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Photo Journal
TypeWeekly newspaper
Founder(s)Rolland Maillet
Founded1937
LanguageFrench
Ceased publication1981

Photo Journal was a weekly newspaper in Québec.

Photo Journal had a focus on illustrations and covered the entertainment world in particular.[1]

History

This newspaper was founded by Rolland Maillet.[2] It was first published in 1937. It was sold to Jean-Louis Lévesque in 1964, to Jacques Brillant in 1966, to J.-Laurent Leduc in 1969, to Claude Coupal in 1973 and to Normand G. Robidoux in 1974.

In 1979, the newspaper filed for bankruptcy.[2]

Gilles Brown attempted to save it at the same time as Le Petit Journal. He was unsuccessful and the newspaper ceased publication in October 1981.[2]

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