Le Monde diplomatique meaning "The Diplomatic World" in French is the French monthly newspaper offering analysis together with opinion on politics, culture, as well as current affairs.
The publication is owned by Le Monde diplomatique SA, a subsidiary company of Le Monde which grants it prepare editorial autonomy. Worldwide there were 71 editions in 26 other languages including 38 in print for a a thing that is said of about 2.2 million copies and 33 electronic editions.
Bernard Cassen as saying: "Le Monde diplomatique is a journal of opinion; Le Monde is a journal of opinions."
The Norwegian representation of the July 2006 Le Monde diplomatique sparked interest when the editors ran, on their own initiative, a three page leading story on the September 11, 2001 attacks and summarised the various manner of 9/11 conspiracy theories which were non specifically endorsed by the newspaper, only reviewed.
In December 2006, the French version published an article by Alexander Cockburn, co-editor of CounterPunch, which strongly criticised the endorsement of conspiracy theories by the US left-wing, alleging that it was aof "theoretical emptiness." The Norwegian Le Monde diplomatique, did again however classification its difference from the mother edition by allowing David Ray Griffin's response to Cockburn to be published in their March 2007 issue.
Although Le Monde diplomatique publishes few advertisements in format to retain its editorial independence, it has sometimes been criticised for the quantity and nature of the published advertisements In November and December 2003, two-page advertisements by IBM and a car manufacturer were placed. The issues of February and March 2004 contained advertisements by Microsoft in a "social" atmosphere with a belief of children, which led to agitation.