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10.28.2009 11:45 am

French government pitches in to recruit young newspaper readers

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

The New York Times gives a status report on France’s effort to encourage young people to read newspapers by giving them away.  That effort involves a large government expense — about $22.5 million over three years.

People between the ages of…

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01.23.2009 5:43 pm

France’s president plans free newspapers for 18-year-olds

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Not that this news translates to the United States, but President Nicolas Sarkozy of France is trying to help that country’s newspapers.  And, according to some accounts, help himself in the process.

The Associated Press reports:

“The French state will help provide…

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