Democratie in the Newsroom

The staff of Le Monde elects a new directeur

It was a standard political campaign in many ways. The candidates, a large and somewhat ragged field at the outset, spent months buttonholing prospective voters and sweating through long question-and-answer sessions. Gradually the field was narrowed to two men who disagreed on the issues. Finally, a winner was chosen. His prize was not a political office, though in France some might regard it as the next best thing to being President.

The 200 editorial staff members of Le Monde (circ. 500,000), the most influential journal in France, last week elected their next director, Claude...

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