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
- Le Soir – daily French-language newspaper based in Brussels
- La Libre Belgique – journal quotidien de Belgique.
Afrique
- Africultures – site dedicated to Africa’s cultures
North Africa
- La Tribune – Algerian daily newspaper
- El Moudjahid – Algerian daily newspaper, “Revolution by the people and for the people”
- El Watan – “The daily independent newspaper”of Algeria
- La Vie Économique – the first daily newspaper of Morocco
- Maroc Hebdo International – weekly magazine of Morocco
- La Presse de Tunisie – news from Tunisia
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
- Le Journal de St.Barthelemy – Weekly news from Guadeloupe in French or English
Haiti
- Haïti en Marche – Weekly newspaper from Haïti
Technology News
- Le Micro Bulletin Actu en ligne – Internet news in brief from the French-speaking world, updated every Thursday.
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
- Embassy of France, Washington, D.C. – The French Embassy in the United States.
- Ministry of National Education – information about France’s current system of national education,
from elementary school to university. - Agence de la Francophonie – a haven for Francophiles.
- The Tocqueville Connection – a site from Arlington, VA, made for encouraging dialogue on Franco-American relations.
- City of Québec – the official web site of the city of Québec.
French Language and Literature
- ARTLF – English-French and French-English on-line dictionnary
- Lexique des Etudes Littéraires – a French-French glossary of French literary terms.
- Lire les Femmes Ecrivains et les Littératures Africains – a French-speaking
site dedicated to African writers.
- 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
- France.com – A large English-language site with information on tourism, culture, history, news, etc.
- Tennessee Bob’s Famous French Links – 6000 links to all French things.
- La France Pas à Pas – explore French culture and tradition in this comprehensive, eye-pleasing
site - Ministère de la Culture et de la Communication
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