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France's Top Newspaper Faces Crisis

Le Monde says 20% of its journalists must leave by next week

By Jason Farago, Newser Staff

Posted Jun 23, 2008 12:40 PM CDT

(Newser) – In the past year, the French newspaper Le Monde has endured the worst crisis in its history, losing its editor-in-chief and failing to appear on newsstands for days during a series of strikes. Now its 340 staffers have been given an ultimatum, writes the Guardian:... Read full story »

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