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A Radical Journalist of the French Revolution: Jacques-Pierre Brissot and the Patriote Français , 1789–1791

A Radical Journalist of the French Revolution: Jacques-Pierre Brissot and the Patriote Français ,... A RADICAL JOURNALIST OF THE FRENCH REVOLUTION: JACQUES-PIERRE BRISSOT AND THE PATRIOTE FRANrAIS, 1789-1791 The French revolutionary politician Jacques-Pierre Brissot rose to national prominence through the reputation of his Paris-based newspaper, Le Patriote Fram;ais. 1 Studies on the revolutionary press have characterized Brissot's journal as moderate and centrist. Hugh Gough divided the press into three major groups: moderate, radical and informational. He located the Patriote Fram;ais in the category of the 'moderate patriot press'. His divisions were not based on principle or ideology, but on style. Brissot, he stated, did not employ the 'gutter vocabulary of Hebert or the polemic of Marat and Freron'.2 Jack Censer, in a study of the radical press, identified the Patriote Fram;ais as a 'centrist' journal. According to Censer, newspapers which focused on the debates of the various assemblies were considered to be 'centrist'. The Patriote Franf;ais was such a newspaper. Centrist newspapers restricted themselves to the formal political process. On the other hand, papers written by Cordelier club members such as Desmoulins, editor of the Revolutions de France et de Brabant, concentrated on specific events, and on their support of popular sovereignty. 3 If Brissot has been considered something less than a radical, http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Nottingham French Studies Edinburgh University Press

A Radical Journalist of the French Revolution: Jacques-Pierre Brissot and the Patriote Français , 1789–1791

Whaley, Leigh
Nottingham French Studies , Volume 31 (1): 1 – Jan 1, 1992
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Edinburgh University Press
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© 1992 Nottingham French Studies
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0029-4586
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2047-7236
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10.3366/nfs.1992.001
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A RADICAL JOURNALIST OF THE FRENCH REVOLUTION: JACQUES-PIERRE BRISSOT AND THE PATRIOTE FRANrAIS, 1789-1791 The French revolutionary politician Jacques-Pierre Brissot rose to national prominence through the reputation of his Paris-based newspaper, Le Patriote Fram;ais. 1 Studies on the revolutionary press have characterized Brissot's journal as moderate and centrist. Hugh Gough divided the press into three major groups: moderate, radical and informational. He located the Patriote Fram;ais in the category of the 'moderate patriot press'. His divisions were not based on principle or ideology, but on style. Brissot, he stated, did not employ the 'gutter vocabulary of Hebert or the polemic of Marat and Freron'.2 Jack Censer, in a study of the radical press, identified the Patriote Fram;ais as a 'centrist' journal. According to Censer, newspapers which focused on the debates of the various assemblies were considered to be 'centrist'. The Patriote Franf;ais was such a newspaper. Centrist newspapers restricted themselves to the formal political process. On the other hand, papers written by Cordelier club members such as Desmoulins, editor of the Revolutions de France et de Brabant, concentrated on specific events, and on their support of popular sovereignty. 3 If Brissot has been considered something less than a radical,

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