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French cartoonist Plantu retires after 49 years at Le Monde

We look back on the day he drew a cartoon, complete with his trademark mouse, on Franco-British friendship for Connexion readers

President Macron defends French press freedom

The President paid tribute to the victims of the Charlie Hebdo attack today (September 2), as the trial begins and the magazine republishes controversial images of the Prophet Muhammad.

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Views of Macron-Johnson meeting in Britain and France

The French press thought less of Boris Johnson's visit to the Elysée Palace than many sections of the UK media

How the UK appears in the French press

If you are sometimes puzzled by the topics of conversation French friends have about the UK, it might be because you have not picked up stories about the UK which appear in French media. Connexion reporter Brian McCulloch looked at some stories that were reported in November. Have you noticed others?

Did you know? Le Figaro is named after opera man

The names of most newspapers relate to a geographical region, a time of day or have some relevance to giving out the news of the moment. An exception is France’s oldest national daily and one of the top selling papers, Le Figaro , which takes its name from literature.

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French cartoonist Plantu retires after 49 years at Le Monde

President Macron defends French press freedom

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Views of Macron-Johnson meeting in Britain and France

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How the UK appears in the French press

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