A "collective" succession process "is underway and it will undoubtedly be completed in the coming year", said Edwy Plenel on Tuesday during the annual online media conference, which is traditionally held around its date. anniversary of creation.
With 210,589 digital subscribers in 2022 (against more than 213,530 the previous year), "Mediapart is in the top five of the press in digital subscriptions", welcomed Mr. Plenel.
Online media revenues, made up of 98% of subscriptions, were almost stable over one year (21.23 million euros) while net profit fell by 36% to nearly 2.6 million euros. .
This result, although linked to a difficult economic climate for the press sector as a whole, also suffered from an unfavorable comparison effect after two years of exceptional growth, during which Mediapart recorded a profit of 4 million euros, reminded Cécile Sourd, the new general manager of Mediapart.
This high level of results allows the media to "finish repaying the loan taken out as part of the buyout of Mediapart securities", thus freeing it from any debt at the end of 2022, specified Cécile Sourd.
In the future, Mediapart will be able to devote its profits to "building up reserves and investing", she added.
To celebrate its 15th anniversary, the investigative media has announced the organization of 15 meetings with the public in France and Brussels.
Mediapart will also launch a vast communication campaign to underline "the usefulness and the impact" of the revelations made during its fifteen years of existence under the slogan: "Without us, you would not have known".
Among the editorial novelties, the Mediapart video division intends to "co-produce more video surveys with the editorial staff", which will be available only to its subscribers.
In the wake of last year's documentary "Mediacrash", an investigation into homophobic ambushes will be broadcast in the coming weeks.
Also on the program, the launch of a new program "Retex" on military issues or the publication in June of the collection "Enquête de sens" (Editions Le Seuil) which will decline into a book 15 major investigations of the title.
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