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France's Sunday paper returns with far-right editor in charge

The French weekly Journal du Dimanche (JDD) was back in production at the weekend following the arrival of far-right sympathiser Geoffroy Lejeune as its editor-in-chief and the end of a 40-day strike by its editorial staff opposed to his his appointment, many of whom have now left the paper.

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6 August 2023 à 23h16

More than half the journalists at France’s only standalone Sunday newspaper have resigned after failing to prevent the arrival of an editor with far-right ties in a bitter dispute that has fanned fears of a further US-style polarisation of the country’s media, reports The Guardian.

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