Metro, info, haro! Fierce reactions to regime competition in the French newspaper industry
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11268857 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Lynne Wilcox (Aston University, Birmingham, UK, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2005 |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 353-369 |
| Publication date | 2005-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Media Culture & Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0163-4437 • E-ISSN: 1460-3675 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0163443705051748 |
| OpenAlex | W2075229136 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
This article analyses the strength of opposition generated when foreign newspaper operators attempted to introduce free daily newspapers into France. The ‘ Metro crisis’ of 2002 represents a significant event in the history of the French newspaper industry, upsetting the status quo in an industry where restrictive practices abound, and causing the quasi-iconic status of Le Monde, one of France’s most respected newspapers, to be called into question. Although the crisis revealed that the state-dependent industry was particularly vulnerable to competition from external sources, the competitive pressure exerted by the foreign rival publications acted as a spur to regeneration, and showed that the French newspaper industry is capable of adapting in response to market forces
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