Ten years on, the French investigative website Mediapart has become a thorn in the side of politicians, public figures and those with something to hide. “Mediapart is unique,” says Edwy Plenel, Mediapart’s editorial director and co-founder. The slogan reads: “Mediapart: only our readers can buy us.”When it started in 2008, the website had 25 staff. Facebook Twitter Pinterest The former French budget minister Jérôme Cahuzac who was charged with tax fraud. “Before Mediapart was created there was a lack of investigative journalism and a lot of what I call passive journalism.

Source: The Guardian March 16, 2018 11:06 UTC