A journalist, a local correspondent for BFM TV, was attacked at the roundabout des Vaches, in Saint-Étienne-du-Rouvray, near Rouen, on Friday, November 23, 2018. She filed a complaint.
According to actu.fr, a journalist, who works for the press agency that provides correspondence in the region for the news channel BFM TV, was on the roundabout des Vaches, in the agglomeration of Rouen, to cover the gathering of the Yellow Vests early in the morning, this Friday, November 23, 2018.
It was then that she was insulted and jostled by a man who threatened her to go away. The journalist left the scene quickly. She is not hurt. A complaint was lodged in the wake. The suspect was identified and arrested.
We have just launched #payetoiunjournaliste in view of the attacks on journalists in the exercise of their profession. An FB page open to all exists to talk about it and exchange together. pic.twitter.com/N2Rimv6rWZ
- Stéphanie Augé (@AugStphanie) November 19, 2018Since the beginning of the yellow vests movement, journalists have been the target of repeated verbal or physical aggression in France. The hashtag "#payetoiunjournaliste" on Twitter relays testimonials.