Strike at Radio France Over Far-Right Journalist Hire
Public broadcaster employees walk out on September 13 and 14 to protest the recruitment of Charles Sapin, deputy editor-in-chief of the ultraconservative weekly 'Valeurs actuelles'.
Radio France employees are calling for a strike on Sunday, September 13 and Monday, September 14 to contest the arrival of Charles Sapin at the Sunday morning political commentary slot on France Inter. According to the public broadcaster, Mr. Sapin will hold this position as a journalist; he is deputy editor-in-chief of the ultraconservative weekly 'Valeurs actuelles'.
The strike raises questions about the limits of pluralism at Radio France and how public media handle the hiring of personalities from the far-right press.
Sources
- A Radio France, deux jours de grève et des interrogations sur les limites d’un pluralisme qui banalise l’extrême droite — Le Monde — Une
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