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French Resources

Regional News

France

  • Le Monde et Le Figaro –  the two most widely circulated national French newspapers, covering a broad
    spectrum of daily information.
  • Les Echos – the leading business journal of France
  • AFP — Le Monde en Bref – a brief overview of daily news in French
  • Le Parisien – daily news from the Ile-de-France region

Switzerland

  • La Liberté – daily French-language newspaper based in Friburg, Switzerland

Belgium

Afrique

North Africa

Black Africa

Canada

  • Le Devoir – a leading French-language newspapers in Canada,  based in Montréal but covering news and events in all of French Canada.

Guadeloupe

Haiti

Technology News 

Radio and Television

  • RFI – International French Radio.  Listen to countless pre-recorded programs and broadcasts updated daily.
  • Radio France – French Radio, including news, music, culture, and sports on Real Audio as well as printed articles.
  • RTL – an “interactive” French radio station based in Paris
  • NRJ – a popular French radio for youngsters, with interviews, information and pictures of modern artists.
  • Sorbonne Radio France – radio station of La Sorbonne in Paris.
  • Direct links to primary French television sites.  Watch their pre-recorded programs on Real Audio and Video or download them for later viewing; browse through numerous categories of current news articles.
  • TF1 France
  • 2France 3 La
  • CinquièmeTV5

French Organizations

French Language and Literature

Museums and Art

  • Musée du Louvre – the official site of the immense Louvre museum in Paris.
    Read about current museum events or take a virtual tour.
  • Musée d’Orsay – another large museum of art in Paris, especially well-known for
    its impressionist collections
  • Centre Georges Pompidou – the famous museum of modern art in Paris

Culture

Links and Searches

Search engines 

Service providers (searches and links included)

Additional Resources 

  • Globegate – an extensive database of French newspapers and magazines, among other resources.
  • Parution périodique – French listserves and discussion groups
  • General News – Private page with links to several international news.
  • French in Action – Video on demand. (Annenberg collection)

Last updated: October 2, 2012