L’Express

French magazine

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L'Express is a French weekly newsmagazine founded in 1953. It was modeled after the American newsmagazine Time and was initially moderately left-wing. Jean-Jacques Servan-Schreiber, a French journalist and politician, managed L'Express from 1953 to 1970. The magazine's publication was temporarily halted in 1954 when it published a top-secret government report. L'Express has had a significant influence, with its owners changing its direction at least twice.12

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Jean-Jacques Servan-Schreiber
…he founded and managed (1953–70) L’Express, a moderately left-wing weekly newsmagazine modeled on Time. The publication of L’Express was halted temporarily in 1954 when the magazine printed a top-secret government report. In 1956 Servan-Schreiber was drafted into the army, and the experience formed the basis of his first book, Lieutenant…
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…he founded and managed (1953–70) L’Express, a moderately left-wing weekly newsmagazine modeled on Time. The publication of L’Express was halted temporarily in 1954 when the magazine printed a top-secret government report. In 1956 Servan-Schreiber was drafted into the army, and the experience formed the basis of his first book, Lieutenant…
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history of publishing
Time magazine
…Europe, where such magazines as L’Express (founded 1953) in France, Der Spiegel (founded 1947) in Germany, and Panorama (founded 1962) in Italy derived directly from it. Such magazines did not always develop in exactly the direction that Time had taken, but L’Express was radically changed at least twice by its…
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…Europe, where such magazines as L’Express (founded 1953) in France, Der Spiegel (founded 1947) in Germany, and Panorama (founded 1962) in Italy derived directly from it. Such magazines did not always develop in exactly the direction that Time had taken, but L’Express was radically changed at least twice by its…
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