''Le Point'' () is a French weekly political and
news magazine
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published in Paris.
History and profile
''Le Point'' was founded in September 1972
by a group of
journalist
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s who had, one year earlier, left the editorial team of ''
L'Express'',
which was then owned by
Jean-Jacques Servan-Schreiber
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, a ''député'' (member of
parliament
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) of the
Parti Radical, a centrist party.
The company operating ''Le Point'', ''Société d'exploitation de l'hebdomadaire Le Point'' (''SEBDO Le Point'') has its head office in the
14th arrondissement of Paris.
The founders emphasize on readers' need and it became the aim of ''Le Point''
[ which is published weekly on Thursdays by Le Point Communication.]
After a fairly difficult start in September 1972, the magazine quickly challenged ''L'Express''. The editorial team of spring 1972 found financial backing with group Hachette Hachette may refer to:
* Hachette (surname)
* Hachette (publisher), a French publisher, the imprint of Lagardère Publishing
** Hachette Book Group, the American subsidiary
** Hachette Distribution Services, the distribution arm
See also
* Hachett ...
and was then directed by Claude Imbert. Other journalists making up the team were: Jacques Duquesne, Henri Trinchet, Pierre Billard
Pierre Billard (3 July 1922 – 10 November 2016) was a French journalist, film critic and historian of cinema.
Career
Born in Dieppe (Seine-Maritime), Pierre Billard followed the courses of resistant Valentin Feldman during the Occupation o ...
, Robert Franc, Georges Suffert. The management included Olivier Chevrillon, Pdg and Philippe Ramond. It has changed ownership several times. Gaumont cinema group bought the magazine in 1981. In 1997 the magazine was acquired by its current owner Artémis, a French investment group founded and owned by the billionaire businessman François Pinault
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Pinault started his business in the timber industry in the early 1960s. Taken public in ...
. In 2001 the logo and layout of ''Le Point'' was changed.[ The weekly recruited journalists from the ]Paris
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ian press
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People
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and relied on its ability to redefine the genre
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. It modeled itself closely on ''Time Magazine
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'' and ''Newsweek
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''.
''Le Point'' has a conservative
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, center-right stance without any political affiliation.[ It publishes a list regarding the reputation of companies, Baromètre d’Image des Grandes Entreprises.
]
Circulation
''Le Point'' had a circulation of 336,000 copies in 1981. It was 311,000 copies in 1987 and 320,000 copies in 1988.[
In 2001 ''Le Point'' had a circulation of 303,000 copies.] During the 2007-2008 period its circulation was 419,000 copies. In 2009 the circulation of the magazine was 435,000 copies.[ Its circulation in 2011 was 428,114 copies. The 2013 circulation of the magazine was 417,062 copies.][ The 2020 circulation of the magazine was 288,361 copies.]
See also
*''Le Nouvel Observateur
(), previously known as (1964–2014), is a weekly French news magazine. Based in the 2nd arrondissement of Paris, it is the most prominent French general information magazine in terms of audience and circulation. Its current editor is Cécil ...
'' – general information French newsmagazine
*'' L'Express'' – conservative newsmagazine, owned by Belgian group Roularta
Roularta Media Group is a publishing and broadcasting company based in Roeselare, Belgium. Its operations were started in 1954.
History and profile
Roularta was established by lawyer Willy De Nolf in 1954. The group operates in the France, the ...
*'' Valeurs Actuelles''
References
External links
''Le Point'' website
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