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“CNews is free to make its editorial choices and its columnists, even if I don’t always like them”

2024-02-14T10:32:15.000Z

Highlights: “CNews is free to make its editorial choices and its columnists, even if I don’t always like them”. Rafaël Amselem is a research fellow for the liberal think-tank GenerationLibre. The Canal group channel is the subject of stubborn preconceptions about its political positioning. Censorship, dictatorship, right-thinking, and why not leftism: certain supporters of CNews are not stingy with maximalist expressions - and even, let's say it frankly, caricatures.


FIGAROVOX/TRIBUNE - In a historic ruling, the Council of State has just forced Arcom to tighten editorial control of television channels like CNews. Rafaël Amselem, research manager for GenerationLibre (liberal think-tank), opposes this in the name of our tradition in matters...


Rafaël Amselem is a research fellow for the liberal think-tank GenerationLibre.

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The Council of State summons Arcom to broaden its verification criteria with regard to the pluralism obligations incumbent on CNews.

Concretely, Arcom will have to “

take into account the diversity of currents of thought and opinions represented by all the participants in the programs broadcast, including columnists, presenters and guests, and not only the intervention time of personalities policies

”.

Six months is the time allowed to the administrative authority to verify these elements with a view to re-examining the formal notice issued against CNews by the RSF association.

The Canal group channel is the subject of stubborn preconceptions about its political positioning.

Censorship, dictatorship, right-thinking, and why not leftism: certain supporters of CNews are not stingy with maximalist expressions - and even, let's say it frankly, caricatures... - to qualify what is perceived as interference...

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Source: lefigaro

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