- Socpresse
Socpresse is a French corporation which controls the conservative daily newspaper "
Le Figaro ", 40% of the weeklyLe Journal du Dimanche , as well as "L'Express" and "Valeurs Actuelles ", and the football clubFC Nantes Atlantique . The company is 100% owned by the arms group Dassault since September 2006. Before that date, 13% of the shares belonged to Aude Ruettard, the granddaughter ofRobert Hersant . [ [http://www.esj-lille.fr/spip.php?article165 Socpresse-le Figaro] Web site of the School of Journalism of Lille]In total, the Socpresse group edits about 70 newspapers. A partial list includes: [ [http://www.observatoire-medias.info/article.php3?id_article=505 Socpresse] Observatoire français des médias]
*Le Bien Public (via Société Delaroche, a fully-owned subsidiary)
*Le Maine Libre (via société d'exploitation du Maine Libre, a 99% owned subsidiary)
*Nord Matin (via the 98% owned subsidiary Presse Nord)
*La Voix du Nord ,Nord Eclair ,Nord Littoral ,L'avenir de l'Artois ,L'Indépendant du Pas de Calais
*Le Courrier de l'Ouest Socpresse also owns 27% of the newspaper company
Est Républicain , a company that controlsLa Liberté de l'Est ,Le Journal de la Haute-Marne ,Dernières Nouvelles d’Alsace ,Le Journal de la Haute-Marne . It has a 49% ownership stake in the local TV station "TV Nantes Atlantique"; and also owns the web sites sport24.com and evene.fr.References
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