What Euro newspapers do you read?
Dec 11th, 2003, 09:22 AM
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I'm not sure I understand the question, weber. French newspapers (Le Monde, Le Figaro, La République, etc.) are in French. The closest thing I can think of is the International Herald Tribune, but it's not a French newspaper.
Dec 11th, 2003, 09:31 AM
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yeah, I read parts of Le Monde, Liberation, and Figaro online -- all occasionally, not every day. I get the French news from Agence France Presse daily on economy, culture and society through a personalized Yahoo mail account. All of these are in French.
I don't think French newspapers can afford to translate each day's paper into English. If there is one, I've never heard of it. Even the online news I get delivered from Agence France Presse is in French. I do read Parisvoice occasionally, which is a Paris magazine for expats in English, but it's only monthly. I don't know of any French newspaper similar to the Prague Post (a Czech newspaper in English).
I don't think French newspapers can afford to translate each day's paper into English. If there is one, I've never heard of it. Even the online news I get delivered from Agence France Presse is in French. I do read Parisvoice occasionally, which is a Paris magazine for expats in English, but it's only monthly. I don't know of any French newspaper similar to the Prague Post (a Czech newspaper in English).
Dec 11th, 2003, 10:05 AM
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I love to read La Derniere Heure, a Brussels daily. Not much of it's online, though. Too bad, the paper is a hoot. It's a Belgian tabloid (not like News of the World or the National Enquirer, fortunately) that focuses heavily on criminal shenanigans and political scandals in Belgium (also a lot of sports, but I skip that). Unbelievable how much truly weird stuff goes on in such a small country!
Dec 11th, 2003, 11:28 AM
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I read the Independent and the Guardian/Observer every day, the Int'l Hearld tribune most days , and The Tocqueville Connection every few days.
http://www.ttc.org/.
You can also get political cartoons from all over the world on MSN Slate!
http://www.ttc.org/.
You can also get political cartoons from all over the world on MSN Slate!
Dec 11th, 2003, 11:59 AM
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I read the travel sections of the Guardian, London Times and the Telegraph on Sundays. I try to read El Pais (subscription) and El Mundo (free) everyday. On Thursdays I read the Gastronomy section of the Basque Country's El Correo (www.elcorreodigital.com) for Rafael Garcia Santos' weekly restaurant reviews (countrywide, not just the Basque Country).
Dec 11th, 2003, 01:01 PM
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There's no English-language French newspaper (that isn't specifically for tourists and covering mainly culture). Agence France-Presse is a news agency that is French, sort of the equivalent of AP. The Int'l Herald Tribune is an English-language newspaper distributed all over Europe, and it's affiliated with the New York Times. It's not specifically for France-related news, but I believe that depending one what city you buy it in it may have a special section covering local news.
Dec 11th, 2003, 01:49 PM
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Are you just asking out of curiosity or do you have a goal in mind? It would help to know that. My favorites are Le Monde, the Guardian, Nouvel Observateur, the Independent, but that's because I'm a big lefty! If you're more conservative read Le Figaro (also in French).
Dec 11th, 2003, 03:59 PM
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Although I haven't followed it in a few years, (I don't have a high school daughter in Spanish any more - - I used to "clip" articles there for her), I thought that El Pais is/was a great newspaper for most world news and especially (oddly enough) the entertainment business - - which seems to be very big in Spain, on a global scale.
As others have indicated, the reading is in Spanish only.
Best wishes,
Rex
As others have indicated, the reading is in Spanish only.
Best wishes,
Rex
Dec 11th, 2003, 04:13 PM
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In terms of online French newspapers -- in English -- it is possible to access Le Monde in a machine-translated version. I don't know if that would be what you're looking for, but I have found it to be useful for comparison purposes. If I think I know what is being said in French, then I can look at the translated version to check myself out. Of course, this isn't foolproof, because machine translations can get pretty silly!
Dec 11th, 2003, 04:28 PM
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Thanks for all the helpful replies. I do read aseveral Brit papers and FAZ [Frankfurter Allegemeine Zeitung] but other than the Agence France Presse, have not been able to locate a French paper in English. My objective is simply to find ways to get a feel for European thinking on day to day issues. The Tocqueville Connection is one I hadn't located and I thank you for the suggestion.
Dec 12th, 2003, 01:48 AM
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Weber, you might be interested in the Guardian's 'The Wrap' summary of what other UK newspapers are saying about current issues and topics:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/wrap/
http://www.guardian.co.uk/wrap/
