Le Canard enchaîné
French satirical and investigative weekly newspaper / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Le Canard enchaîné (French pronunciation: [lə kanaʁ ɑ̃ʃɛne]; English: "The Chained Duck" or "The Chained Paper", as canard is French slang meaning "newspaper") is a satirical weekly newspaper in France. Its headquarters is in Paris.[1]
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Type | Weekly newspaper |
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Format | newspaper |
Owner(s) | Michel Gaillard |
Editor | S.A. Les Éditions Maréchal |
Founded | 1915; 109 years ago (1915) |
Political alignment | Independent |
Headquarters | Paris, France |
Circulation | 340,000 weekly (2018) |
ISSN | 0008-5405 |
Website | lecanardenchaine.fr |
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Founded in 1915 during World War I, it features investigative journalism and leaks from sources inside the French government, the French political world and the French business world, as well as many jokes and cartoons. Le Canard enchaîné does not accept any advertisements and is privately owned, mostly by its own employees.