Mass media in France

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Compared to other European nations, the French are not avid newspaper readers, citing only 164 adults out of every 1000 as newspaper readers.^{[citation needed]}

The French press was healthiest in the aftermath of World War II. A year after the end of the war, 28 papers had a combined circulation of about 7 million. However, seven years later that figure had been nearly halved.^{[citation needed]} This decline was principally due to the greater popularity of the broadcast media and the subsequent diversion of advertising revenues. Since 2000 newly produced free papers have further weakened the established press. Still, 80 daily papers remain, and there is a wide range of weeklies, many of which now feature internet sites.

Regional papers have remained relatively unaffected by the decline, with provincial newspapers commanding a higher degree of reader loyalty. For example, Ouest-France, sells almost twice as many copies as any of the national dailies.

Books

• Hachette Livre
• Editis

Newspapers

In the early 21st century, the best-selling daily was the regional Ouest-France in 47 local editions, followed by Le Progres of Lyon, La Voix du Nord in Lille, and Provençal in Marseille. In Paris the Communists published l'Humanite while Le Monde and Figaro had local rivals in Le Parisien, L'Aurore and the leftist Libération.

Daily newspapers and circulation

Below are the circulation figures of France's national daily newspapers from the Alliance pour les chiffres de la presse et des médias

(updated: 30/03/2021)

Regional daily newspapers

Television channels

The list below does not include Cable and Satellite television channels.

• Main networks
  • TF1 – private
  • Canal+ – private
  • M6 – private
  • France 2 – public
  • France 3 – public
  • France 5 – public
  • Arte – public France/Germany
  • TV5Monde – worldwide broadcast of national programming of francophone countries (France, Swiss, Belgium, Canada) made by Television Suisse Romande, Radio-Canada, RTBF, France 2, France 3, Arte
• 24/7 news channels
  • BFM TV – private
  • I>Télé – private
  • LCI – private
  • Euronews – private
  • France 24 – public
• Musical Channels
  • D17 – private
  • MCM – private
  • W9 – private
  • MTV France – private
• Others
  • D8 – private
  • TMC – private
  • AB1 – private
  • NRJ 12 – private
  • France 4 – Public
  • La Chaîne parlementaire – the parliamentary channel – political programming (French version of C-SPAN)

Radio stations in France

• BFM
• Chérie FM
• Essentiel Radio
• Europe 1
• Virgin Radio
• Fun Radio (France)
• Nostalgie
• NRJ
• Phare FM
• Radio des autoroutes SANEF
• Radio FG
• Radio France
  • France Inter
  • France Info
  • France Culture
  • France Musique
  • France Bleu
  • FIP (radio)
  • Le Mouv'
• RMC (France)
• RTL
• RTL2
• Skyrock

See also

• Culture of France
• History of French journalism
• Office de Radiodiffusion Télévision Française
• Telecommunications in France
• Open access in France

References

Bibliography

• Euromedia Research Group; Mary Kelly; et al., eds. (2004). "France". Media in Europe (3rd ed.). SAGE Publications. pp. 65–77. ISBN 978-0-7619-4132-3.
• Harcourt, Alison (2006). European Union Institutions and the Regulation of Media Markets. London, New York City: Manchester University Press. ISBN 0-7190-6644-1.

External links

• (in English) Regular French Press Review - Radio France International
• Broadcast Media in France - at Discover France (English)
• Print Media in France - at Discover France (English)
• English translations of articles from French newspapers at nonprofit WorldMeets.US
• France Profile: Media, BBC News, 8 March 2012

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