The outing of this RN deputy on CNews against a journalist from “Arrêt sur images” provokes an outcry

POLICY – ” All your messages mean a lot. » The journalist ofFreeze frames Nassira El Moaddem received a wave of support this Thursday, May 2 after a racist outing from RN deputy Julien Odoul on CNews. Its editorial staff, fellow journalists, politicians, but also Internet users have published, notably on

It all starts on Wednesday May 1 on the CNews set in Jean-Marc Morandini’s show, still on the air despite his convictions. Julien Odoul comments on a tweet from Nassira El Moaddem dated April 30 on a circular from the French Football Federation reminding local presidents of the ban on wearing tights or helmets on the pitch in the name of secularism.

“ Country of degenerate racists. There are no other words. Shame », writes the journalist while sharing the information. “ If she’s not happy, leave! », Reacts the far-right elected official on the set. A reference to her foreign origins, although Nassira El Moaddem is French.

Incidentally, Julien Odoul asks “ that the president of France Télévisions [la] suspended », while the writing ofFreeze frames for which she works has no link with the audiovisual group published.

The role of “Bolloré media”

On social networks, the sequence gained momentum and transformed into hateful and racist harassment. “ All my networks are flooded: X but also Facebook, Instagram and even LinkedIn », denounces the journalist. In response, organizations like the Mediapart Society of Journalists or the Association of Anti-Racist and Racialized Journalists, but also political leaders like the rebellious Mathilde Panot or the socialist Laurence Rossignol publicly support her.

Freeze frames is also stepping up to the plate and through its editor-in-chief. This Thursday, May 2, Paul Aveline denounces in a column the involvement of the media belonging to Vincent Bolloré in this harassment campaign. It’s Jean-Marc Morandini who launches Julien Odoul on Nassira El Moaddem’s tweet published the day before, all with a banner saying “ A journalist from “Arrêt sur images” insults France “. THE JDD also published the same day an article on the reactions of Nassira El Moaddem’s tweet. And Pascal Praud talks about it again this Thursday, May 2 in his morning show Professional Time on CNews.

In the middle of the afternoon, it was the turn of Cyril Hanouna, a figure on the C8 channel which is also part of the Bolloré empire, to put a coin in the machine. ” VSoContinue to stir up hatred with your messages like those of yesterday. [Nous]we never insult France and the French.[…] Continue to ridicule yourself [sic] », writes the host on X after Nassira El Moaddem’s refusal to participate in the show Do not touch My TV.

“ Faced with what must be called a coordinated attack carried out by far-right media against an independent journalist, others must stand up. Nassira is not the first victim of this type of campaign, and probably not the last either,” warns Paul Aveline in his column which regrets “ silences that weigh heavily “.

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