Laurent Nunez Pulled from CNews and Europe 1 After Threatening the Network with Criminal Prosecution
The interior minister was scheduled to be interviewed Wednesday by Laurence Ferrari, just days after warning CNews against having on air a Russian pro-Kremlin collaborator who was deported from France.
Laurent Nunez, interior minister, was "pulled from" the show "The Big Interview," hosted by Laurence Ferrari on CNews, where he was scheduled to appear Wednesday, September 16, according to Le Monde. His appearance had also been announced on Europe 1, two media outlets owned by the Bolloré group.
This cancellation comes just days after the minister threatened the news channel with criminal prosecution, according to the same source, if it continued to have on air Xenia Fedorova, a Russian collaborator described as pro-Kremlin.
Xenia Fedorova was deported from French territory in late July, Le Monde reports, though the precise reasons for this measure are not detailed in the article.
Le Monde does not specify, in the available excerpt, the official reasons given by CNews or by the interior ministry to explain this cancellation, nor whether a new date for the minister's appearance was discussed.
This episode reflects broader tensions between certain French public authorities and media outlets of the Bolloré group over the presence on air of personalities linked to Russia, in a climate marked by concerns about disinformation and foreign influence.
Sources
- Laurent Nunez déprogrammé des médias Bolloré CNews et Europe 1, quelques jours après avoir menacé la chaîne d’info de sanctions pénales — Le Monde — Une
EGazette summarizes reporting from multiple sources; follow the links for the originals.
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