| Type | weekly newsmagazine |
|---|---|
| Format | newsmagazine |
| Owner | Groupe Perdriel |
| Editor | Laurent Joffrin |
| Founded | 1964 |
| Political alignment | Social-democratic |
| Headquarters | 12 Place de la Bourse 75002 Paris |
| ISSN | 0029-4713 |
| Official website | nouvelobs.com |
Le Nouvel Observateur (often shorten to Le Nouvel Obs) is a weekly French newsmagazine. Based in Paris, it is the most prominent French general information magazine in terms of audience and circulation (currently at 538,200).
Since 1964, it has covered political, business and economic news. It features extensive coverage of European, Middle Eastern and African political, commercial and cultural issues. Its strongest areas are political and literary matters and is noted for its in-depth treatment of the main issues of the day. It has been described as "the French intellectuals' parish magazine", or more pejoratively as "quasi-official organ of France's 'gauche caviar'".[1]
The magazine's new charter, adopted in June 2004 (on the 40th anniversary of its founding), described the paper's principles:
Its current editorial board is presided over by two of its co-founders, Jean Daniel and Claude Perdriel, two editors-in-chief, Laurent Joffrin and Serge Lafaurie, as well as director general, Jacqueline Galvez. André Gorz and other journalists who had left L'Express helped found the publication.
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Jean Daniel and Claude Perdriel were the founders of the 1964 incarnation of the magazine.
Le Nouvel Observateur also publishes ParisObs, a general information supplement with a focus on Paris and the Île-de-France region, also published weekly.
Additionally, the TéléCinéObs supplement includes articles about the TV and cinema worlds.
Finally, Challenges is an international business magazine published by Le Nouvel Observateur beginning in 1982. Released fortnightly, it includes information on companies and their managers at the CEO level all around the world.