As French historian François Furet has written, the politics of the Revolution was “a competition of discourses for the appropriation of legitimacy.”¹ And the pages of the nation’s newspapers …

This annotated bibliography provides resources covering the French press from the last days of the Old Régime into the French Revolution, and a little beyond, into revived press censorship …

In June 1836 La Presse became the first French newspaper to include paid advertising in its pages, allowing it to lower its price, extend its readership and increase its profitability; other …

The newspaper press was an essential aspect of the political culture of the French Revolution. Revolutionary News highlights the most significant features of this press in clear and vivid …

This book draws on fifteen years of research on the press during the era of the French Revolution, during which I have been fortunate to enjoy the encouragement of many friends and …

When the ancien régime collapsed during the summer of 1789 the newspaper press was free for the first time in French history. The result was an explosion in the number of newspapers with …

Jul 14, 2023 · All newspapers are under the supervision of the royal censors, each risking getting banned and their editors - fired. The price of the publications is high. One newspaper of 4 …