The Society of Journalists (SDJ) of Paris Match voted a motion of no confidence against the management after the departure of one of the editors-in-chief, Bruno Jeudy, a new episode in the tensions which have shaken the editorial staff of Lagardère since the takeover by Vincent Bollore.
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The motion was passed on Friday, the day after the announcement of the departure of the political and economic editor of the weekly, by 60 votes for, two against and eight whites, out of a total of 78 registered with the Society of Journalists, announced the latter on Sunday evening.
"
We consider that the future of Paris Match is threatened and this, in the context of the takeover of the Lagardère group, owner of Paris Match, by the Vivendi group and its reference shareholder, the Bolloré group
", are alarmed. the journalists.
“
The press is a profession which imposes duties and cannot be confined to financial operations or strategies of influence
”, they continue in a letter accompanying the motion.
The editorial staff explains that they learned "
with amazement
" of Mr. Jeudy's departure: this "
dismissal of a pillar of Match considerably weakens our editorial staff (...) It symbolizes the arbitrariness and brutality to the highest degree managerial practices
.
The editorial staff recalls in particular that Bruno Jeudy had
repeatedly "
criticized " the management's "
interference
" in the magazine's editorial choices.
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She cites in particular "
the absence of coverage (on) Emmanuel Macron, the day after his re-election
", a first in the history of the magazine, and a first page devoted, against the advice of the editorial staff, in July, to the one of the figureheads of the Catholic conservatives, Cardinal Sarah, two choices criticized by Mr. Jeudy.
His departure “
is a warning given to those who want to exercise their profession in complete independence, without giving in to editorial pressure.
Anyone who disputes the choices of management will now walk out
, ”continues the editorial staff.
The latter had learned Thursday by an email from the general manager and editorial director, Patrick Mahé and Caroline Mangez, of the departure of Bruno Jeudy, "
by mutual agreement
" between the parties according to this message.
This departure marks a new episode of turmoil, controversy and departures in the three main editorial offices of the Lagardère group (Europe 1, the Journal du Dimanche and Paris Match) since Vivendi, controlled by Vincent Bolloré, gradually took control.
