"It would be a catastrophe": at "Le Parisien", rumors of a takeover by Bolloré petrify the editorial staff

"If you are considering this sale, we ask you to renounce it," wrote the Society of Journalists of Le Parisien and its union representatives (SNJ, SNJ-CGT, SGLCE-CGT) this Tuesday, September 9, in an open letter to the owner of their newspaper, Bernard Arnault (CEO of LVMH). In recent days, rumors of a sale of the daily to Vincent Bolloré have intensified. According to the Nouvel Obs , the two billionaires have met twice since June to discuss this possibility. According to the weekly, Bernard Arnault is tired of bailing out the newspaper, which was suffering losses of 33 million euros in 2024, and would like to sell it to Bolloré, with whom he already did business last year to take control of Paris Match . Other media groups, such as CMI, of the billionaire