14 Facts About Le Monde

Le Monde was founded by Hubert Beuve-Mery at the request of Charles de Gaulle on 19 December 1944, shortly after the Liberation of Paris, and published continuously since its first edition.

In contrast to other world newspapers such as The New York Times, Le Monde was traditionally focused on offering analysis and opinion, as opposed to being a newspaper of record.

Le Monde was founded in 1944, at the request of General Charles de Gaulle, after the German army had been driven from Paris during World War II.

In December 2006, on the 60th anniversary of its publishing debut, Le Monde moved into new headquarters in Boulevard Auguste-Blanqui, 13th arrondissement of Paris.

In 2008, Le Monde was found guilty of defamation for saying that Spanish football club FC Barcelona was connected to a doctor involved in steroid use.

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The denial of visas to Le Monde reporters caused some French media to boycott the event, including Liberation, Le Figaro, and France Inter.

Le Monde had previously published the names of Algerian officials directly involved with the Panama Papers scandal.

Coverage of the scandal in Le Monde included a front-page photo of President of Algeria Abdelaziz Bouteflika.

Bouteflika opened a libel suit against Le Monde, which was later dropped after the newspaper apologised.

Le Monde is published around midday, and the cover date on the masthead is the following day's.

Le Monde was among the first French newspapers on the web, with its first web edition on 19 December 1995.

On 10 April 2019, Le Monde announced that it would be closing its blog platform on 5 June 2019.

Le Monde launched an English language edition of its news website on 7 April 2022, featuring its articles translated from French.

In 1981, Le Monde backed the election of socialist Francois Mitterrand, partly on the grounds that the alternation of the political party in government would be beneficial to the democratic character of the state.