France Soir: France's first newspaper online only
France Soir will be the first newspaper in the country to publish exclusively in digital format. The long-established French newspaper, which has been operating at a loss, is discontinuing its print edition.
With the discontinuation of the print edition, 89 of the 120 jobs at France Soir, which is under creditor protection, are to be cut. According to SDA, the publishing house management informed the works council at the newspaper's headquarters in Paris on Friday. In protest, the employees refused to produce the Saturday edition. Despite the relaunch, the paper currently sells fewer than 70,000 copies.
During the vacation month of August, the business newspaper La Tribune also discontinued its print edition and only appeared online. However, this was only on a trial basis for two weeks.
