri, Alexis (26 November 2020)."Christophe Barbier ..." [Christophe Barbier leaves L'Express after almost 25 years within the magazine].Europe 1 (in French).Agence France-Presse.Archived from the original on 27 November 2022. Retrieved22 June 2022. [Journalist and columnist]
^"M. Raymond Aron dans l'Express: ..." [Mr Raymond Aron in l'Express: the affair had no need the statements of the President of the Republic].Le Monde (in French). 13 November 1978.Archived from the original on 22 June 2023. Retrieved22 June 2023.
