The pressure against Michel Field is accurate to France Télévisions. The editorial of France 2, France 3 and site info francetv adopted on Tuesday 19 April in a majority of 65% of the vote, the motion of no confidence against the director of information, they criticize the methods. Mr. Field, who banished to resign before the vote, undoubtedly weakened fate of this consultation
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When contacted by Agence France-Presse (AFP), the management of France Télévisions has declined to comment on the vote against the chief information officer appointed by the President Delphine Ernotte in December.
Concerns about the proposed merger of newsrooms
question “trust yourself to Michel Field to direct information France Televisions? “, 65.14% of journalists responded ” no “, 18.26% answered ” yes “; 16.60% and “no opinion” , have informed the company of journalists of France 2, France 3 and francetv info. The turnout was 67%.
The companies of Journalists (SDJ) had decided to hold the vote in protest against “contempt, casually and sometimes rudeness displayed by the director of the News “. They also denounced “lack of concrete answers to the numerous questions raised by the proposed public news channel” , or the thorny editorial fusion record of France 2 and France 3, committed by the previous team and taken by Mr. Field
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“Each has its editorial hobbyhorse: France 3 the judgment of the merger, France 2 defense of its magazines and info francetv the name of the future all-news channel that is also a digital offering. But we all have in common the desire to offer the public a diverse offering “, stressed the LDS France 3 in an email to reporters Monday in the chain.
” The ultimate weapon of our editors’
“This is a new and strong common position. It justifies that we remain united “, continuing the LDS, which however had not given instructions to vote for journalists. “what is is triggered to some journalists the ultimate weapon of our editors’ , explained last week Tissier Manuel, president of the LDS France 2.
sentiments were shared by him between journalists who think that motion is “oversized” and others who feel that “we have reached a no-return point” .
“There has been no dialogue since the arrival of Michael Field ‘, regretted Hugues Bastien, the LDS francetv info. The young site was on strike earlier this month for the first time since its creation, to protest against the name tipped for future news channel, “France Info” for fear that it will harm his brand
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“I hear the discomfort”
“If there is a confidence motion, it is a singular call to order (…). We listen to what it means and responds “, Mr. Field had responded in an interview with Paris this weekend. “I do not intend to resign” , he warned, ensuring that “whatever the outcome of the vote, [he] hears . [was] unease and criticism “
the former journalist, appointed in December as head of information, acknowledged some errors: “This is to forge a link that I have not been able to build on my arrival. I inherited a vast simultaneous files “, was it justified. In a sign of appeasement, Mr. Field has also renounced the project of entrusting an outside producer to one of the political programs of the season.
A motion of no confidence is not synonymous to start. In 2012, the National Writing France 3 had voted against a then-Information boss, Thierry Thuillier. The LDS France 3 accused of “systematically favor France 2 concerning the common coverage of political and international events” . However, Mr Thuillier is party in 2015.
Radio France, the president Mathieu Gallet also survived a confidence vote in spring 2015, voted by employees in the course of a historic strike
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