France keeps a sharp distinction between the Paris national titles and a regional press that outsells them, and the list below covers both, along with the broadcasters and a large independent sector.

Le Monde, Le Figaro and Libération are the reference dailies from centre-left to right, with Le Parisien covering the capital and popular market, La Croix writing from a Catholic perspective and L’Humanité from the communist left. Les Échos and La Tribune handle business, and 20 Minutes leads the free press.

The weeklies carry much of the political argument: Le Point, L’Express, Le Nouvel Observateur, Marianne, Valeurs Actuelles and the satirical Charlie Hebdo. Mediapart is the largest subscriber-funded investigative outlet, with Le Monde diplomatique covering international affairs.

Regional dailies are the real circulation leaders. Ouest-France is the best-selling newspaper in the country, followed by titles such as Sud Ouest, La Voix du Nord, La Dépêche, Le Dauphiné Libéré, L’Est Républicain, Le Télégramme, Nice-Matin and Corse-Matin.

Broadcast news runs through Franceinfo, France 24, RFI, BFMTV, TF1 and RTL. Sport belongs to L’Équipe, with France Football and So Foot alongside. All titles publish in French.