Mediapart
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| Format | Online |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Edwy Plenel |
| Editor | François Bonnet |
| Founded | 2008 |
| Language | French/English |
| Headquarters | Paris, France |
| Circulation | 112,000 |
| Website | http://www.mediapart.fr |
Mediapart is a French online investigative and opinion journal created in 2008 by the former editor-in-chief of Le Monde Edwy Plenel among others. It has left-leaning stance.
Mediapart's income is purely derived from subscription fees and the website does not carry any advertising. In 2011, Mediapart made a profit for the first time, taking in €500,000 in profit with around 60,000 subscribers.[1]
Mediapart consists of two main sections: the journal itself (Le Journal), run by professional journalists, and Le Club, a collaborative forum edited by the subscriber community. In 2011, Mediapart launched FrenchLeaks, a whistleblower website inspired by WikiLeaks.[2]
Political scandals
Mediapart has played a central role in the revelation and investigation of several major French political scandals, among which:
- the Bettencourt affair.[3]
- the Cahuzac case: in 2012, Mediapart made public a 2000 audio recording compromising Jérome Cahuzac, then Minister for the Budget, in a fiscal fraud case.[4]
References
- ↑ "Breaking down the paywall". Global Journalist. 22 September 2011. Retrieved 20 March 2012.
- ↑ Smith, Sydney. "New WikiLeaks Partner Launches FrenchLeaks, Canadian Man Launches QuebecLeaks". iMediaEthics. Art Science Research Laboratory. Retrieved 20 March 2012.
- ↑ Jacinto, Leela (6 July 2010). "How a start-up news site broke and rode the Bettencourt scandal". France 24. Retrieved 20 March 2012.
- ↑ French Minister Steps Down in Swiss Bank Investigation Article by Scott Sayare, published by the New York Times - March 19, 2013
External links
- Official website (French)
- Mediapart English edition (English)
- Mediapart Spanish edition (Spanish)
- FrenchLeaks (French)