They signed a platform calling for a “common front against the far right.” Five journalists from the France Télévisions editorial team have been “suspended” by their management until July 8, we were told on Friday.
The five journalists “are no longer covering the election campaign” but are “part of the schedule,” said France TV, which has criticized them for failing to comply with professional practice guidelines that advocate political neutrality.
The question of “impartiality”
On Wednesday, the five members, who claim to be part of the national editorial group of the Society of Journalists (SDJ) France 3, signed a column in 90 media outlets, including Mediapart and L’Humanité, calling for a “common front” against the far right. which, in their opinion, threatens “freedom of the press.”
“This call to vote appears to be incompatible with the coverage of the election campaign in all France Télévisions media,” informs stakeholders, according to the management letter. “The image of impartiality of the France Télévisions editorial team is at stake,” the letter said.
In the opinion of management, this SJ is no longer representative since the merger of the editorial offices. SDJ of the national editorial office of France Télévisions, which unites journalists from France 2 and France 3, also reported on the social network
Source: Le Parisien
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