Le Journal de Montréal
Encyclopedia
Le Journal de Montréal is a daily tabloid newspaper
published in Montreal
, Quebec
, Canada
, and is the largest-circulation French-language
newspaper in North America
. Established by Pierre Péladeau
in 1964, it is owned by the Sun Media
division of Quebecor Media. It is also Canada
's largest tabloid newspaper. It is famous for its sensationalism and populist Quebec-nationalist perspective.
On January 24, 2009, the management of the Journal locked out its unionized staff, who are members of the Confédération des Syndicats Nationaux
. The newspaper continues to publish with the use of strikebreakers, managers, and wire services. The locked out workers have begun to publish their own, competing newspaper, called Rue Frontenac, which is published on paper weekly and more often online.
Newspaper
A newspaper is a scheduled publication containing news of current events, informative articles, diverse features and advertising. It usually is printed on relatively inexpensive, low-grade paper such as newsprint. By 2007, there were 6580 daily newspapers in the world selling 395 million copies a...
published in Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
, Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, and is the largest-circulation French-language
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
newspaper in North America
North America
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. Established by Pierre Péladeau
Pierre Péladeau
Pierre Péladeau, was a French-Canadian businessman. He was the founder of Quebecor Inc., a Canadian media company centered in the province of Quebec.-Biography:...
in 1964, it is owned by the Sun Media
Sun Media
Sun Media Corporation is the owner of several widely read tabloid and broadsheet newspapers in Canada and the 49 percent owner of Sun News Network...
division of Quebecor Media. It is also Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
's largest tabloid newspaper. It is famous for its sensationalism and populist Quebec-nationalist perspective.
On January 24, 2009, the management of the Journal locked out its unionized staff, who are members of the Confédération des Syndicats Nationaux
Confédération des Syndicats Nationaux
The Confédération des syndicats nationaux , is the second largest trade union federation in Quebec by membership.- History :...
. The newspaper continues to publish with the use of strikebreakers, managers, and wire services. The locked out workers have begun to publish their own, competing newspaper, called Rue Frontenac, which is published on paper weekly and more often online.