Le Monde

French daily newspaper founded in 1944
Organization daily_newspaper Q12461
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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 (506 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].

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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 (506 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

It is credited with the discovery of Panama Papers[30], an information leak[31], in Panama[32] and CumEx-Files[33], a scandal[34]. Works attributed to it include its 100 Books of the Century[35], a list of best books[36], in France[37].

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[30] and CumEx-Files[33].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] . visapourlimage.com. Retrieved . visapourlimage.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . ISSN Portal. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . ISSN Portal. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . ISSN Portal. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . ISSN Portal. wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [30] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [33] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [35] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [37] . 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. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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