Articles from Le Monde and the Guardian secure coverage of both sides of the moon (5)
I believe the answer is:
lunar
'of the moon' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
I don't understand how the rest of the clue works.
(Other definitions for lunar that I've seen before include "Selenic" , "Belonging to the moon" , "Pertaining to the moon" , "Kind of eclipse" , "Of a natural satellite" .)