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The author wrote that some wanted to ban reports and debates on anti-white racism, insecurity, the consequences of immigration, and judicial laxity. He added that freedom of expression and pluralism had been preserved by a narrow majority, thanks to the mobilization of deputies from the RN, UDR, and IDL. (translated)

Press brief reported a crisis at BFMTV following the racist attack in Trappes, stating that a majority of the editorial staff was challenging the channel's editorial line and that internal tensions had intensified, including a strike by part of the employees. According to the media, a journalist cited by Le Parisien described a particularly tense situation, while the atmosphere deteriorated behind the scenes between Sonia Mabrouk, who arrived from CNews, and some of the staff. The Society of Journalists of BFMTV sent a letter to management on Wednesday, signed by 213 journalists, which Press Brief presented as the vast majority of the editorial team. They demanded concrete measures in light of what they termed editorial excesses and expressed concern about the normalization of racist or discriminatory remarks on the air. The media also reported that a similar letter had been sent earlier in the week by more than 160 employees of Nextprod, six months before the presidential election. A former member of the channel, cited by Le Monde, described Sonia Mabrouk as the visible trigger of a broader crisis. #BFMTV #Crise #Journalisme (translated)

Impact wrote that Marine Le Pen denounced a will to censor and threats against freedom of expression and media pluralism by defending CNews, while a petition demanding its closure and removal from TNT had exceeded 868,000 signatures. The account also indicated that Mediapart and StreetPress had been denied access, Wednesday evening in Paris, to the launch event of Jordan Bardella's book. According to Libération journalist Nicolas Massol, the political event could be counted in the campaign accounts and subject to reimbursement. Impact added that the majority of accredited journalists had left the event in protest against the exclusion of the press. #LibertéDEexpression #Pluralisme #Journalisme (translated)

Impact indicated that 213 BFMTV journalists had sent a letter to their management to denounce editorial abuses, following a similar initiative by 160 technicians. As the 2027 presidential election approaches, they reportedly raised concerns about the normalization of racist or discriminatory remarks on air, sometimes without correction, and about the increasing prominence of editorialists at the expense of field reporting. According to Impact, the signatories also criticized the non-broadcasting of certain reports, coverage of protests that was too focused on violence, and truncated excerpts published on social media. They also condemned the recurring presence of certain guests, the lack of specialists on various topics, and political pressures. They reported verbal or physical assaults against journalists in the field, accused of collusion with the far right, as well as their fear of revealing their employer's name in their private lives. The journalists demanded written commitments and concrete measures from management, Impact added. #Racisme #Journalisme #BFMTV (translated)

Bastion reported that Marine Le Pen had expressed her support for CNEWS after a petition calling for the channel's removal from TNT exceeded 650,000 signatures. According to him, she had denounced a desire for censorship which she attributed to the left and the far left, and had warned about threats to freedom of expression and media pluralism. #LibertéDExpression #PluralismeMédiatique #Censure (translated)

Bally Bagayoko supported more than 160 employees who, according to him, denounced the normalization of the extreme right on their airwaves. He rejected the derogatory terms used to refer to young people and stated that racism kills and that pluralism should not be used as an excuse for hatred. #Antiracisme #Solidarité #DroitsHumains (translated)

Stanis Bujakera Tshiamala wrote that Donald Trump notified Congress and the Rwandan and South African governments on Monday of his intention to exclude Rwanda and South Africa from AGOA starting January 1, 2027. The journalist reported that, according to U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, Kigali and Pretoria were engaging in practices inconsistent with the criteria of the program, including barriers to U.S. trade and investment as well as threats to national security and U.S. foreign policy in the region. He added that the Trump administration also expressed serious concerns regarding the rule of law, political pluralism, workers' rights, and human rights in Rwanda. #AGOA #Commerce #DroitsHumains (translated)

Impact indicated that a petition published on the National Assembly's website was calling for the closure of CNews and the withdrawal of its broadcasting license on TNT. According to them, it condemned racist and discriminatory remarks made by the channel, as well as numerous financial penalties and failures in political pluralism. https://t.co/0xnwKJ9W0O #CNews #Pétition #LibertéDeLaPresse (translated)

The author wondered if Mao was a dictator, then asserted that Mao Zedong had established a totalitarian regime, organized campaigns of political terror, and caused the death of tens of millions of people through decisions of which he was aware of the consequences. He also mentioned the absence of pluralism. #Histoire #Dictature #Mao #CN (translated)

Focus indicated that a petition calling for the closure of CNews and the withdrawal of its TNT frequency had surpassed 16,000 signatures on the National Assembly's website. According to Focus, it denounced discriminatory remarks and failures of pluralism. https://t.co/LjYvRnEBsU #CNEWS #LibertéDeLaPresse #Plurisme (translated)

Guillaume Herblot wrote to Sonia Mabrouk that he respected her work and the quality of discussions on her shows, but criticized what he presented as a difference in political treatment. He claimed that, the day before, speakers, including Bruno Jeudy, had justified the last-minute cancellation of Éric Zemmour by BFMTV on the grounds that he had not sufficiently condemned the attack and was a "specialist in slippage." Herblot compared this decision to the reception given, according to him, to officials from LFI. He notably wrote that Bally Bagayoko had stated that "violence can be legitimate," supported the eviction of journalists from BFMTV, and maintained ambiguity about the degradations. He added that other figures from LFI defended comparable positions. According to him, if slippage or the justification of violence constituted a criterion, it should apply to everyone; otherwise, he felt it was no longer pluralism. He reiterated Robert Ménard's argument in favor of inviting and confronting controversial voices. #Débat #Pluralisme #LibertéDexpression (translated)

When Ali Rabeh reminds the continuous news channels of their responsibility in broadcasting racist speech, the journalists stutter and take refuge behind "pluralism," a sign of a deadly submission to the far right that has continued to weaponize this principle for several months. (translated)

Watt The Duck denounced what he presented as a new threshold crossed the day before, which he compared to the storming of the Capitol. He accused Jean-Luc Mélenchon and La France insoumise (LFI) of fostering a climate of confrontation and violence, believing that the call for calm made by Mélenchon was late and did not address his political responsibility. The author called for establishing a political cordon sanitaire around LFI and asked elected officials not to support Mélenchon's candidacy for the presidential election. He argued that elected officials were free to grant or refuse their signature, and invited citizens to contact their mayors and elected representatives to ask them not to endorse it. #StopLFI #LFICaSuffit #LFI #Démocratie #Politique (translated)

The author accused Marine Le Pen of once again attacking the rule of law, which the far right has long been seeking to dismantle. He believed that democracy was not limited to the domination of the majority, but relied on rules guaranteeing pluralism, freedom, and stability. https://t.co/YUWDdsn67P #Démocratie #ÉtatDeDroit #Liberté #FR (translated)

Citizen Media estimated that "La Terre au carré" had no place in public broadcasting. The media accused the show of harming pluralism, promoting a far-left ideology, and relaying radical positions, adding that it would be more suited to Radio Nova than to France Inter. The message mentioned Céline Pigalle. #médias #pluralisme #radio (translated)

Cerfia reported that Deputy Charles Alloncle accused France Télévisions and Radio France of refusing to promote his book *I Swear to Tell the Whole Truth*, which focuses on the behind-the-scenes of his investigation into public broadcasting. According to him, the two groups had not responded to his interview requests and this lack of speaking time undermined the pluralism of media funded by the French, Cerfia stated, citing *Le Figaro*. #Média #Pluralisme #Livre (translated)

Charles Alloncle stated that his book, *I Swear to Tell the Whole Truth*, published a week earlier, was number 2 in sales and had already been read by thousands of people. He claimed that France Télévisions and Radio France had refused, despite several requests, to give him airtime to discuss it. He attributed this refusal to a "boycott" and accused the two groups of wanting to hide the use of public money. He notably mentioned karaoke events costing 250 million euros, severance payments exceeding 500,000 euros, billions of euros in contracts made outside public procurement rules, as well as conflicts of interest and nights in luxury hotels at 1,700 euros. Alloncle also accused the media of spreading misleading information and discrediting him, and denounced pressures aimed, according to him, at silencing him, including withheld documents, judicial intimidation, and surveillance in Paris. He wrote that his six-month investigation had uncovered a system serving their interests and that his book described the methods and excesses involved. (translated)

Bally Bagayoko stated that in Saint-Denis and Pierrefitte, he saw families who counted every euro, retirees who were giving up on heating, and young people told that there was no money. He contrasted these situations with record dividends and the increase in wealth for the rich, believing that the crisis benefited some and penalized others. He claimed that this system was protected, particularly by the concentration of media ownership in the hands of billionaires. According to him, the debate focused on the people receiving aid rather than on tax exiles. He advocated for taxing superprofits, pluralism in information, and reinvestment in public services, adding that change would come from working-class neighborhoods and the people who keep the country running. #JusticeSociale #Inégalités #Politique (translated)

The RTBF seems to have a mixed cultural reception, with low viewing figures for certain programs like Caramba, but huge investments and diversity in cultural content, encouraging the minister to promote pluralism in the lead-up to a new management contract. #RTBF #CultureBelge #MédiaPublic (translated)