‘Le Monde’ editor resigns as newsroom crisis escalates

France’s prestigious daily Le Monde plunged further into crisis with the resignation of its managing editor who is faced with a newsroom rebellion over the paper’s digital strategy.

The resignation of Natalie Nougayrede comes after most of the paper’s chief editors stepped down last week, angry at top management’s lack of communication as the paper struggles to chart its way into the digital era.

Ms Nougayrede said in a letter that she no longer had the authority to do her job with the “peace of mind and serenity” necessary.