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'''Serge July''' (born 27 December 1942) is a French journalist, founder of the daily ''[[Libération]]'', and a prominent figure in French politics from the 1970s through the 1990s. In recent times, he has been active in French organizations working in support of journalists taken hostage in [[Syria]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2006/jun/14/pressandpublishing.france|title = France's leftwing mouthpiece plunged into existential crisis as editor told to leave|website = [[TheGuardian.com]]|date = 14 June 2006}}</ref>
'''Serge July''' ({{IPA|fr|sɛʁʒ ʒyli}}; born 27 December 1942) is a French journalist, editor, founder of the daily ''[[Libération]]'', and a prominent figure in French politics from the 1970s through the 1990s. He is the author of several books and has directed more than fifty documentaries about cinema and politics.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Serge July A Love Letter to NYC |url=https://fiaf.org/event/2022-12-serge-july-exhibition/ |access-date=2024-03-03 |website=French Institute Alliance Française (FIAF) |language=en-US}}</ref> In recent times, he has been active in French organizations working in support of journalists taken hostage in [[Syria]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2006/jun/14/pressandpublishing.france|title = France's leftwing mouthpiece plunged into existential crisis as editor told to leave|website = [[TheGuardian.com]]|date = 14 June 2006}}</ref>


==Critics==
==Critics==
{{See also|Tourancheau and July vs. France}}
In 1978, he published an article criticizing the television series ''[[Holocaust (miniseries)|Holocaust]]'', invited [[Pierre Guillaume]], [[negationist]] founder of the bookstore, [[La Vieille Taupe]] and supports the freedom of speech of [[Robert Faurisson]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.conspiracywatch.info/negationnistes-quand-tombent-les-masques-1-2_a1005.html | title=Négationnistes : Quand tombent les masques… (1/2) | date=26 February 2013 }}</ref> On July 4, 1983, he was condemned by the 17th chamber of the Paris judicial tribunal, following the complaint of the International League against Racism and Anti-Semitism ([[LICRA]]), of having published in a "Courrier readers" of July 31, 1982, an anti-Semitic letter, accused of defamation, incitement to hatred and racial violence.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.lemonde.fr/archives/article/1983/07/06/m-serge-july-est-condamne-pour-provocation-a-la-violence-raciale_2837730_1819218.html | title=M. Serge July est condamné pour provocation à la violence raciale | newspaper=Le Monde.fr | date=6 July 1983 }}</ref>
In 1978, he published an article criticizing the television series ''[[Holocaust (miniseries)|Holocaust]]'', invited [[Pierre Guillaume]], [[negationist]] founder of the bookstore, [[La Vieille Taupe]] and supports the freedom of speech of [[Robert Faurisson]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.conspiracywatch.info/negationnistes-quand-tombent-les-masques-1-2_a1005.html | title=Négationnistes : Quand tombent les masques… (1/2) | date=26 February 2013 }}</ref> On July 4, 1983, he was condemned by the 17th chamber of the Paris judicial tribunal, following the complaint of the International League against Racism and Anti-Semitism ([[LICRA]]), of having published in a "Courrier readers" of July 31, 1982, an anti-Semitic letter, accused of defamation, incitement to hatred and racial violence.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.lemonde.fr/archives/article/1983/07/06/m-serge-july-est-condamne-pour-provocation-a-la-violence-raciale_2837730_1819218.html | title=M. Serge July est condamné pour provocation à la violence raciale | newspaper=Le Monde.fr | date=6 July 1983 }}</ref>


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* ''Les années Mitterrand : histoire baroque d'une normalisation inachevée'', 1986
* ''Les années Mitterrand : histoire baroque d'une normalisation inachevée'', 1986
* ''Le salon des artistes'', 1989
* ''Le salon des artistes'', 1989
* ''Dictionnaire amoureux de New York,'' 2019<ref name=":0" />


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.eurochannel.com/en/A-Film-and-its-Era-My-Uncle-France.html My Uncle on Eurochannel]
* [http://www.eurochannel.com/en/A-Film-and-its-Era-My-Uncle-France.html My Uncle on Eurochannel]
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* [https://www.festival-cannes.com/en/p/serge-july/ Serge July] at [[Cannes Film Festival]]


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Latest revision as of 15:38, 29 July 2024

Serge July
Serge July by Claude Truong-Ngoc, 2014
Born (1942-12-27) 27 December 1942 (age 81)
Paris, France
NationalityFrench
Occupation(s)Journalist
Editor
Writer
Director
Script writer
Known forFounder of Libération

Serge July (French pronunciation: [sɛʁʒ ʒyli]; born 27 December 1942) is a French journalist, editor, founder of the daily Libération, and a prominent figure in French politics from the 1970s through the 1990s. He is the author of several books and has directed more than fifty documentaries about cinema and politics.[1] In recent times, he has been active in French organizations working in support of journalists taken hostage in Syria.[2]

Critics

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See also: Tourancheau and July vs. France

In 1978, he published an article criticizing the television series Holocaust, invited Pierre Guillaume, negationist founder of the bookstore, La Vieille Taupe and supports the freedom of speech of Robert Faurisson.[3] On July 4, 1983, he was condemned by the 17th chamber of the Paris judicial tribunal, following the complaint of the International League against Racism and Anti-Semitism (LICRA), of having published in a "Courrier readers" of July 31, 1982, an anti-Semitic letter, accused of defamation, incitement to hatred and racial violence.[4]

Works

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  • (with Alain Geismar) Vers la guerre civile, 1969
  • Les années Mitterrand : histoire baroque d'une normalisation inachevée, 1986
  • Le salon des artistes, 1989
  • Dictionnaire amoureux de New York, 2019[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Serge July A Love Letter to NYC". French Institute Alliance Française (FIAF). Retrieved 2024-03-03.
  2. ^ "France's leftwing mouthpiece plunged into existential crisis as editor told to leave". TheGuardian.com. 14 June 2006.
  3. ^ "Négationnistes : Quand tombent les masques… (1/2)". 26 February 2013.
  4. ^ "M. Serge July est condamné pour provocation à la violence raciale". Le Monde.fr. 6 July 1983.
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