The management of the JDD had been turned upside down at the end of October, after the dismissal of Hervé Gattegno, replaced by Jérôme Bellay.
Journalist Jérôme Béglé will take over the editorial staff of the Journal du dimanche (JDD), a very influential weekly in the political sphere, from January 24, three months after the previous reshuffle at the head of the newspaper, the group announced on Wednesday. Lagardère.
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The management of the JDD had been turned upside down at the end of October, after the dismissal of Hervé Gattegno, replaced by Jérôme Bellay. Lagardère, owner of the publication whose main shareholder is media giant Vivendi, was silent on the reasons for this eviction.
A surprise nomination for the editorial staff
On Wednesday, the group did not give a reason for this new change either.. “We would like to warmly thank Jérôme Bellay who perfectly supported the Journal du dimanche and its teams during this period of transition“, Commented only on the management of the Lagardère group.
On the other hand, Cyril Petit, managing editor, retains his functions and will support Jérôme Béglé for “continue the transformation projects initiated on JDD, in particular on digital», Specifies the press release.
This appointment is a surprise for the drafting, to which it was assured that no change of editorial line would be made, a source close to the matter told AFP.
Jérôme Béglé, who worked for Paris-Match, Figaro Magazine and Point, regularly speaks on the CNews channel, owned by Vivendi, the group led by billionaire conservative Vincent Bolloré. Under his leadership, the Europe 1 radio station, also owned by Lagardère, has this season made a merger with CNews, causing a haemorrhage of departures within the station.