« Liberation » in 2005, a « newspaper cut in two » – Liberation
We are in May 2005. All of France is divided. All ? Yes. Almost everywhere in the country, the debate on the European constitutional treaty, subject to the referendum, animates political meetings, closes public meetings and provokes sland and tears in family dinners. And like France, the writing of Liberation – Still directed at the time by its co -founder, Serge July – is no exception.
« The newspaper was cut in two », recalls the current deputy director of the editorial staff, Paul Quinio (1). HAS Release, About 350 employees at the time, the division was double. First there is what Michel Becquembois, then journalist in the edition service, considers being a « Generational confrontation », Between a youth for whom « Europe can be called into question » and which supports the « non » and an old generation more proportionally, which has grown in the memory of the war and for whom European construction « Not to be discussed and goes without saying ». Jean Quatremer, European correspondent for Liberty Since January 1992, this has also noted this « Generational separation » :: “For mine, Europe was total obvious. But for the youngest, that was not the case. ”
A second division factor is to be found on the side of status and position in the newspaper. To grow the line, the more responsibility we had to Libé, The more we were likely to vote « yes ».
