Flash (French newspaper)

Flash was a biweekly newspaper created in October 2008. The final issue was published on September 14, 2011.

History

The first issue was published on November 2, 2008. served as both the publisher under his real name and the editor-in-chief under his pseudonym Nicolas Gauthier.
While its creators presented it as aligned with alter-globalization, political scientist Jean-Yves Camus questioned this affiliation, stating that. Camus concluded that Flash remained "firmly anchored in the far right, but without organic ties to the National Front"
The editorial team included several former contributors to National-Hebdo, such as, cartoonists Ignace and Topoline, and.
Other contributors, like Christian Bouchet and, were known for their far-right affiliations. Regular columns were also written by Alain de Benoist and Pierre Le Vigan.
Alain Soral, a columnist and "editorial advisor", left the newspaper in April 2011, criticizing its close ties to the National Front, a party he had left in 2009.

On September 12, 2011, Flash announced via Gauthier Bouchet, its web strategy manager, that it was "declaring bankruptcy." The final issue, focusing on the September 11 attacks and including an interview with Aymeric Chauprade, had been published four days earlier.