Statement ‘Pressure on the press by Macron’

French President Emmanuel Macron was alleged to have secretly met with representatives of the country’s main media outlets at the Élysée Palace to determine the language to be used in the news about the controversial pension reform, prompting massive protests in the country.

French journalist Eve Roger, in her statement on the “C mediatique” program on France 5 television, had a secret meeting with the executives of the main media at the Elysée Palace, two days before the reform protests of Macron’s pensions in the capital, Paris, attended by millions. her on January 19 she affirmed yes. Stating that he learned backstage that Macron dined with these people, Roger claimed that the participants included editors of Le Monde, Le Figaro and Les Echos, as well as editors of French television channels BFMTV and France TV. , as well as the representatives of RTL and France Inter, one of the important radio stations in the country.
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Roger claimed that Macron spoke to these people about the language they should use in their media and that he advised them to keep the meeting secret. Saying that the language of the media news on the pension reform changed after the meeting with Macron and that some news was published with a common headline, Roger assessed that this change was also proof that the meeting It was carried out.

Roger cited, as an example, Macron’s use of the phrase “irresponsibility” during the meeting, and media headlines that used this word in their news headlines the same day.

Pointing out that some television channels, especially France’s BFMTV, frequently repeat the same expression throughout the day, Roger commented that it is unthinkable to ignore the language “imposed” by the Elysee Palace. The French journalist drew attention to the fact that these organizations signed the news with the common headline “Do not take action against the pension reform: Macron does not believe that ‘irresponsibility will prevail’”. (AA)