The ''Journal de Paris'' (1777–1840) was the first daily French newspaper.(7 October 2014)
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''Journal of the Western Society for French History'', Vol. 37 (2009) The paper was founded by Antoine-Alexis Cadet de Vaux, Jean Romilly, Olivier de Corancez, and Louis d'Ussieux, in 1777, following the model of the ''

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''. The four-page daily paper eschewed politics in favor of popular culture, the weather, and other light-hearted culture, which made it the subject of jesting in its day. Nevertheless, the model proved popular. In 1784, the paper famously published an anonymous satirical letter by

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encouraging Parisians to rise earlier in the day, which has been credited (though an overreach) with promoting the concept of

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The Franklin Institute (Retrieved 7 June 2018) The paper did increase its coverage of politics as dictated by French events, and was publishing a supplement in 1789 covering the

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. The paper was shut down after the

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for 50 days. With the support of

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, the paper expanded its format and scope in 1811. Though it never recovered its former glory, its most well-known later writer was Henri Fonfrède.The American Cyclopædia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge, Volume 3
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entry for Paris (Journal de), p. 1537 (1876) (in French)Sgard, Jean
Dictionnaire des journaux
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The Newspaper Press of Paris
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