The Entry of Romania into the War of National Unification As Reflected in Le Figaro, August 1916
The Entry of Romania into the War of National Unification As Reflected in Le Figaro, August 1916

Summary/Abstract: The Entry of Romania into the War of National Unification As Reflected in Le Figaro, August 1916Our analysis highlights the way in which articles from Le Figaro newspaper reflected the entry of Romania into World War I, after the declaration of war was presented to Austria-Hungary. Le Figaro, as well as other publications, acknowledged Romania’s entry into wwi as a necessary and expected step, likely to shorten the war and bring victory to the Allies. Romania entered the war in order to liberate its territories that were, at that time, part of other countries. The information provided by Le Figaro was accurate and well documented. The 29 August 1916 issue made Romania’s declaration of war public in France and contained 13 articles dedicated to Romania. Furthermore, the front page of the newspaper was reserved exclusively to Romania. The issue of the following day dedicated eight longer articles and several smaller pieces to the same event. As Le Figaro also presented the points of view of other French and European publications, one can state that, based on the articles published in this newspaper, we may acquire a rather broad and detailed image of how the international media perceived the entry of Romania into World War I.

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