Anne-Élisabeth Lemoine replies. Last year, Pascal Praud stood out in one of his many rants on CNews by taking the broadcasts to task Daily, C to you and the radio France Inter : “There is a single dominant thought in France which is given by certain vectors of information. These vectors among young people are important. I am thinking of Quotidien on TMC, I am thinking of C à vous on France 5, I am thinking of France Inter “, declared the journalist about the media treatment of his guest of the day.“
During an interview given to La Tribune Sunday this May 5, Anne-Élisabeth Lemoine responded to Pascal Praud’s exit: “I don’t understand how anyone can accuse us of this!“, launched the host, who demonstrated that speech was free in C to you. “We welcome political leaders from all sides to our set, from Marion Maréchal to Mathilde Panot via Yannick Jadot. We are constantly looking for balance. This is the case on extremely complex subjects such as the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, where we have invited personalities like Alain Finkielkraut who frankly do not have a left-wing discourse. Likewise, we cannot be accused of making “Macronist TV”. You just have to rewatch the shows with Gabriel Attal or Bruno Le Maire, who we have not spared.“
Anne-Élisabeth Lemoine speaks out on CNews
While Patrick Cohen is singled out for his supposedly left-leaning editorials, Anne-Élisabeth Lemoine wanted to defend the editorialist: “First of all, I don’t know who he’s voting for, Patrick. And then, on a lot of subjects like MeToo, veganism or even wokism, it really doesn’t seem to me that he has left-wing positions. Patrick is exemplary. Each time he recalls the facts and puts them into perspective, whether the different political camps like it or not.“
If Pascal Praud was very critical with C to youAnne-Élisabeth Lemoine showed more restraint when sharing her opinion on CNews : “My father, who is a loyal viewer of C to you, also watches CNews a lot. He does not support this pack effect against the chain. He thinks it’s counterproductive. They agree to give their opinion and it speaks to a certain number of French people. To you, we don’t give our opinion. This is another editorial choice.”
