Le Nouvel Observateur
Encyclopedia
Le Nouvel Observateur is a weekly French
newsmagazine
. Based in Paris, it is the most prominent French general information magazine in terms of audience and circulation (currently at 538,200).
Since 1964, it has covered political, business and economic news. It features extensive coverage of Europe
an, Middle East
ern and Africa
n political, commercial and cultural issues. Its strongest areas are political and literary matters and is noted for its in-depth treatment of the main issues of the day. It has been described as "the French intellectuals' parish magazine", or more pejoratively as "quasi-official organ of France's 'gauche caviar
'".
The magazine's new charter, adopted in June 2004 (on the 40th anniversary of its founding), described the paper's principles:
Its current editorial board is presided over by two of its co-founders, Jean Daniel
and Claude Perdriel, two editors-in-chief, Laurent Joffrin and Serge Lafaurie, as well as director general, Jacqueline Galvez. André Gorz
and other journalists who had left L'Express
helped found the publication.
Jean Daniel
and Claude Perdriel were the founders of the 1964 incarnation of the magazine.
and the Île-de-France
region, also published weekly.
Additionally, the TéléCinéObs supplement includes articles about the TV and cinema
worlds.
Finally, Challenges is an international business magazine published by Le Nouvel Observateur beginning in 1982. Released fortnight
ly, it includes information on companies and their managers at the CEO level all around the world.
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
newsmagazine
Newsmagazine
A news magazine is a typed, printed, and published piece of paper, magazine or a radio or television program, usually weekly, featuring articles or segments on current events...
. Based in Paris, it is the most prominent French general information magazine in terms of audience and circulation (currently at 538,200).
Since 1964, it has covered political, business and economic news. It features extensive coverage of Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
an, Middle East
Middle East
The Middle East is a region that encompasses Western Asia and Northern Africa. It is often used as a synonym for Near East, in opposition to Far East...
ern and Africa
Africa
Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
n political, commercial and cultural issues. Its strongest areas are political and literary matters and is noted for its in-depth treatment of the main issues of the day. It has been described as "the French intellectuals' parish magazine", or more pejoratively as "quasi-official organ of France's 'gauche caviar
Gauche caviar
Gauche caviar is a pejorative French term to describe someone who claims to be a socialist while living in a way that contradicts socialist values...
'".
The magazine's new charter, adopted in June 2004 (on the 40th anniversary of its founding), described the paper's principles:
- ...The Nouvel Observateur is a cultural and political weekly whose orientation belongs within the general social-democraticSocial democracySocial democracy is a political ideology of the center-left on the political spectrum. Social democracy is officially a form of evolutionary reformist socialism. It supports class collaboration as the course to achieve socialism...
movement. A tradition ever concerned with combining respect for freedom and the quest for social justice.
Its current editorial board is presided over by two of its co-founders, Jean Daniel
Jean Daniel
Jean Daniel, is an Algerian-born French-Jewish journalist and author. He is the founder and executive editor of Le Nouvel Observateur weekly.Daniel is a Jewish humanist in the venerable tradition of the French Left...
and Claude Perdriel, two editors-in-chief, Laurent Joffrin and Serge Lafaurie, as well as director general, Jacqueline Galvez. André Gorz
André Gorz
André Gorz , pen name of Gérard Horst, born Gerhard Hirsch, also known by his pen name Michel Bosquet, was an Austrian and French social philosopher. Also a journalist, he co-founded Le Nouvel Observateur weekly in 1964...
and other journalists who had left L'Express
L'Express (France)
L'Express is a French weekly news magazine. When founded in 1953 during the First Indochina War, it was modelled on the US magazine TIME.-History:...
helped found the publication.
Publishing history
- Founded in 1950, it was initially named L'Observateur politique, economique et littéraire
- From 1953 to 1954 it was briefly called L'Observateur d'aujourd'hui
- From 1954 to 1964 it was published as France-observateur
- From 1964 to the present day it has been known as Le Nouvel Observateur
Jean Daniel
Jean Daniel
Jean Daniel, is an Algerian-born French-Jewish journalist and author. He is the founder and executive editor of Le Nouvel Observateur weekly.Daniel is a Jewish humanist in the venerable tradition of the French Left...
and Claude Perdriel were the founders of the 1964 incarnation of the magazine.
Related publications
Le Nouvel Observateur also publishes ParisObs, a general information supplement with a focus on ParisParis
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
and the Île-de-France
Île-de-France (région)
Île-de-France is the wealthiest and most populated of the twenty-two administrative regions of France, composed mostly of the Paris metropolitan area....
region, also published weekly.
Additionally, the TéléCinéObs supplement includes articles about the TV and cinema
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
worlds.
Finally, Challenges is an international business magazine published by Le Nouvel Observateur beginning in 1982. Released fortnight
Fortnight
The fortnight is a unit of time equal to fourteen days, or two weeks. The word derives from the Old English fēowertyne niht, meaning "fourteen nights"....
ly, it includes information on companies and their managers at the CEO level all around the world.
See also
- L'ExpressL'Express (France)L'Express is a French weekly news magazine. When founded in 1953 during the First Indochina War, it was modelled on the US magazine TIME.-History:...
- right-wing newsmagazine, owned by the same group as Le FigaroLe FigaroLe Figaro is a French daily newspaper founded in 1826 and published in Paris. It is one of three French newspapers of record, with Le Monde and Libération, and is the oldest newspaper in France. It is also the second-largest national newspaper in France after Le Parisien and before Le Monde, but... - Le PointLe PointLe Point is a French weekly news magazine. It was founded in 1972 by a group of journalists who had, one year earlier, left the editorial team of L'Express, which was then owned by Jean-Jacques Servan-Schreiber, a député of the Parti Radical...
- middle-of-the-road newsmagazine - Voyage Au Pays Des Nouveaux GourousVoyage Au Pays Des Nouveaux GourousVoyage au pays des nouveaux gourous , a controversial television-documentary, presented an investigation of the activities of Landmark Education...
, France 3France 3France 3 is the second largest French public television channel and part of the France Télévisions group, which also includes France 2, France 4, France 5, and France Ô....
documentary on Landmark EducationLandmark EducationLandmark Education LLC is a personal training and development company which offers educational programs in approximately 115 locations in more than 20 countries worldwide....
, reported on by Nouvel Observateur
External links
- Le Nouvel Observateur website
- Mobile version
- The Nouvel Observateur's 2004 Charter
- "At home with the gurus in neckties.", Nouvel Observateur, French newspaper, May 19, 2005, by Marie Lemonnier.