La France nouvelle n°32

Editor-in-chief: Alphonse Pagès.
News of the day: Proclamation by the Governor of Paris, General Trochu "will not capitulate"; Military report by chief of general staff Schmitz: Prussian bombardment continues; Press review; text of L'Affiche rouge posted throughout Paris containing an appeal to the people from the twenty delegates of the Parisian arrondissements, the most famous being Jules Vallès; News from the departments; Prussian irony; Our provisions; Communications to the press; Correspondence; Miscellaneous news.
Two tears, one at head with slight touching of text and one central with minimal loss, otherwise good condition.
Adding to existing titles, more than 70 newspapers were created during the 70 days of the Commune. But press freedom was restricted from April 18, and on May 18 the Committee of Public Safety banned newspapers favorable to the Thiers government. The most influential newspapers then were 'Le Cri du Peuple' by Jules Vallès, 'Le Mot d'ordre' by Henri Rochefort, 'L'Affranchi' by Paschal Grousset, 'Le Père Duchesne' by Versmersch, 'La Sociale' with madame André Léo, 'Le vengeur' by Félix Pyat, 'La Commune'. It was particularly in May that the struggle against the pro-Versailles press gained vigor: thus, between May 5 and 18, 21 newspapers were suppressed. It is quite evident that the pro-Communard Parisian press could not be distributed in the provinces due to the vigilance of the Thiers government.