Dassault buys three newspapers
Serge Dassault has purchased three local newspapers in the area in which he is expected to campaign for a seat in the French National Assembly in next year

Serge Dassault has purchased three local newspapers in the area in which he is expected to campaign for a seat in the French National Assembly in next year’s legislative elections. The three weekly newspapers were bought from Semif, a subsidiary of the France Antilles group owned by press magnate Philippe Hersant.

Dassault, who is honorary president of Dassault Aviation, has for some time sought to have a newspaper in which to express his opinions. In 1997 he said he wanted to be able to “respond to some journalists who have not reported in a very pleasant way.” He unsuccessfully tried to buy L’Express, a major news weekly. Two years later he attempted to acquire France Soir, a leading Paris evening newspaper. He also tried to purchase the major daily Le Figaro.

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