Le Journal du Dimanche
French weekly newspaper
Le Journal du Dimanche (French pronunciation: [lə ʒuʁnal dy dimɑ̃ʃ]; lit. 'Sunday's newspaper'), also known as the JDD [ʒidede], is a French weekly newspaper published on Sundays in France.
JDD was bought in 2023 by Vivendi of media mogul Vincent Bolloré, triggering a strike movement against the new editorial stance perceived as far-right.
History and profile
Le Journal du Dimanche was created by Pierre Lazareff in 1948. He was managing editor of France Soir at that time.
The weekly paper belongs to the Lagardère Group through Hachette Filipacchi Médias. The company is also the publisher of the paper which is based in Paris and which is published on Sundays.
Le Journal du Dimanche was published in broadsheet format until 1999 when it began to be published in the Berliner format. On 6 March 2011 the paper again changed its format to large tabloid format.
In the period of 2001–2002, Le Journal du Dimanche had a circulation of 275,000 copies. In 2010, this had decreased slightly to 257,280 copies, but by 2020, it had dropped to 151,007 copies.
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