Head office in Montreal |
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| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Tabloid |
| Owner | Quebecor (Sun Media) |
| Founder | Pierre Péladeau |
| Founded | 1964 |
| Language | French |
| Headquarters | Montreal, Canada |
| ISSN | 0839-5179 |
| OCLC number | 502914813 |
| Official website | lejournaldemontreal.canoe.ca |
Le Journal de Montréal is a daily tabloid newspaper published in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, and is the largest-circulation French-language newspaper in North America.[1] Established by Pierre Péladeau in 1964, it is owned by the Sun Media division of Quebecor Media. It is also Canada's largest tabloid newspaper. It is famous for its sensationalism and populist Quebec-nationalist perspective.[2]
On January 24, 2009, the management of the Journal locked out its unionized staff, who are members of the Confédération des Syndicats Nationaux.[3] The newspaper continues to publish with the use of strikebreakers, managers, and wire services. The locked out workers have begun to publish their own, competing newspaper, called Rue Frontenac, which is published on paper weekly and more often online.[4]