France’s flagship Sunday newspaper, Le Journal du Dimanche (JDD), was not published this Sunday after its staff went on strike to protest against the nomination of a new editor-in-chief who worked for a far-right magazine, reports AOL.com.
The newspaper’s owner, French media group Lagardère, on Friday named Geoffroy Lejeune as JDD's new editor-in-chief, succeeding Jérôme Béglé who left for Paris Match.
Lejeune is the former head of magazine Valeurs Actuelles, which has courted controversy with anti-immigrant covers and was fined for racist insult in 2022.
The move comes just two weeks after the European Commission gave a conditional green light to the acquisition of Lagardère by Vivendi the media conglomerate controlled by French billionaire Vincent Bolloré.
The company already owns news channel CNews, which has taken a conservative turn since Bolloré took control.