The publication of the quarterly review America, launched in 2016 by François Busnel and Eric Fottorino at the start of Donald Trump’s presidency, will end in January 2021 after 16 issues. “We announced when we created America with Eric Fottorino and other writers that we would only serve one term. I believe that the story, we understood it in four years and that it would be a little crazy to make eight years longer.s “explained François Busnel at the microphone of Sonia Devillers, in” The moment M “on France Inter, this August 26th.
The review, through the eyes of writers, had deciphered the major phases of Donald Trump’s mandate: balance sheet, relationship between the FBI and the American president, violence, #metoo or even the notion of the “American dream”. The last issue will be devoted to Donald Trump’s successor or, in the case of his re-election, a review of his first term.
After the success of the mook, which cEach issue sells on average between 30,000 and 40,000 copies, the journalist does not close the door to other projects. “We will seek and find ideas” he promises. In the meantime, it welcomes in its first “Grande Librairie” of the start of the school year, broadcast Wednesday August 26 at 8:50 p.m. on France 5, the twelve college and high school students finalists of the competition “If we read aloud” launched in September 2019.
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