Charlie Hebdo to Publish One Million Copies of Next Issue

[Adenoid_Hynkel]

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Source: Wall Street Journal

PARIS—Charlie Hebdo is planning a bumper print run of one million copies for its next edition, in a defiant response to the brutal attack on its offices that killed the top editor and seven staffers and contributors.

“The paper will continue because they didn’t win,” Patrick Pelloux, a medical doctor and columnist for the irreverent French weekly, said in an tearful interview with iTele TV station, referring to the gunmen.

The victims, including editor and cartoonist Stéphane Charbonnier, who signed his drawings as Charb, and veteran cartoonists Georges Wolinski and Jean Cabut, better known by his pen name Cabu, “didn’t die for nothing,” Dr. Pelloux said.

Charlie Hebdo—known for its satirical critique of all forms of authority, be it religion, government or the military—plans a shorter version of the next issue on Wednesday, with eight pages instead of the usual 16, said the magazine’s lawyer, Richard Malka. However, he said it would publish one million copies. Charlie Hebdo normally sells about 30,000 copies a week.

Read more: http://www.wsj.com/articles/charlie-hebdo-to-continue-publishing-in-wake-of-attack-1420719578

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This thing needs to go international. Some U.S. publisher should bring us an English translation.

[SoCalMusicLover]

1. I Can't See The Paper Surviving This

I realize there is a groundswell of support for the magazine right now, and that will certainly continue for sometime.

But they lost their leaders, founders and the best cartoonists that they had. Not to mention those who survived will forever have a lingering thought of whether something they publish in the future, will bring more attacks.

Hopefully they will get through this, and can find replacements for the irreplaceable staff whose lives were taken far too soon.

[colsohlibgal]

2. I Hope They Survive

What a cowardly act this was. How sad and ridiculous that some groups have no sense of humor.

I hope they hunt these fanatic murderers down then lock them up to rot till they die.

[azurnoir]

3. sorry locking duplicate thread

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