History The Point was founded in 1972 by a team of journalists who had left a year earlier, the chief editor of L'Express, then headed by Jean-Jacques Servan-Schreiber.
The founding members of the Point in 1982
The founding team consisted of Oliver Point Chevrillon (CEO), journalists: Claude Imbert , Jacques Duquesne , Pierre Billard , Georges Suffert , Trinchet Henry, Robert Frank, the head of advertising and marketing Philippe Ramond , and the director Michel Bracciali. Financially based on the group Hachette , which is then CEO Simon Nora , this team was recruited from the spring of 1972 journalists - considered among the best performers - through the headlines of the Parisian press.
The first item was counting on its ability to renew the genre of the weekly news magazine, the "news magazine" type of Newsweek or Time. In three years the newspaper has managed to achieve financial balance and to be particularly beneficial.
It still is today, in this model.
Its managing editor is Franz-Olivier Giesbert , former editor of the Nouvel Observateur and the Figaro.
Ownership successive
After the victory of the Left in the elections of 1981, Point left the group Hachette , threatened to be nationalized, the management team is afraid of losing its autonomy. The newspaper group includes the cinema Gaumont , chaired by the wealthy and liberal Nicolas Seydoux. In 1992, seeking to withdraw its investment in the Point, Nicolas Seydoux sells its shares to the Western General (founded by Jimmy Goldsmith since 1987 and anchored to the General Electricity Company CGE , who also owns L'Express ). A GIE L'Express Le Point-birth takes to manage in particular advertising, an important source of income. This bizarre coupling of two weekly competitors only last so long. In October 1995, CGE, now Alcatel-Alsthom, is contributing its press activities to CEP Communications, a subsidiary of Havas , a group whose Alcatel (CEO: Serge Tchuruk ) becomes the main shareholder.
A more elegant and rational is found in 1997 with businessman Francois Pinault , CEO of the holding company Artemis , which is very close to Jacques Chirac. Franois Pinault takes his group through the control point. Claude Imbert, as guarantor of the continuity of the newspaper and its online remains one of the columnists key.
Milestones
- 22 September 1975 - Due to increasing its audience and advertising revenues, The point reached in its third year, its profitability. It has 150 employees.
- 25 February 1982 - The company Gaumont buys 51% stake in the Point to Hachette (initial shareholder) and becomes the main shareholder of the newspaper.
- December 1985 - After the departure of Olivier Chevrillon, Jacques Duquesne , Deputy Editor, was appointed president and CEO.
- September 1992 - The "Western General, a subsidiary of Alcatel - Alsthom acquires 40% stake. She becomes the majority shareholder of the Point in September 1993. Creating a GIE Express - Point.
- 22 January 1994 - The Point presents its new formula: square back, new design, new logo, enlarged format, price drops. The paper's circulation is steadily increasing.
- 29 January 1994 - Launch of the first edition of the targeted item: "Point High schools and universities," followed in October 1995 by an edition Affairs in collaboration with Business Week.
- Summer 1996 - Denis Jeambar , editor, leaves Le Point. He was replaced by John Schmitt.
- January 2001 - The Point takes a renovated version of his formula: new logo, expanded format, enhanced paging, new sections.
- December 2009 - Stephen Gernelle (33) has been appointed managing editor. He succeeds Michel Coloms (72 years) who are asserting their right to retire.
Distribution
Total circulation Point
| Title | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
| Point | 358 909 | 371 615 | 391 952 | 396 633 | 408 931 | 443 956 | 443 738 | 434 745 |
Sources: Broadcast Control , 2009 , Site Audit Bureau of Circulations, 2005.
Management Team
- CEO: Cyril Duval
- Publishing Director, Director: Franz-Olivier Giesbert
- Managing Editor: Stephen Gernelle
- Assistant Director of Writing: Michel Richard
- Director General: Franois Claverie
- Deputy General Manager (Distribution and Development): Jean-Franois Hattier
- Special Adviser to the publishing director Franz-Olivier Giesbert: Michel Coloms
- Editors: Pierre-Brossolette Sylvie (France, Politics), Herve Gattegno (Investigations), Pierre Beylau (World), Patrick Bonazza (Economics), Fabien Roland-Levy (Company), Christophe Ono-dit-Bio (Culture) Christophe Gaillard (Trends) Jean-Loup Reverier (Cities, Regional editions), Catherine Golliau (Out-series), Brigitte Hernandez (Guide, Paris and Specials summer) with Jean-Franois Jacquier (Adviser)
- Associate Editors: Mireille Duteil (World), Romain Gubert (Economics), Emily Lanez (Company), Beatrice Parrino (Website www.lepoint.fr)
- Production Director: Dominique Goncalves
Columnists
Different uses of the weekly press and contrary to his past habits, for several years, The Point no longer publishes its very improperly bears within its pages. The number of 22 November 2007 was made public.
Current Collaborators
Former staff of the Point
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