'Charlie Hebdo' vows to print 1M copies of next edition

The French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo will publish a new edition Wednesday, despite a terror attack that killed eight of its journalists, the publication's lawyer, Richard Malka, told Le Monde newspaper.

Malka said the weekly, which has a long history of satirizing politicians and religions, will print 1 million copies, far higher than its usual circulation of 30,000 to 60,000.

Luc Bronner, an editor at Le Monde, tweeted a letter on Jan. 7 from Groupe Le Monde, Radio France and France Televisions, which said that the three media organizations are giving their equipment and staff to make sure that the weekly continues to go to print.

Google is part of a French media fund that will make a donation to Charlie Hebdo. The donation is reported to be about $300,000.

For many free-speech advocates, the weekly is a symbol of the provocative, bold style of journalism needed for freedom of the press to endure.

Gallery: Daring covers of 'Charlie Hebdo'

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