National-Hebdo

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National-Hebdo
Publisher Jean-Claude Varanne (1984-2008)
Louis Aliot (2008)
Editor-in-chief Serge de Beketch (1985-1986)
Roland Gaucher (1986-1993)
Martin Peltier (1993-1998)
Jean Bourdier (1998-1999)
Yves Daoudal (1999-2008)
Editor François Brigneau (until 1998)
Language French
Ceased publication 2008
Headquarters Paris, later Saint-Cloud
Website http://www.national-hebdo.net

National-Hebdo was the unofficial weekly newspaper of the National Front (FN). For a long time, its offices were located in Le Paquebot, the headquarters of the political party. Created on May 11, 1984, it filed for bankruptcy on June 12, 2008.

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History

The editorial line closely followed the positions advocated by the FN. Initially titled "National Hebdo, the newspaper of Jean-Marie Le Pen," it was later changed to "National Hebdo, the newspaper of the National Front" in September 1985, [1] "National Hebdo, a newspaper for the right" between 1989 and 1990, and "National Hebdo, a weekly for national information" starting in 1991. [2]

Management

The publication directors of National-Hebdo were Jean-Claude Varanne and later Louis Aliot. The last editor-in-chief and editorialist was Yves Daoudal (1999–2008). He succeeded Serge de Beketch (1985–1986), Roland Gaucher (1986–1993), Martin Peltier (1993–1998), and Jean Bourdier (1998–1999). Until 1998, the lead editorialist was François Brigneau, who left following the conflict between Jean-Marie Le Pen and Bruno Mégret.

Closure

Running a deficit of hundreds of thousands of euros in 2008 and struggling with the FN's financial difficulties after poor results in the 2007 French legislative election, National-Hebdo declared bankruptcy in June 2008. [3]

However, the newspaper continued to publish online.

Several former journalists of National-Hebdo later joined the editorial team of the journal Flash , which also included contributors such as Philippe Randa and Alain Soral. [4]

Publisher

National-Hebdo was published by SANH, Société Anonyme National-Hebdo (registration number 344140322), based in Saint-Cloud and managed by Jean-Claude Varanne. The offices were located on Rue Vauguyon, in Le Paquebot, the headquarters of the National Front.

SANH also published books and collections of texts and drawings featured in the weekly.

On June 8, 1994, the first civil chamber of the Paris tribunal de grande instance ordered National-Hebdo to pay 70,000 francs in damages to Josyane Savigneau and 30,000 francs to Monique Nemer, literary director at Éditions Stock, for defamation. National-Hebdo had repeated accusations made by Jean-Edern Hallier (also convicted) in L'Idiot international . [5]

On April 4, 1996, the 11th chamber of the Paris Court of Appeal convicted Jean-Claude Varanne, director of National-Hebdo, and Martin Peltier for denial of crimes against humanity, fining them 10,000 francs each and ordering them to pay damages to the Union Nationale des Associations de Déportés, Internés et Familles de Disparus (UNADIF), the Fédération Nationale des Déportés et Internés de la Résistance (FNDIR), and the Union Nationale des Déportés, Internés et Victimes de Guerre (UNDIVG). On January 29, 1998, the Court of Cassation dismissed the defendants' appeal. [6]

On the same date, the court convicted Jean-Claude Varanne and contributor François Brigneau for inciting hatred against Jews, fining them 10,000 francs each and ordering them to pay damages to the LICRA and the MRAP. In an article titled "Should I convert?", published in National-Hebdo on September 22, 1994, the court stated that François Brigneau "sought to incite feelings of indignation towards Jews, depicted as arrogant, ungrateful, intolerant, and insular." On January 15, 1998, the Court of Cassation dismissed the defendants' appeal. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ Guy Birenbaum (1992). Le Front national en politique. Balland. p. 358..
  2. ↑ Caroline Fourest; Fiammetta Venner (1998). Le Guide des sponsors du Front national et de ses amis. R. Castells. p. 47..
  3. ↑ "Air du temps," National Hebdo, June 18, 2008.
  4. ↑ "National Hebdo close to bankruptcy". Le Journal du dimanche . March 27, 2008. Archived from the original on February 23, 2011.
  5. ↑ "At the Paris court — Jean-Edern Hallier convicted for his insults towards Josyane Savigneau". Le Monde. June 10, 1994. Archived from the original on April 15, 2021.
  6. ↑ Judgment of January 29, 1998.
  7. ↑ Court of Cassation, Criminal Chamber, January 15, 1998, 96-82732

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