Le Canard enchaîné Guide, Meaning , Facts, Information and Description
Le Canard enchaîné is a satirical newspaper published weekly in France, founded in 1915, featuring investigative journalism and leaks from sources inside the French government, the French political world and the French business world.
Its name itself is a reference to a newspaper L'homme libre ("The Free Man") which was forced to close by government censorship; Le Canard enchaîné means "The chained duck", but canard (duck) is also French slang for "newspaper".
The Canard is known for its independence; it does not publish any advertisements and its owners are not tied to any political or economic group.
The Canard focuses on scandals in the governmental and business circles of France, though it does cover other countries as well. It publishes "insider knowledge" on politicians and "leaks" from administration officials, along with satirical cartoons and jokes. The Canard is in general extremely well informed of what goes on in the French political world; its international coverage is spotty and relies mostly on sources inside the French government, and on the other media.
The Canard has a left-wing political bias, but is known for publishing incriminating stories and criticizing all political parties with no preference. It is also fairly anti-clerical.
The Canard's cartoonists include:
- André Escaro
- René Pétillon
- Cabu
External link
- Official site (in French)
- More on the history of the paper (in French)
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