La Montagne (newspaper) explained

La Montagne is a French language regional daily newspaper based in Clermont-Ferrand, France. The title was selected to reflect its alignment with the ideas of the Montagnards of the French Revolution.^[1] The paper has been in circulation since 1919.

History and profile

La Montagne was established as an independent socialist publication by Alexandre Varenne in 1919.^{[2] [3]} He also served as the editor-in-chief of the paper^[3] which is headquartered in Clermont-Ferrand.^[4]

La Montagne was censored during World War II when France was occupied by the German forces, and the paper was suspended on 27 August 1943.^{[3] [5]} It was relaunched on 15 September 1944^[3] and became the main daily in Auvergne.^[1]

The Centre France group is the owner of La Montagne, which also owns other regional dailies and weeklies.^[6] The majority shareholder in the company is the Alexander and Margaret Varenne Foundation.^[7] La Montagne began to be published in tabloid format in January 2008.^[8]

Circulation

La Montagne sold 246,900 copies in 1990 and 224,000 copies in 1991.^[4] The paper sold 209,000 copies in 2000.^[9] The circulation of the paper rose to 211,941 copies in 2001^[10] and had a readership of 632,000 the same year.^[11] La Montagne sold 206,813 copies in 2002.^[10] The paper had a circulation of 204,000 copies during the first quarter of 2006.^[12] In the period of 2007-2008 its circulation was 191,000 copies.^[13]

See also

• List of newspapers in France

Notes and References

1. Web site: La Montagne (1919-1944). Clermont-Ferrand. Clermont Auvergne Metropole Bibliothèques et médiathèques. 10 May 2021. fr.
2. Book: Europa World Year. 2004. Europa Publications. 978-1-85743-254-1. 1695. London; New York.
3. Book: John Sweets. Choices in Vichy France: The French Under Nazi Occupation. Oxford University Press. 1994. 978-0-19-503751-7. 133,138,144. New York; Oxford.
4. Book: Raymond Kuhn. The Media in France. 978-1-134-98053-6. 2006. Routledge. 30,32. London; New York.
5. Book: Alex Hughes. Keith A Reader. Encyclopedia of Contemporary French Culture. 2002. 457. Routledge. 978-1-134-78866-8. London; New York.
6. Web site: Media. Clermont-Ferrand. 7 February 2015.
7. Web site: Company description. Groupe Centre-France (La Montagne SA). G2Mi. 7 February 2015.
8. Web site: La Montagne. Cadeauretro. 7 February 2015.
9. Book: Mary Kelly. Gianpietro Mazzoleni. Denis McQuail. The Media in Europe: The Euromedia Handbook. 978-1-4129-3260-8. 2003. 75. SAGE Publications. London; Thousand Oaks; New Delhi.
10. Web site: David Ward. A mapping study of media concentration and ownership in ten European countries. Commissariaat voor de Media. 7 February 2015. Hilversum. 2004. 12 August 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140812203318/http://77.87.161.246/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/A-Mapping-Study-of-Media-Concentration-and-Ownership-in-Ten-European-Countries.pdf. dead.
11. News: Adam Smith. Europe's Top Papers. 7 February 2015. campaign. 15 November 2002.
12. Web site: European Publishing Monitor. France. Turku School of Economics (Media Group). 20 April 2015. March 2007.
13. Web site: Anne Austin. etal. Western Europe Market & Media Fact. Zenith Optimedia. 8 April 2015. 2008. dead. 5 February 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150205131709/http://conan.lib.muohio.edu/ebooks/Western_Europe_Market_MediaFact_2008/Western%20Europe%20Market%20%26%20MediaFact%202008.pdf.