PRESS REVIEW – Monday, September 1: Hundreds of publications black out their front pages to speak out against the killing of journalists in Gaza. But first: most French children go back to school, while others shelter from storm alerts. Also, The Washington Post discusses a US plan to take over Gaza. Meanwhile, sports papers discuss the Women's Rugby World Cup. Finally, we take a look at the latest US presidential interior design.
Millions of children are heading back to school this Monday in France, and it's the main story on several French front pages. Libération is celebrating state schools on its front page, while Le Monde looks at the problems facing them. Le Parisien discusses the increasing number of parents turning to private schools for the upcoming school year. La Croix, meanwhile, is discussing telephone bans in schools. Les Echos reports that a number of schools in the southwest of France are closed because of weather alerts. Children in those regions will have to wait until Tuesday for their first day back in the classroom.
A number of publications around the world are blacking out their front pages this morning. L’Orient-Le Jour has a completely blacked-out front page. In France, L'Humanité features a long interview with Masa Hussaini, one of the few journalists left in Gaza. In Spain, Info Libre has a pop-up appear when you visit their site with a similar message. This is all part of a campaign initiated by Reporters Without Borders (RSF) to protest the killing of journalists in Gaza. Over 250 media outlets from over 70 countries will be blacking out their front pages and programmes.
Meanwhile, The Washington Post brings us an exclusive article on the American post-war plan for Gaza. The 38-page prospectus plans for a temporary relocation of all of Gaza's 2 million people through either voluntary departures or into controlled zones. The plan is called the "Gaza Reconstitution, Economic Acceleration and Transformation Trust", or GREAT Trust and was developed by some of the same people who created the much-criticised Gaza Humanitarian Foundation.
In the Women's Rugby World Cup, France's dominant victory over Brazil is making headlines in RMC Sport. But despite their loss, the Brazilian side is getting a lot of coverage and praise. L'Équipe explains that the Yaras are hoping to expose a sport that is not yet very popular in Brazil. Courrier International talks about their World Cup campaign and the difficulty of popularising rugby in the land of football.
Finally, the Guardian reports on the latest interior design fashion, including a very shiny Oval Office.
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