Hello there...
If anyone still reads this space, know that I have been a little silent as I faced a pretty terrible time.
It's not easy to remain a journalist in such a context: no means, no support, attacks from billionaires...
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So, I'm in Paris this week, and there is an important strike.
2026 has so far been a dark year for journalism and media workers in France.
Restructuring plans are multiplying in newspapers, magazines, television, and radio: nearly 600 job cuts have already been announced, and more layoffs are on the horizon.
That, plus political pressure on public broadcasters to only flag the power's ideas, actions and plans, to discourage investigation, and to insight divisions.
In every media company, many of us are being asked to do more with less, often at the expense of the quality and reliability of information.
Most media are faced with a growing number of job cuts. Then, there is the threat of AI to certain jobs, but also to the way we work, as tools have already replaced translation, and some editors pressure us to write pitches via Chat GPT, Perplexity or Claude, instead of thinking for ourselves...
We think none of this is no longer bearable.
Meanwhile, media concentration is accelerating and threatening democracy.
Without genuine engagement, information risks falling into the hands of billionaires only, many of whom pursue an ultra-capitalistic and reactionary political agenda. Vincent Bolloré is a prime example, but he's not alone!
This pressure affects even public media, like France Television, us at RFI, and Agence France-Presse (AFP), a press company also in danger.
So tomorrow, Thursday 18 June, we'll be starting a march on at 11 a.m., at Place de la Bourse in Paris, at the foot of the AFP building.
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