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A Closer Look At Charlie Hebdo

NPR
Published January 7, 2015 at 12:40 PM EST
A woman holds up a placard that reads in French, 'I am Charlie' as she and others gather at the Place de la Republique in the French capital Paris, on January 7, 2015, following an attack by unknown gunmen on the offices of the satirical weekly, Charlie Hebdo. France's Muslim leadership sharply condemned the shooting at the Paris satirical weekly that left at least 12 people dead as a 'barbaric' attack and an assault on press freedom and democracy. (Joel Saget/AFP/Getty Images)
A woman holds up a placard that reads in French, 'I am Charlie' as she and others gather at the Place de la Republique in the French capital Paris, on January 7, 2015, following an attack by unknown gunmen on the offices of the satirical weekly, Charlie Hebdo. France's Muslim leadership sharply condemned the shooting at the Paris satirical weekly that left at least 12 people dead as a 'barbaric' attack and an assault on press freedom and democracy. (Joel Saget/AFP/Getty Images)

Today three gunman stormed the offices of the French weekly satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo. It’s believed that at least 10 journalists and two police officers have lost their lives in the attack.

In light of the events, NPR Media Correspondent David Folkenflik speaks with Here & Now’s Lisa Mullins about the magazine’s history, its writers and cartoonists and the state of satire in journalism today.

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