Le Canard enchaîné

Le Canard enchaîné (French pronunciation: [lə kanaʁ ɑ̃ʃɛne]; English: "The Chained Duck" or "The Chained Paper", as canard is French slang meaning "newspaper") is a satirical weekly newspaper in France. Its headquarters is in Paris.

Le Canard enchaîné
TypeWeekly newspaper
Formatnewspaper
Owner(s)Michel Gaillard
EditorS.A. Les Éditions Maréchal
Founded1915 (1915)
Political alignmentIndependent
HeadquartersParis, France
Circulation340,000 weekly (2018)
ISSN0008-5405
Websitelecanardenchaine.fr

Founded in 1915 during World War I, it features investigative journalism and leaks from sources inside the French government, the French political world and the French business world, as well as many jokes and cartoons. Le Canard enchaîné does not accept any advertisements and is privately owned, mostly by its own employees.

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