'sarkozy' Category
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Aug142008
Patrick de Carolis stays at France Télévisions until 2010
Welcome decision from the Sarkozy government, which clarifies that any reforms to the governance of France Télévisions will not curtail the term in office of group president Patrick de Carolis.
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Jul062008
French voters opposed to presidential nomination of PSB chief
Poll shows that 71% of respondents are opposed to presidential nomination of the head of France Télévisions. 11% have no opinion; 18% agree with Sarkozy that it is “logical” that the state should name the head of a corporation it owns.
Unfortunately Le Parisien does not provide the text of the questions asked; Le Monde is [...] -
Jul022008
Le Monde: Télévision publique : l’UMP hausse le ton face à Patrick de Carolis
Au delà des critiques sur la réforme en soi, c’est une réplique de M. Carolis – “lorsqu’on dit qu’il n’y a pas de différence entre la télévision de service public et les télévisions privées, je trouve cela faux, je trouve cela stupide, et je trouve cela profondément injuste” – qui a provoqué la fureur et [...]
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Jun262008
Sarko proposes presidential nomination of France Télévisions chief
From the comments in this Le Monde article it seems that Sarkozy has actually thought about this, and wasn’t speaking in impromptu fashion.
This suggestion goes against the trend of moving such appointments away from the executive. Reaction is somewhere between hostile and incensed.
The argument in favour of presidential nomination is that too often the current [...] -
Jun092008
Making it up as they go along
Sarko accepts licence fee increases for France Télévisions after having been against it; PPDA leaves the eight o’clock bulletin.
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Jun052008
Reform of French public broadcasting loses support of the left
The left-wing parties have now officially withdrawn their representatives from the Copé commission, arguing that the Commission’s recommendations are either going to be laid down by the Elysée or ignored.
For a reform that seemed to have been drawn up on the hoof by Sarkozy, there’s quite a lot of intransigence going around. -
Jun212007
The Consequence of Sarko
Quick link to this thoughtful piece on the possibility and desirability of an independent media in Sarkozy’s France – thoughtful primarily for recognising that the desirable level of media independence is not always the maximum level.