Le Moniteur Universel

Le Moniteur Universel
TypeDaily newspaper
FormatBerliner
Owner(s)Charles-Joseph Panckoucke
FoundedNovember 24, 1789
Ceased publicationDecember 31, 1868 (official part)
June 30, 1901 (in general)
HeadquartersParis, France

Le Moniteur Universel (French pronunciation: [ mɔnitœʁ ynivɛʁsɛl]) was a French newspaper founded in Paris on November 24, 1789 under the title Gazette Nationale ou Le Moniteur Universel by Charles-Joseph Panckoucke, and which ceased publication on December 31, 1868. It was the main French newspaper during the French Revolution and was for a long time the official journal of the French government and at times a propaganda publication, especially under the Napoleonic regime. Le Moniteur had a large circulation in France and Europe, and also in America during the French Revolution.