The “Societe des Redacteurs” of Le Monde has rejected the re-election of its publisher, Jean Marie Colombani.
51% of them said no to a third term for Colombani.
Last year Le Monde had a loss of §17 million, or $18.5 million, following a loss of §12 million in 2001.
Colombani could be supported by the board by directors, but it would be a declaration of war.
And Le Monde’s crisis could be a repeat of the one at Liberation.
Management and shareholders against the newsroom.
The paper “lost” the last presidential election and many of its journalists think that Colombai is too liberal (conservative in Europe).
The paper has better design than ever.
But the problem of Le Monde is not just a question of visual journalism.
Le Monde is under attack from inside.
Its newsroom is killing the paper.
Period.
