New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1926-12-09
French PRESS OF
Three VARIETIES
And These Are for Different
Groups

Paris, Dec. 8 R-France has
newspapers OF three distinct types,
with as many different classes Of
readers.
There are the newspapers Of I'm
formation" with little or no attempt
at editorials and the moulding Of
public opinion: newspapers OF
"opinion" or combat dailies," the
editorial pages of which are the CEN
ter of interest and the printing Of
news rather a secondary detail, and
newspapers trying to combine both
features.
Five "Infornlation" Sheets
fhe Information" sheets. of
which there are five in Paris, all
morning papers are published gen.
orally on TOUR or six pages with an
occasional eight-page issue.
Subscriptions and sales in stands
and on streets are the principal
source of revenue. with advertising
bringing the least in returns.
Local and domestic news fill four
ftths of the reading matter space in
the information" newspapers. For
eign news and especially American
items are given very scant play. The
average American newspaper in a
good-sized city OF the middle-west
prints more European news in one
day than the "hig five" publish in a
week.
Sports Cahled Fully
The few occasions when the
French press gives full and cir
cumstantiated report Of an Ameri-
can event generally have to do with
sports More cabled matter was
filed direct from New York about
the Lenglen- Mallory tennis match in
1921. then concerning the Wash
ington naval disarmament confer
ence in the same year.
Among local news politics leads.
Seven, eight and nine column re-
ports OF proceedings at the French
chamber are rather common occur
rences. A cabinet crisis always fills
Inc front page,
Periodically. crop up the "af-
fairs" a political scandal, a sensa
tional murder-crime resulting
from passions, love, hatred, jealousy
especially involving prominent
persons, are given a tremendous dis
play. Other news items are cut
down TO bare mention.
WELD Political Influence
Newspapers OF Opinion" also
known as combat dailies." where
the editorial page is supreme, form
the most important category OF the
French as far as number Is con-
cerned. Few Of them publish SUI
fcient news to provide their readers
with even superficial idea OF what
is happening in the world or even
In France.
These newspapers are all organs
of political parties or groups. They
would inevitably have to suspend
II the subsidies received from politi-
Claus ceased.
Joint news and editorial newspa e
rers are all evening or noon papers
in contrast to the other two cate
gories published in the morning.
Papers Of this class WELD a
strong political influence. The
Temps is leader in this group and
is recognized as rejecting the opin-
ion of the government. 1t has cor
resuondentS in nearly all F1Iropean
capitals and maintains an excellent
news service, particularly on politi-
cal affairs.
Papers of this class WELD strong
political influence. The Temps" is
a leader in this group and Is rec
ognized as rejecting the opinion OF
the government. 1t has correspond
ents in nearly all European capitals
and maintains an excellent news
service. particularly on political az
fairs.
Weld Political Influence
Outside Of the three great cate
gories, there are many other deilies
with large circulations.
Newspapers de luxe" or society
sheets are classified separately.
These newspapers pay particular at
tention to the doings of the great
and the neargreat," the aristocracy
of lineage and the aristocracy of
money. Sports, theaters and horse
racing are responsible for the exist