Jacques Lesourne at the head of the newspaper Le Monde

Jacques Lesourne at the head of the newspaper Le Monde

First editorial conference of Jacques Lesourne, the new editor of the newspaper "Le Monde", who succeeds André Fontaine. After eighteen months of uncertainty "The World" has chosen an economist to secure its future. This is the first time since its creation that the daily is not run by a journalist. Jacques Lesourne knows the newspaper well, he has read it since the age of 16 and has been part of the society of readers since its creation; his election was well received by the entire management. However, the future seems rather bleak because to restore the financial situation of the newspaper, Jacques Lesourne, who compares his first editorial conference to a baptism, envisages job cuts that could concern the editorial staff, printing and administrative services. Interview with Anne CHAUSSEBOURG, President of the Society of Editors, explaining that Jacques Lesourne appears as a broad member of the family, a manager and a man of reflection, what "Le Monde" needed.

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File : Le Monde

Publication date : 4 February 1991