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Le Point
CategoriesNews magazine
FrequencyWeekly
Circulation288,361 (2020)
PublisherLe Point Communication
Founded1972
First issue1 September 1972; 52 years ago (1972-09-01)
CompanyGroupe Artémis
CountryFrance
Based inParis
LanguageFrench
Websitewww.lepoint.fr
ISSN0242-6005

Le Point (French pronunciation: [ləˈpwɛ̃]) is a French weekly political and conservative news magazine published in Paris. Le Point is one of the three major French news magazines.[1][2]

History and profile

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Le Point was founded in September 1972[3][4] by a group of journalists who had, one year earlier, left the editorial team of L'Express,[5][6] which was then owned by Jean-Jacques Servan-Schreiber, a député (member of parliament) 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.[7][8] The founders focused on readers' needs, which became Le Point's ideal,[5] published by Le Point Communication on Thursdays.[9][10]

After a fairly difficult start in September 1972, the magazine quickly challenged L'Express. The editorial team of spring 1972 found financial backing with Hachette and was then directed by Claude Imbert. Other journalists making up the team were: Jacques Duquesne, Henri Trinchet, Pierre Billard, Robert Franc, and Georges Suffert. The management included Olivier Chevrillon and Philippe Ramond. It has changed ownership several times. Gaumont Film Company bought the magazine in 1981.[11] In 1993, Generale Occidentale purchased 82.5% of publisher Sebdo, the owner of magazine Le Point from Gaumont.[12]

In 1997 the magazine was acquired by its current owner Artémis, a French investment group founded and owned by the billionaire businessman François Pinault.[11][13] In 2001, the logo and layout of Le Point was changed.[11] The weekly recruited journalists from the Parisian press and relied on its ability to redefine the genre. It modeled itself closely on Time Magazine and Newsweek.

Franz-Olivier Giesbert was chief executive officer of Le Point from 2000 until 18 January 2014, when Etienne Gernelle replaced him. Giesbert, however, remained an adviser to the magazine and continued to write editorials and articles.[14][15] It publishes a list regarding the reputation of companies, Baromètre d’Image des Grandes Entreprises.[16]

Editorial stance

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Le Point has a conservative, centre-right stance without any political affiliation.[6][7][13]

Circulation

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Le Point had a circulation of 336,000 copies in 1981.[17] It was 311,000 copies in 1987 and 320,000 copies in 1988.[17]

In 2001 Le Point had a circulation of 303,000 copies.[9] During the 2007-2008 period its circulation was 419,000 copies.[18] In 2009 the circulation of the magazine was 435,000 copies.[11] Its circulation in 2011 was 428,114 copies.[19] The 2013 circulation of the magazine was 417,062 copies.[10] The 2020 circulation of the magazine was 288,361 copies.[20]

Year Circulation
2006 408,931
2007 443,956
2008 443,738
2009 434,745
2010 429,650
2011 430,086
2012 432,813
2013 417,940
2014 401,171
2015 380,222
2016 355,586
2017 330,602
2018 301,722
2019 292,795
2020 279,032

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Baudriller, Marc (17 January 2014). "Franz-Olivier Giesbert quitte Le Point au bon moment" [Franz-Olivier Giesbert leaves Le Point at the right time]. Challenges (in French). Archived from the original on 23 June 2023. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
  2. ^ Hanne, Isabelle (1 March 2012). "Dans le secret de la face cachée des magazines" [In the secret of the hidden face of magazines]. Libération (in French). Archived from the original on 23 June 2023. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
  3. ^ Philip Thody (1 December 2000). Le Franglais: Forbidden English, Forbidden American: Law, Politics and Language in Contemporary France: A Study in. A&C Black. p. 289. ISBN 978-1-4411-7760-5. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
  4. ^ Serge Berstein; Jean-Pierre Rioux (13 March 2000). The Pompidou Years, 1969-1974. Cambridge University Press. p. 200. ISBN 978-0-521-58061-8. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  5. ^ a b Lawrence D. Kritzman; Brian J. Reilly (2007). The Columbia History of Twentieth-Century French Thought. Columbia University Press. p. 721. ISBN 978-0-231-10790-7. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
  6. ^ a b Alexandra Hughes; Keith A Reader (11 March 2002). Encyclopaedia of Contemporary French Culture. Routledge. p. 432. ISBN 978-1-134-78866-8. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
  7. ^ a b "Le Point". VoxEurop. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
  8. ^ "Mentions légales." Le Point. Retrieved 25 August 2011. "Siège social: 74, avenue du Maine – 75682 Paris Cedex 14"
  9. ^ a b "Top 50 Finance/Business/News magazines worldwide (by circulation)" (PDF). Magazine Organization. Archived from the original (Report) on 13 December 2014. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
  10. ^ a b "Media Kit 2014" (PDF). Publicitas. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 January 2015. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
  11. ^ a b c d "Le Point". Euro Topics. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
  12. ^ "La Générale Occidentale a racheté « Le Point »". Les Echos. 6 September 1993.
  13. ^ a b Michael Mould (27 April 2011). The Routledge Dictionary of Cultural References in Modern French. Taylor & Francis. p. 515. ISBN 978-1-136-82573-6. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
  14. ^ Debouté, Alexandre (15 January 2014). "Franz-Olivier Giesbert tire sa révérence au Point" [Franz-Olivier Giesbert bows out at Le Point]. Le Figaro (in French). Archived from the original on 23 June 2023. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
  15. ^ "Le Point : Etienne Gernelle va succéder à Franz-Olivier Giesbert à la direction" [Le Point: Etienne Gernelle will succeed Franz-Olivier Giesbert as chief executive officer]. Les Echos (in French). Agence France-Presse. 16 January 2014. Archived from the original on 23 June 2023. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
  16. ^ Charles J. Fombrun (2007). "List of Lists: A Compilation of International Corporate Reputation Ratings" (PDF). Corporate Reputation Review. 10 (2): 144–153. doi:10.1057/palgrave.crr.1550047. S2CID 167494091. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
  17. ^ a b Raymond Kuhn (7 April 2006). The Media in France. Routledge. p. 68. ISBN 978-1-134-98053-6. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
  18. ^ Anne Austin; et al. (2008). "Western Europe Market & Media Fact" (PDF). ZenithOptimedia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2015. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  19. ^ "Media Pack 2013" (PDF). Adnative. Retrieved 31 December 2014.[permanent dead link‍]
  20. ^ "Le Point - ACPM". www.acpm.fr. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
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