“Courrier international”, 30 years of information through the eyes of the foreign press

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Five front pages from the Courrier international newspaper during the Covid-19 pandemic.

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38 mins

The first number of “Courrier international” appeared in November 1990. To tell the story, the present and the future of the most international of French newspapers, “L'Atelier des Médias” receives one of its founders as well as its current director of the writing.

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There is an editorial office in France whose journalists go through the foreign press to draw a selection translated into French and carefully edited.

It is that of 

Courrier international

, which appeared for the first time 30 years ago. 

In this program,

Claire Carrard

, editorial director of

Courrier international

, tells about the current situation of the newspaper in the midst of a global health crisis.

The title of the group Le Monde is doing rather well, with a circulation a little over 150,000 copies.

It is also the leading news magazine in France in terms of digital subscriptions, with 55,000 subscribers. 

Jean-Michel Boissier

, co-founder and first managing editor of

Courrier international

, delivers his memories.

With the three other founders, Hervé Lavergne, Maurice Ronai and Jacques Rosselin, they had worked for 3 years to achieve the first issue available on newsstands and already, the promise was: “The essentials of the world press, translated into French.

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At the end of the program, 

Mondoblog audio

gives voice to the mondoblogeuse

Elorac

, confined to her island, Mauritius.

She tells us about her deep attachment to the Francophonie.

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