Sud-Ouest (newspaper)
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Sud-Ouest is the third regional daily in France in terms of circulation. It was created in Bordeaux
, on August 29, 1944 by Jacques Lemoine, as a successor to La Petite Gironde. In 1949, the Sunday edition, Sud-Ouest Dimanche was launched. Sud-Ouest covers the Gironde
, the Charente
, the Charente-Maritime
, the Dordogne
, the Pyrénées Atlantiques, and the Lot et Garonne départements. It is owned by the Groupe Sud-Ouest, which was directed by Jacques Lemoine from 1944 to 1968, and by his son Jean-François Lemoine from 1968 to 2001. The president of the group is Pierre Jeantet since February 2008. 80% of the group belongs to the Lemoine family, 10% to the journalists, and the remaining 10% to the staff. The paper circulation is around 300.000 copies.
, which was forced to sell this titles due to its crushing debt. These local papers of the Languedoc-Roussillon
region, allow Groupe Sud-Ouest to extend outside the Aquitaine
and Poitou-Charentes
regions. Besides the dailies, the Groupe Sud-Ouest also owns the weekly magazines Le Résistant (Libourne
), Haute Saintonge (Jonzac
), Haute Gironde (Blaye
), l’Hebdo de Charente Maritime (Surgères
), La Semaine du Pays Basque, La Dépêche du Bassin and Le Journal du Médoc. The weeklies La Semaine du Roussillon, le Journal de Millau, l’Aveyronnais, le Catalan Judiciaire, Terre de Vins, Terres Catalanes all published in Languedoc-Roussillon
have also been sold by Le Monde
to Groupe Sud-Ouest in 2007. Groupe Sud-Ouest publishes various surf
magazines, including Surf Session', Bodyboard, Surfer's Journal,
a publishing house, éditions Sud-Ouest, that specializes in local history, tourism and fooding and the local TV TV7 Bordeaux. The revenue of the group was 325 Million Euros in 2006, and after the absorption of the Languedoc-Roussillon
papers, it expects a 555 million Euro revenue.
of the national and international news. Politically, the paper is rather neutral although it has once compared Bruno Mégret
with Philippe Henriot
after a meeting of the Front National
in Bordeaux in the 1990s.
It features an editorial cartoonist, Michel Iturria, and a regular opinion column signed by Franck de Bondt.
Bordeaux
Bordeaux is a port city on the Garonne River in the Gironde department in southwestern France.The Bordeaux-Arcachon-Libourne metropolitan area, has a population of 1,010,000 and constitutes the sixth-largest urban area in France. It is the capital of the Aquitaine region, as well as the prefecture...
, on August 29, 1944 by Jacques Lemoine, as a successor to La Petite Gironde. In 1949, the Sunday edition, Sud-Ouest Dimanche was launched. Sud-Ouest covers the Gironde
Gironde
For the Revolutionary party, see Girondists.Gironde is a common name for the Gironde estuary, where the mouths of the Garonne and Dordogne rivers merge, and for a department in the Aquitaine region situated in southwest France.-History:...
, the Charente
Charente
Charente is a department in southwestern France, in the Poitou-Charentes region, named after the Charente River, the most important river in the department, and also the river beside which the department's two largest towns, Angoulême and Cognac, are sited.-History:Charente is one of the original...
, the Charente-Maritime
Charente-Maritime
Charente-Maritime is a department on the west coast of France named after the Charente River.- History :Previously a part of Saintonge, Charente-Inférieure was one of the 83 original departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790...
, the Dordogne
Dordogne
Dordogne is a départment in south-west France. The départment is located in the region of Aquitaine, between the Loire valley and the High Pyrénées named after the great river Dordogne that runs through it...
, the Pyrénées Atlantiques, and the Lot et Garonne départements. It is owned by the Groupe Sud-Ouest, which was directed by Jacques Lemoine from 1944 to 1968, and by his son Jean-François Lemoine from 1968 to 2001. The president of the group is Pierre Jeantet since February 2008. 80% of the group belongs to the Lemoine family, 10% to the journalists, and the remaining 10% to the staff. The paper circulation is around 300.000 copies.
The Sud-Ouest group
Besides Sud-Ouest, the group has progressively broadened and now also owns La Charente Libre, La Dordogne Libre, La République des Pyrénées, L’Eclair des Pyrénées-Pays de l’Adour. In 2007, the Groupe Sud-Ouest bought Le Midi Libre, L’Indépendant, Centre Presse (Aveyron) and Montpellier Plus from the group Le MondeLe Monde
Le Monde is a French daily evening newspaper owned by La Vie-Le Monde Group and edited in Paris. It is one of two French newspapers of record, and has generally been well respected since its first edition under founder Hubert Beuve-Méry on 19 December 1944...
, which was forced to sell this titles due to its crushing debt. These local papers of the Languedoc-Roussillon
Languedoc-Roussillon
Languedoc-Roussillon is one of the 27 regions of France. It comprises five departments, and borders the other French regions of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Rhône-Alpes, Auvergne, Midi-Pyrénées on the one side, and Spain, Andorra and the Mediterranean sea on the other side.-Geography:The region is...
region, allow Groupe Sud-Ouest to extend outside the Aquitaine
Aquitaine
Aquitaine , archaic Guyenne/Guienne , is one of the 27 regions of France, in the south-western part of metropolitan France, along the Atlantic Ocean and the Pyrenees mountain range on the border with Spain. It comprises the 5 departments of Dordogne, :Lot et Garonne, :Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Landes...
and Poitou-Charentes
Poitou-Charentes
Poitou-Charentes is an administrative region in central western France comprising four departments: Charente, Charente-Maritime, Deux-Sèvres and Vienne. The regional capital is Poitiers.-Politics:The regional council is composed of 56 members...
regions. Besides the dailies, the Groupe Sud-Ouest also owns the weekly magazines Le Résistant (Libourne
Libourne
Libourne is a commune in the Gironde department in Aquitaine in southwestern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department.It is the wine-making capital of northern Gironde and lies near Saint-Émilion and Pomerol.-Geography:...
), Haute Saintonge (Jonzac
Jonzac
Jonzac is a commune of the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France.-Population:-References:*...
), Haute Gironde (Blaye
Blaye
Blaye is a commune and subprefecture in the Gironde department in Aquitaine in southwestern France.-Population:Its inhabitants are called Blayais or the Blayaises.-Geography:...
), l’Hebdo de Charente Maritime (Surgères
Surgères
Surgères is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France. It is the home of the Surgères 48 Hour Race.-Surrounding communes:...
), La Semaine du Pays Basque, La Dépêche du Bassin and Le Journal du Médoc. The weeklies La Semaine du Roussillon, le Journal de Millau, l’Aveyronnais, le Catalan Judiciaire, Terre de Vins, Terres Catalanes all published in Languedoc-Roussillon
Languedoc-Roussillon
Languedoc-Roussillon is one of the 27 regions of France. It comprises five departments, and borders the other French regions of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Rhône-Alpes, Auvergne, Midi-Pyrénées on the one side, and Spain, Andorra and the Mediterranean sea on the other side.-Geography:The region is...
have also been sold by Le Monde
Le Monde
Le Monde is a French daily evening newspaper owned by La Vie-Le Monde Group and edited in Paris. It is one of two French newspapers of record, and has generally been well respected since its first edition under founder Hubert Beuve-Méry on 19 December 1944...
to Groupe Sud-Ouest in 2007. Groupe Sud-Ouest publishes various surf
Surfing
Surfing' is a surface water sport in which the surfer rides a surfboard on the crest and face of a wave which is carrying the surfer towards the shore...
magazines, including Surf Session', Bodyboard, Surfer's Journal,
a publishing house, éditions Sud-Ouest, that specializes in local history, tourism and fooding and the local TV TV7 Bordeaux. The revenue of the group was 325 Million Euros in 2006, and after the absorption of the Languedoc-Roussillon
Languedoc-Roussillon
Languedoc-Roussillon is one of the 27 regions of France. It comprises five departments, and borders the other French regions of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Rhône-Alpes, Auvergne, Midi-Pyrénées on the one side, and Spain, Andorra and the Mediterranean sea on the other side.-Geography:The region is...
papers, it expects a 555 million Euro revenue.
The newspaper
The newspaper Sud-Ouest distinguishes itself by a coverage more thorough than usual for a French local dailyof the national and international news. Politically, the paper is rather neutral although it has once compared Bruno Mégret
Bruno Mégret
Bruno Mégret is a French Far-right politician. He is the leader of the Mouvement National Républicain political party, but retired in 2008 from political action.-Youth and studies:...
with Philippe Henriot
Philippe Henriot
Philippe Henriot was a French politician.Moving to the far right after beginnings in Roman Catholic conservatism in the Republican Federation, Henriot was elected to the Third Republic's Chamber of Deputies for the Gironde département in 1932 and 1936...
after a meeting of the Front National
Front National
Front National can mean:* Front National , a French political party* Front National , a World War II French Resistance group* Front National , a Belgian political party...
in Bordeaux in the 1990s.
It features an editorial cartoonist, Michel Iturria, and a regular opinion column signed by Franck de Bondt.