POLICY – Very strong reactions. The continuous news channel Franceinfo is the subject of many criticisms (especially in the political sphere) for its coverage of the exchange of hostages and detainees between Hamas and Israel, Saturday January 25. The station announces having ” suspended The manager of a title that has not gone unnoticed.
Gaza: 200 Palestinian prisoners were released in exchange for the four Israeli hostages
It all starts with a banner broadcast on the antenna and a screenshot on social networks. Several Internet users note that the chain, around 6 p.m., qualifies the 200 people released by Israel as ” Palestinian hostages “, And not” prisoners “Or” prisoners “, According to the terminology used for example by AFP. A choice that aroused first strong criticism.
The macronist deputy of the French from abroad (notably based in Israel) Caroline Yadan explained in particular on the social network x to have seized the Arcom, the gendarme of the media, and denounced a ” indecent strip ».
An hour later, the chain presented its ” apologies to viewers On social networks. “” Following an inadmissible error, a completely inappropriate title concerning the situation in the Middle East was briefly distributed in one of our newspapers on Franceinfo Canal 27 “Explained the chain’s X account around 7 p.m., stating that” The manager was suspended ».
-A message-relayed by Caroline Yadan, who claims the dismissal of the suspended person-who this time arouses the ire of defenders of the Palestinian cause and several elected members of the rebellious France. MEP Rima Hassan denounces for example the ” pressure from the Israeli pro lobby in France “When her colleague Ersilia Sudais accuses the channel” to prevent (his) journalists from doing their job. »
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