Figaro's Prerogatives.

The article focuses on "Le Figaro" which is the leading conservative newspaper in France, and the agreement crisis between the paper owner and editorial management. It says that the chaotic condition of the paper started when press baron Jean Prouvost purchased Figaro and made an agreement with noted editor Pierre Brisson. It mentions Prouvost's decision to have more access in paper management such as the right to fire an editor-in-chief that ignited Figaro's staff to stage a one-day strike.