By supporting the dissemination of the press, the Ministry of Culture helps to guarantee freedom of the press, pluralism of expression, information for the citizen and the conditions of democratic debate.

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What is aid to national daily political and general news with low advertising resources?

Support for national daily political and general information with low advertising resources aims to support titles that benefit structurally from low advertising revenues given their editorial positioning and titles that are experiencing cyclical financial difficulties.

Support for national daily political and general information with low advertising resources is divided into three sections.

  • The aid granted under Section 1 benefits dailies meeting certain conditions relating to the average selling price, distribution and circulation and, finally, the percentage of advertising revenue in their total revenue (less than 25%).
  • Aid granted under Section 2 shall be granted to dailies which are not eligible for Section 1 on the basis of the price criterion.
  • Aid granted under Section 3 shall be granted to dailies which have received aid under Section 1 for at least three years but may no longer benefit from it on account of their price or advertising revenue, and whose advertising revenues represent less than 35% of the company’s total revenues.

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If you have any questions about support for national daily political and general information with low advertising resources, please contact the Office of the Economic Regime:

Media and Cultural Industries Branch (CMIB)
Office for the Economic Regime of the Press
pluralisme.presse@culture.gouv.fr
01 40 15 33 70
182 Rue Saint-Honoré, 75001 Paris

Other aid for media pluralism

In order to guarantee the pluralism of the press, the Ministry of Culture offers various aids to the press services:

 

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