Le Petit Parisien
Encyclopedia
Le Petit Parisien was a prominent French newspaper during the French Third Republic
. It was published between 1876 and 1944, and its circulation was over 2 million after the First World War.
set up by Jean-Paul Sartre
and his friends, announcing that Charles Lindbergh
was going to be awarded as École Normale Supérieure
honorary student. During the Second World War the paper, under the editorship of Claude Jeantet
, was the official voice of the Vichy regime and in 1944 was briefly published by Jeantet in Nazi Germany
before closing down.
French Third Republic
The French Third Republic was the republican government of France from 1870, when the Second French Empire collapsed due to the French defeat in the Franco-Prussian War, to 1940, when France was overrun by Nazi Germany during World War II, resulting in the German and Italian occupations of France...
. It was published between 1876 and 1944, and its circulation was over 2 million after the First World War.
Publishing
Despite its name, the paper was circulated across France, and records showed claims that it had the biggest newspaper circulation in the world at this time In May 1927, the paper fell into a media prankMedia prank
A media prank is a type of media event, perpetrated by staged speeches, activities, or press releases, designed to trick legitimate journalists into publishing erroneous or misleading articles. The term may also refer to such stories if planted by fake journalists, as well as the false story...
set up by Jean-Paul Sartre
Jean-Paul Sartre
Jean-Paul Charles Aymard Sartre was a French existentialist philosopher, playwright, novelist, screenwriter, political activist, biographer, and literary critic. He was one of the leading figures in 20th century French philosophy, particularly Marxism, and was one of the key figures in literary...
and his friends, announcing that Charles Lindbergh
Charles Lindbergh
Charles Augustus Lindbergh was an American aviator, author, inventor, explorer, and social activist.Lindbergh, a 25-year-old U.S...
was going to be awarded as École Normale Supérieure
École Normale Supérieure
The École normale supérieure is one of the most prestigious French grandes écoles...
honorary student. During the Second World War the paper, under the editorship of Claude Jeantet
Claude Jeantet
Claude Jeantet was a French journalist and far right politician.-Biography:Jeantet was born at Pomponne, Seine-et-Marne, the son of poet Félix Jeantet and brother of fellow extreme rightist Gabriel Jeantet....
, was the official voice of the Vichy regime and in 1944 was briefly published by Jeantet in Nazi Germany
Nazi Germany
Nazi Germany , also known as the Third Reich , but officially called German Reich from 1933 to 1943 and Greater German Reich from 26 June 1943 onward, is the name commonly used to refer to the state of Germany from 1933 to 1945, when it was a totalitarian dictatorship ruled by...
before closing down.
External links
- Le Petit Parisien digital archives from 1876 to 1939 in Gallica, the digital library of the BnFBNFBNF may stand for:In science:*Biological nitrogen fixation, a process that converts nitrogen in the atmosphere to ammonia*British National Formulary, the standard drug reference manual**British National Formulary for Children...
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