Five journalists from France TV were suspended until the end of the legislative campaign for having called for a “common front against the far right”.
Five journalists from the France Télévisions editorial team were “indented” until July 8 by their management, for having signed a forum calling for “common front against the extreme right”.
These five journalists “no longer deal with topics that cover the campaign” electoral, but they “are on the schedule”specified France TV, which criticizes them for not having complied with the guide to professional practices advocating political neutrality.
This Wednesday, June 19, these five members who claim to be from the Society of Journalists (SDJ) of France 3 national editorial team, signed a column from 90 media outlets, including Mediapart and L’Humanité, calling for “front commun” against the extreme right which threatens, according to them, “freedom of press”.
“We do not support any political party”
“This call to vote proves incompatible with the treatment of the electoral campaign on all France Télévisions media”the interested parties are notified, according to the letter from management of which AFP has had a copy. “The image of impartiality of the France Télévisions editorial staff is at stake”, adds the mail. According to management, this SDJ is no longer representative since the merger of the editorial staff.
The SDJ of the national editorial staff of France Télévisions, which brings together journalists from France 2 and France 3, had indicated, on the social network “requested” and then not have “not signed this forum”.
One of the five journalists told AFP “condemn management’s fallacious interpretation.” “We do not support any political party in this forum but we warn of the dangers that freedom of information may run in the event of a victory for the extreme right.” “This reservation is questionable in substance and form.”
