20 Minutes

Crosswire lists 20 Minutes as Center within France's media spectrum — the grouping it uses both for genuinely centrist titles and for outlets the major media-bias assessments do not place consistently on one side. In France, Libération and Mediapart are listed as Left-leaning, while Le Figaro and Le Point are listed as Right-leaning — so you can open 20 Minutes beside a title of a different orientation and compare the same day's front pages directly.

Read 20 Minutes beside another title from France and the differences show up fastest in what leads the page. Two France dailies covering the same day will usually agree on the facts and differ on the ordering: which story is worth the top of the page, how the headline characterises it, and which follow-ups get space. Those are 20 Minutes's editorial choices, and they are easiest to see side by side. Because 20 Minutes is listed near the centre, it works best as the fixed point in a comparison — put a left- and a right-leaning France title either side of it and the direction each one pulls becomes measurable rather than impressionistic.

This is an approximate orientation, not a definitive judgement — and not a rating of quality or accuracy. Read how Crosswire classifies editorial leanings, including the sources behind each label. Directory last reviewed 2026-07-28. Think this label is wrong? Suggest a correction.