Legrand-Cohen Affair: Arcom Wants to Work on "the Impartiality of the..."
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The war between the public service media and those controlled by the Bolloré group has been growing ever since the publication in early September of stolen videos of journalists Patrick Cohen and Thomas Legrand. For media historian Alexis Lévrier, this confrontation seems completely "dissymmetric" and favorable to the group of the billionaire Breton.
The journalist was suspended "temporarily" from France Inter after the publication of videos where he was discussing with Patrick Cohen and two PS elected officials.
The two journalists of the public audiovisual sector are accused of conniving with the socialists after the broadcast, in early September, of images taken without their knowledge in July during an appointment in a Parisian restaurant.
After hearing the presidents of France Télévisions and Radio France yesterday, Arcom wants to conduct a study on public perception and expectations of impartiality.
The regulator gave an opinion this Thursday morning after the hearings of the presidents of Radio France and France Télévisions. He also recalls that he is not competent to judge the video in question, broadcast on an online media.
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