''L'Écho de Paris'' () was a daily newspaper in

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from 1884 to 1944. The paper's editorial stance was initially

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and nationalistic, but it later became close to the French Social Party. Its writers included

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, Henri de Kérillis,

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, Henry Bordeaux,

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, Jérôme Tharaud, and Jean Tharaud. Its editors included Franc-Nohain.

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provided illustrations for the publication. The paper merged with ''Le Jour'' in 1933 and changed its name to ''Jour-Écho de Paris''.

References

Footnotes

Sources

*René de Livois, ''Histoire de la presse française'', Éditions Spes, Lausanne; Société française du livre, Paris, 1965.

External links

* Digitized copies of ''L'Écho de Paris'
from 1884 to 1938
in Gallica, the digital library of the BnF 1884 establishments in France 1944 establishments in France Defunct newspapers published in France Newspapers published in Paris Newspapers established in 1884 Newspapers disestablished in 1944 Daily newspapers published in France {{france-newspaper-stub