Mass walkout as major French paper taps far-right editor with record of antisemitism – Geoffroy Lejeune, 34, former editor of far-right publication, appointed to lead Journal du Dimanche following takeover by conservative billionaire | Timesofisrael

PARIS, France — One of France’s biggest newspapers is in turmoil after the shock appointment of a far-right editor whose rise to prominence underlines the rightwards shift of the country’s media and politics.
Geoffroy Lejeune, just 34, was unveiled last week as the new editor of the influential Journal du Dimanche (JDD), which is the only national Sunday newspaper with weekly sales of around 140,000.