Libération

Libération is a French daily newspaper founded in the early 1970s and based in Paris. It is widely regarded as left-leaning in editorial orientation and is known for its coverage of politics, social issues, and culture. The paper addresses a progressive readership and combines its print edition with an established digital presence.

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Libération at a glance

Country: France
Region: Western Europe · Europe
Kind of outlet: Daily newspaper
Editorial leaning: Left-leaning
Founded: 1973
Owner: Fonds de dotation Presse Indépendante
Published from: Paris
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How Crosswire groups Libération

Crosswire groups Libération as Left-leaning for comparisons within France's directory. This is an approximate Crosswire label, not a verified rating of its individual articles or a claim that every journalist shares one position. In France, Le Monde and Le Parisien are listed as Centrist, while Le Figaro and Le Point are listed as Right-leaning — so you can open Libération beside a title of a different orientation and compare the same day's front pages directly.

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Where Libération sits in France's press

Libération was founded in 1973, is published from Paris and is owned by Fonds de dotation Presse Indépendante. It is one of 11 outlets tracked in France, and one of 5 daily newspapers among them — the others being Le Monde, Le Figaro, Le Parisien and 20 Minutes. By outlets tracked, France ranks third of the 45 countries on Crosswire's Europe hub, which lists 264 outlets in all.

Across Europe, Crosswire tracks 109 of the 396 daily newspapers in the directory. The nearest counterparts to Libération outside France, starting with Western Europe, are La Libre (Belgium), Der Standard (Austria), NZZ (Switzerland) and Luxembourg Times (Luxembourg). Opening one of them beside Libération is the quickest way to see what is a house style and what is a national one.