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Mediapart () is an independent nonprofit French investigative online newspaper created in 2008 by Edwy Plenel, former editor-in-chief of . It is published in French, English, and Spanish. The newspaper is owned by Le Fonds pour une Presse Libre, a non-profit trust created to support freedom of the press. It has produced hundreds of investigations over the past 15 years, on political corruption, financial fraud, environmental crimes, as well as on sexual harassment and police violence. The New York Times has called Mediapart "France's leading investigative news site". By early 2025, Mediapart

Key facts

Newspaper.name
Mediapart
Newspaper.motto
Seuls nos lecteurs peuvent nous acheter("Only our readers can buy us")
Newspaper.logo
Mediapart logo.svg
Newspaper.format
Online
Newspaper.owners
Le Fonds pour une Presse Libre
Newspaper.founder
Edwy Plenel
Newspaper.president
Carine Fouteau
Newspaper.chief_editor
Lénaïg BredouxValentine Oberti
Newspaper.general_manager
Cécile Sourd
Newspaper.staff_writers
~70
Newspaper.founded
2008
Newspaper.political_position
Left-wing
Newspaper.language
French, English, Spanish
Newspaper.headquarters
Paris, France
Newspaper.circulation
245,000 (paid subscribers)
Newspaper.circulation_date
January 2025
Newspaper.website
mediapart.fr

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Official website

Mediapart - French independent news and participative online information site | Mediapart

Mediapart is a digital, participatory and independent newspaper, without advertising or subsidies, and which lives only from the support of its readers.

mediapart.fr

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Wikidata facts

Official website
blogs.mediapart.fr
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inception
2007-09-04
title
Mediapart
social media followers
104326
number of subscribers
233277
Commons category
Mediapart
catchphrase
Seuls nos lecteurs peuvent nous acheter
Mastodon instance URL
mediapart.social
shortened URL formatter
mdpt.fr/$1
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5 sections
Contents
  • Profile
  • Ownership
  • Landmark investigations
  • References
  • External links

* [Main content](https://www.mediapart.fr/en/english#main)

* [Search](https://www.mediapart.fr/en/search)

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