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''L'Express'' () is a French weekly
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headquartered in
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. The weekly stands at the political centre in the French media landscape, and has a lifestyle supplement, ''L'Express Styles'', and a job supplement, ''Réussir''.


History and profile

''L'Express'' was co-founded in 1953 by Jean-Jacques Servan-Schreiber, future president of the Radical Party, and Françoise Giroud, who had earlier edited '' ELLE'' and went on to become France's first minister of women's affairs in 1974 and minister of culture in 1976. When founded during the First Indochina War, it was modelled on the US magazine ''
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'' and the German magazine ''
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''. ''L'Express'' is published weekly. The magazine was supportive of the policies of
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in Indochina, and in general had a left-of-centre orientation. The magazine opposed the war in
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, and especially the use of
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. In March 1958, as a result of an article of
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reviewing the book '' La Question'' by Henri Alleg, the magazine was prevented from being published by the French Government. In order to resume publication, ''L'Express'' had to print a new issue without the incriminated article. François Mauriac was a regular contributor with his ''Bloc-Notes'' column but left ''L'Express'' when
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returned to power. In 1964, a number of journalists, including Jean Daniel and
André Gorz André Gorz ( né Gerhart Hirsch ; 9 February 1923 – 22 September 2007), more commonly known by his pen names Gérard Horst and Michel Bosquet , was an Austrian and French social philosopher and journalist and critic of work. He co-founde ...
, quit ''L'Express'' to found '' Le Nouvel Observateur''. Servan-Schreiber turned ''L'Express'' into a less politically engaged publication, and the circulation rose from 150,000 to 500,000 copies in three years. In 1971, as a result of Servan-Schreiber's political activities as a deputy of the Radical Party, nine journalists of ''L'Express'', including
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, left the magazine and created ''
Le Point ''Le Point'' () is a French weekly political and news magazine published in Paris. History and profile ''Le Point'' was founded in September 1972 by a group of journalists who had, one year earlier, left the editorial team of '' L'Express'', w ...
'' to counter what they perceived as the "current breed of French intellectuals in the press and elsewhere, with their leftist dogmas and complacent nihilism". In 1977, Servan-Schreiber sold his magazine to Jimmy Goldsmith. Jean-François Revel became director in October 1978. He was replaced by Yves Cuau in May 1981. The same year the magazine had a circulation of 507,000 copies. In 1986, ''L'Express'' started a news exchange cooperation with the
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-based French language news magazine ''
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''. In 1987, ''L'Express'' had a circulation of 555,000 copies and it was 554,000 copies in 1988. The same year the magazine was sold to C. G. E. Yann de l'Ecotais became the new director and served in the post until 1994 when he was replaced by Christine Ockrent. In 1995, ''L'Express'' was sold to CEP communications, a filial of Havas. Then
Denis Jeambar Denis Jeambar (born 1948 in Valréas) is a French journalist. Biography Having started his career at ''Paris-Match'' in 1970, he joined ''Le Point'' in 1972, rising to chief of its political staff in 1981. In 1988 he became editor-in-chief, as ...
became the new director. In 1998, after Vivendi took control of Havas, the magazine returned under its control. After the collapse of Vivendi, ''L'Express'' was sold in 2002 to Socpresse (80% owned by Dassault Group). In the period of 2001-2002 ''L'Express'' had a circulation of 424,000 copies. It was 548,195 copies during the period of 2003-2004. ''L'Express'' was acquired by Roularta Media Group in 2006. The same year the circulation of the magazine was 547,000 copies. In 2014, Roularta sold ''L'Express'' to the Franco-Israeli billionaire and media-entrepreneur
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's Altice. In 2020, ''L'Express'' had a circulation of 173,053 copies.


Journalists

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Raymond Aron Raymond Claude Ferdinand Aron (; 14 March 1905 – 17 October 1983) was a French philosopher, sociologist, political scientist, historian and journalist, one of France's most prominent thinkers of the 20th century. Aron is best known for his 19 ...
* Jean-François Revel *
André Gorz André Gorz ( né Gerhart Hirsch ; 9 February 1923 – 22 September 2007), more commonly known by his pen names Gérard Horst and Michel Bosquet , was an Austrian and French social philosopher and journalist and critic of work. He co-founde ...
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Franz-Olivier Giesbert Franz-Olivier Giesbert (born January 18, 1949, in Wilmington, Delaware) is an American-born French journalist, author, and television presenter. Giesbert worked for '' Le Figaro'' from 1988 to 2000 and for ''Le Point'' starting in 2000. In 20 ...
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Christophe Barbier Christophe Barbier (born 25 January 1967) is a French political journalist and columnist who was chief editor of ''L'Express'' from 2006 to 2016. Career Born in Sallanches, Haute-Savoie, Barbier attended the Lycée du Parc in Lyon. He graduated ...
* Christian Makarian


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