Libération, something like "freedom", is a french newspaper that I really like to read. It remins me The Clinic in its early time, when it wasn't that much black homour magazine and a it was a little more serious and informative journal.
Libération is a journal very independent, from the left, and it has always been a source of political and social critics, in an objectif way.
At the same time, it helps me practice my written french. When I learnt french at highschool (Instituto Nacional, by the way one of the only 5 schools in Chile that keep teaching French as a second lenguage), my proffesor, Monsieur Vilches, always showed us different articles to translate in our homes as individual homeworks, and at the same time, the articles were like this "open window" to french culture. I learnt a lot about policy and french society.
When the topics had more interest, monsieur V encouraged us to discuss and to talk openly about those subjects. many times they were subjects that concern our everyday life, such us studies and jobs, sex and drugs, cups troubles, etc.
I remember that day, 3 years ago, when "the morning after pill" was at the top of chilean disscusion. And monsieur V delievered an article that talked about almost the same thing, but in France. We got very interested cause we had the same problem that Europeans! That way our french got so much better.
Nowdays, I don't have much time to practice my oral french, it's not common to find a "francophone" easily. That's why Libération helps me to keep my french intact. I pick any article, not about policy cause I'm now out of it, and then I print it and read it on my travels on subway. If I don't know a word I ask to the french proffesor here at FAU. It's the only way I have to keep practicing and "getting in touch" with France . I try to read around one article a week.
Libération
The Clinic
Instituto Nacional
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