Another article about the satirical french newspaper La Bougie du Sapeur that publishes an issue once every four years, on February 29.
🗞️ https://www.niemanlab.org/2024/02/the-future-of-news-is-print-in-france-once-every-four-years/
“American newspapers continue to cut print days — from the traditional 7 issues a week to 6, or 3, or even 1. Maybe La Bougie du Sapeur has figured out the end game.” [Joshua Benton/Nieman Lab]
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