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Atlantico is a Frenchnews website. Founded on 28 February 2011 amid much media attention,[1][2][3][4][5] it quickly attracted notice forscoops related to scandals involving theSocialist politician andInternational Monetary Fund head,Dominique Strauss-Kahn.[6]
The website is inspired by the American websitesThe Huffington Post andThe Daily Beast.[1][2] It characterises its editorial position as "[classical] liberal and independent",[2][3] while other French media have associated it with theright wing of the French political spectrum,[1][3][6] a label rejected byAtlantico.[2][5]
51% ofAtlantico's stock of one million euro[5] is held by its founders, the journalistsJean-Sébastien Ferjou [fr],Pierre Guyot [fr],Loïc Rouvin andIgor Daguier; and the remaining 49% by "Free Minds", a group of investors that includesArnaud Dassier, a former campaign adviser to PresidentNicolas Sarkozy.[6] As of 2011, the site does not charge for access and is financed through advertisements.[1] Its staff of about ten journalists also includesGilles Klein,Anita Hausser,Christian de Villeneuve andYves Derai.[5] Among its regular contributors are the writersChantal Delsol,Paul-Marie Coûteaux,Gérard de Villiers,Guy Sorman andTristane Banon.[6]
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