Attacks against Europe 1 and CNews: on the networks, journalists provide their “full support”

The Paris headquarters of CNews was targeted by around a hundred people, indicated the Paris police headquarters early this Saturday, October 17 in the early morning. Twenty-one people were arrested. Even before the launch of this great national day of mobilization, even before the start of demonstrations against the high cost of living, the difficulties that have become endemic in services, the climate...

Little damage fortunately given the devastation of certain educational establishments or the Lyon tourist office, but enough to worry and provoke many reactions. Coming to collect images of the main procession, Place de la République, in Paris, a team of journalists from the channel was jeered at very early in the afternoon.

On social networks, X in particular, some of the journalists from the Bolloré group reacted strongly. And if Pascal Praud, the star of CNews has not yet come forward, Laurence Ferrari, Eugénie Bastié and even Charles Sapin have published more or less the same message of support to their sisters and brothers.

“Full support for the courageous CNews teams today on the ground and in our premises targeted this morning by “protesters”. Violence is never acceptable. It is the argument of the weak. We cannot claim in the name of freedom and refuse that of others. Long live freedom of expression!”, writes for example the presenter on CNews and Europe 1 of “La grande interview”, Laurence Ferrari.

Eugénie Bastié, journalist at Le Figaro, who was a columnist on CNews before responding to the invitation from France Télévisions to participate in the special system put in place by France 2 in the context of the presidential election, published a message in the same vein.

“Absolute support for the CNews and Europe 1 and JDD teams. I dare to hope that this unacceptable attack on press freedom will arouse the indignation of all my colleagues as well as the journalists’ unions,” she expressed.

Charles Sapin, removed from France Inter even before having delivered his first column for the antenna, on the grounds of his arrival at the editorial staff of Valeurs contemporains, plussoie: “Full support to the editorial staff of JDD, Europe 1 and CNews, targeted this morning. The trivialization of the violence of the ultra-left, which seeks to intimidate and silence all those who do not think like it, is unbearable.”