News Organization Shifts Right as Mass Staff Walkout Paralyzes Influential French Paper

The appointment of a far-right editor with a history of controversial views has caused turmoil at a major French newspaper.
Geoffroy Lejeune was named editor in chief of the Journal du Dimanche despite criticism over his past work promoting anti-immigration and anti-Islam views.
Lejeune’s nomination was condemned by the paper’s journalists’ union, left-leaning politicians, and a media freedom group.
His appointment reflects a broader rightward shift in France’s media and politics under new ownership by a conservative billionaire.
The controversy has paralyzed the paper’s operations and led staff to stage a mass walkout in protest.