Monday Note

Is this a new sign of the ultimate decrepitude of the press sector in France ?
The five professional organizations representing all categories of print media has received the the permission by the French government to launch the Association Presse & Pluralisme. Its main characteristics is to offer tax deductibles to its generous contributors. What is seen as equity in a normal free economy is viewed as grant in the French system.
> story in Le Figaro

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