A speaking that makes you react a lot. Wednesday, May 7, Rachida Dati was the guest of the “Grand Interview” of the Matinale of France Inter. Faced with Léa Salamé and Nicolas Demorand, she returned to the bill on the reform of the public audiovisual which plans to create a holding company, France Médias. Under the authority of a president, the latter would chap the France Télévisions, Radio France and the INA (National Audiovisual Institute), in order to “Save this public audiovisual service“. According to the minister of Culture, France is”An anomaly in Europe” Or “public audiovisuals are all gathered”.
“A club” where CSP + and elderly listeners are overrepresented?
Rachida Dati, who calls for “Stop caricating this reform“Explained that the text will be examined”No doubt in June“In the National Assembly. According to her, he must allow to face the”private groups” Who “are structured more and more and can be influence issues“and”resist“To platforms via”massive investments, unique governance, a convergent and powerful strategy“. This will also allow “Contact everyone and throughout the territory“, The Minister accusing the public audiovisual service for having become”a club“, which is only for”CSP+ [catégories socioprofessionnelles au niveau de vie supérieur]”and to”older“.
The National Union of Journalists (SNJ) Radio France made it possible to answer the remarks made on France Inter by the politician. In a press release sent yesterday afternoon to the media, he explains: “The Minister of Culture accused opponents of her holding company to caricature him. A shame from a minister who uses simplistic arguments and sometimes pure lies! Radio France needs a guardianship that supports it, values its successes and defends its budget in the difficult arbitrations that are promising. It is very worrying to hear Rachida Dati lower the results of Radio France and give free rein to personal resentment”.
Compared to the remark on the public audiovisual which would only be for CSP+ and an elderly audience, the first union of journalists from Radio France said: “If the popular categories are less turned to radio, this disaffection touches less Radio France that its competitors. Radio France’s audience successes owe a lot to the successful rejuvenation of antennas: just on France Inter, more than a million pairs of ears under 35 years of age. It is the radio that earns the most young people … far ahead of the musical radios which are theoretically intended for them. And these figures do not take into account audiences, different, our sites and apps.”
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And the press release sent by the SNJ Radio France office to end as follows: “Apart from a blind fascination for television, nothing justifies doing like the others and punishing teams and a formula that wins. Madam Minister, the weakness of your arguments reveals the weakness of your project for public audiovisual. Once again, we ask you solemnly: remove your reform!”.
