Paris Match () is a French language weekly magazine that features a mix of news and pop culture. It covers major national and international news along with celebrity lifestyle features and photo reporting. Paris Match has been considered "one of the world's best outlets for photojournalism". Its content quality was compared to the American magazine Life. Paris Matchs original slogan was " Le poids des mots, le choc des photos" ("The weight of words, the shock of photos"), which was changed to "Life is a true story" in 2008. The magazine was sold by Lagardère to LVMH in 2024.
The magazine was relaunched in 1949 with a new name, Paris Match. The magazine temporarily ceased publication between 18 May and 15 June 1968 upon the call for a strike by the Syndicat du Livre, the French printers' union.
In 1976, Daniel Filipacchi purchased the ailing Paris Match. It continues to be one of France's most successful and influential magazines. It is published weekly and was until October 2024 part of Hachette Filipacchi Médias, which is itself owned by the Lagardère Group.Madjar, Robert (1997). Daniel Filipacchi. Editions Michel Lafon.
On occasion, Paris Match has sold more than one million copies worldwide when covering major events, such as the first flight by a French astronaut, Patrick Baudry, aboard the U.S. Space Shuttle Discovery in June 1985. Benoît Clair, a senior writer for Paris Match, was the first journalist allowed to join the shuttle crew members from training until the departure for the launch pad at Cape Canaveral. A series of reports on the training was published in Paris Match on 22 April 1985, 17 June 1985 and 20 January 1986.Baudry, Patrick (1985). "Aujourd'hui le soleil se lève 16 fois" avec Benoit Clair. Editions Michel Lafon.
As of 1996 the magazine has adopted an independent political stance.
In February 2024, it was publicly disclosed that the luxury brand LVMH is in talks to purchase Paris Match from the media conglomerate Lagardère SA. LVMH purchased the magazine in October of 2024 for €120 million.
Paris Match had a circulation of 655,000 during the 2007–2008 period. In 2009 the magazine was the best-selling photonews magazine in France, with a circulation of 611,000 copies. Its circulation was 578,282 in 2014 and 568,115 in 2020.
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