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Underreported: French Newspaper Bailout

Thursday, February 05, 2009

French President Nicolas Sarkozy unveiled a 600 million euro bailout for his country’s fledging newspaper industry last month. Ben Hall is Paris correspondent for the Financial Times and will explain why Mr. Sarkozy believes it is the “duty of the state” to support the press.


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