La Gazette(France)
 Front page ofLa Gazette,26 December 1786 | |
| Type | Daily newspaper |
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| Format | Broadsheet |
| Founder(s) | Théophraste Renaudot |
| Founded | 30 May 1631 |
| Political alignment | Legitimism, Reactionary |
| Language | French |
| Ceased publication | 1915 |
| Headquarters | Paris,France |
La Gazette(French pronunciation:[laɡazɛt]), originallyGazette de France,was the first weeklymagazinepublished inFrance.It was founded byThéophraste Renaudotand published its first edition on 30 May 1631. It progressively became the mouthpiece of one royalist faction, theLegitimists.[1]With the rise of modernnews mediaand specialized and localized newspapers throughout the country in the early 20th century,La Gazettewas finally discontinued in 1915.
During the Ancien Régime
[edit]Before the advent of the printedGazette,reports on current events usually circulated as hand-written papers (nouvelles à la main).La Gazettequickly became the center of France for the dissemination of news, and thus an excellent means for controlling the flow of information in a highly centralized state.[2]Cardinal RichelieuandLouis XIIIwere frequent contributors,[3]and until the revolution the magazine was frequently read by the nobility and aristocracy.
Among the early members of the committee supervisingLa GazettewerePierre d'Hozier,Vincent Voiture,Guillaume Bautru,andGauthier de Costes.[2]
La Gazettehad for objective to inform its readers on events from thenoble courtand abroad. It was mostly focused on political and diplomatic affairs. In 1762, its name becameGazette de France,with the sub titleOrgane officiel du Government royal(Official organ of the royal Government). The magazine was always one of the most expensive in Paris. In 1787,Charles-Joseph Panckoukealready proprietary of theMercure de Franceand theMoniteur universel—which he had just founded—rented the magazine.
During the Revolution
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La Gazetteremained silent about the birth of theFrench Revolution,and did not even mention thestorming of the Bastilleon 14 July 1789, limiting itself to government acts. For the satisfaction of his customers, Charles-Joseph Panckouke published a supplement,Le Gazettin(little Gazette), that gave its readers summaries of debates at theNational Constituent Assembly.In 1791, the ministry of foreign affairs, who ownedLa Gazette,took it back.Nicolas Falletwas named director and it became atribunefor theGirondists.He was succeeded bySébastien Roch Nicolas Chamfort.La Gazettebecame a daily magazine in 1792, 1 May. Following the execution ofLouis XVIin 1793, 21 January, it was renamedGazette nationale de France(National Gazette of France) The tone of its articles remained both very prudent and impartial.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^Pascal Ory,"La nouvelle droite fin de siècle" inNouvelle histoire des idées politiques(dir. P. Ory), Hachette Pluriel 1987, pp. 457–465(in French)
- ^abHarcourt Brown (1972). "History and the Learned Journal".Journal of the History of Ideas.33(3). University of Pennsylvania Press: 365–378.doi:10.2307/2709041.JSTOR2709041.
- ^Raphael Levy (1929). "The Daily Press in France".The Modern Language Journal.13(4). Blackwell Publishing: 294–303.doi:10.2307/315897.JSTOR315897.
Bibliography
[edit]- Jean Tulard, Jean-François Fayard, Alfred Fierro,Histoire et dictionnaire de la Révolution française 1789-1799,Éditions Robert Laffont, collectionBouquins,Paris, 1987.ISBN2-7028-2076-X
External links
[edit]- La GazetteissuesinGallica,the digital library of theBnF
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