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Le Monde

French daily newspaper founded in 1944
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Le Monde

Summary

Le Monde is a daily newspaper[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of daily_newspaper entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,990 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Le Monde received the Golden visa for digital information franceinfo[3].
  • Le Monde is in the country of France[4].
  • Le Monde's instance of is recorded as daily newspaper[5].
  • Le Monde's instance of is recorded as online newspaper[6].
  • Le Monde was edited by Jérôme Fenoglio[7].
  • Le Monde was edited by Marie-Pierre Lannelongue[8].
  • Le Monde's founder is recorded as Hubert Beuve-Méry[9].
  • Le Monde's founder is recorded as Christian Funck-Brentano[10].
  • Le Monde's founder is recorded as René Courtin[11].
  • Le Monde was published by Societe Editrice Du Monde[12].
  • Le Monde was published by Louis Dreyfus[13].
  • Le Monde was published by Jérôme Fenoglio[14].
  • Le Monde is owned by Groupe Le Monde[15].
  • Le Monde's headquarters location is recorded as avenue Pierre-Mendès-France[16].
  • Le Monde's place of publication is recorded as Paris[17].
  • Le Monde's Commons category is recorded as Le Monde[18].
  • Le Monde's language of work or name is recorded as French[19].
  • Le Monde's industry is recorded as publishing[20].
  • Le Monde's country of origin is recorded as France[21].
  • December 18, 1944 marks the founding of Le Monde[22].
  • Le Monde began on December 18, 1944[23].
  • Le Monde's parent organization or unit is recorded as Groupe Le Monde[24].
  • Le Monde's official website is recorded as https://www.lemonde.fr[25].
  • Le Monde's official website is recorded as https://journal.lemonde.fr/[26].
  • Le Monde's official website is recorded as https://scholar.lib.vt.edu/InterNews/LeMonde/[27].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Country: FR[28]

  • Began / founded: 1944-12[29]

  • MusicBrainz ID: a32ee189-d3b6-443a-8969-7c3e3192b30e[30]

Body

Founding

Founders include Hubert Beuve-Méry[9], Christian Funck-Brentano[10], and René Courtin[11]. December 18, 1944 marks the founding of Le Monde[22].

Operations

Le Monde's headquarters location is recorded as avenue Pierre-Mendès-France[16]. Its parent organization or unit is recorded as Groupe Le Monde[24].

Industry

Le Monde's industry is recorded as publishing[20].

Ownership

Le Monde is owned by Groupe Le Monde[15].

Recognition

Le Monde received the Golden visa for digital information franceinfo[3].

Why It Matters

Le Monde ranks in the top 3% of daily_newspaper entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,990 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

It is credited with the discovery of Panama Papers[33], an information leak[34], in Panama[35] and CumEx-Files[36], a scandal[37]. Works attributed to it include its 100 Books of the Century[38], a list of best books[39], in France[40].

FAQs

What awards did Le Monde receive?

Honors received include Golden visa for digital information franceinfo[3].

What did Le Monde discover?

Le Monde is credited as discoverer of Panama Papers[33] and CumEx-Files[36].

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  14. [3] ↑ . visapourlimage.com. Retrieved . visapourlimage.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] ↑ . ISSN Portal. wikidata.org.
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  19. [21] ↑ . ISSN Portal. wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] ↑ . ISSN Portal. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . ISSN Portal. wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [40] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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