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New French president's media style is more reminiscent of corporate PR than traditional political briefings, says Pauline Bock in New Statesman.

The new-look press kiosks, created by French industrial designer Matali Crasset using recycled glass and aluminium, provides more head room and improved lighting over the old domed structures, allowing customers to browse inside, and is aimed at helping vendors compete with online competition.

Murder of 9 journalists in attack on magazine left France second only to Syria in annual list of world's deadliest countries for journalists.

The massacre that took place at the offices of Charlie Hebdo on Wednesday morning is an act without precedent, writes Mediapart editor François Bonnet. The killers who targeted the satirical magazine also attacked the very heart of what makes a democracy, freedom of the press and, beyond that, our individual and collective freedoms.

Bruno Ledoux, who holds a 26% stake in the troubled daily, said a future "major restructuring" of the paper is certain.

The French embassy in London slams a British newspaper’s claim that 'France’s failed socialist experiment is turning into a tragedy'.

Launched less than four years ago, Mediapart is unique among the media, with no equivalent in terms of either its editorial identity or its business model. This December marked the first year in which it has crossed into profit, with more than 56,000 subscribers. Here, Mediapart co-founder and Editor-in-Chief Edwy Plenel sets out why, more than ever, this fully-independent, ad-free online journal needs the support and loyalty of its subscribers to reach an enduring, solid base.