80 YEARS OF MIDI LIBRE. Midi Libre celebrates its 80th anniversary this Tuesday, August 27, 2024: a story of lives

The first front page of Midi Libre, Sunday, August 27, 1944. Midi Libre

Midi Libre celebrates its 80th anniversary this Tuesday, August 27, 2024. In the beginning, on August 27, 1944, the principle of the general interest constituted the DNA of the newspaper, recalled by the founders on the front page of the very first issue. Eighty years later, we remain faithful to the legacy of the founders, aware of our role for democracy and freedom.

At the beginning of Midi LibreOn August 27, 1944, a human adventure was first born. A group of resistance fighters united in the name of the values ​​of freedom, independence, secularism and humanism.

Courageous journalists, driven by the ambition to offer a media where truth, rigor, and free criticism would be combined, where they would bring to life their vocation of testimony and investigations, of small and large stories on this territory of Languedoc now liberated. The history of our title then became intertwined with that of the Nation.

Artisan du lien social

Technological revolutions, the boom in digital technology and social networks, and the evolution of reading habits have not undermined the essential missions of our regional daily newspaper; on the contrary, they have reinforced them.

For eighty years, our duty has been to provide quality, honest and balanced information; for eighty years, our guiding principle has been to embody the diversity of readers, territories and opinions; for eighty years, our commitment has been to proudly support initiatives and projects, to encourage debates through the events we organize, to be the main architect of social ties. Midi Libre, it's all of that at once, and maybe more.

150 journalists, 750 correspondents

It is a story of lives, those that make up our company, with at the heart of this reactor the local editorial offices, its 150 journalists and its 750 correspondents, who provide content for the paper newspaper, the website and the various distribution channels, digital, video, audio. Our digital audiences make Midi Libre the third largest title in the regional daily press with more than 60 million visits per month on average.

It's a story of lives committed to echoing current events, on the street corner as well as on the other side of the world, joyful and dramatic, light and more serious, political, sporting, cultural, judicial…

The general interest

It's a story of lives passionate about this profession that is constantly changing, for the field and for exchanges. The missions of our journalists, reporters and photographers reflect this constant concern to remain attentive to the concerns of citizens as much as to the service of the only information that is worthwhile, reliable, useful and meaningful.

At the beginning on August 27, 1944, the principle of the general interest constituted the DNA of Midi Libre, recalled by the founders on the front page of the very first issue. Eighty years later, we remain faithful to the legacy of the founders, aware of our role for democracy and freedom.

Today, and for tomorrow.