Journalist covering 'yellow vests' protest -
ALFRED PHOTOS / SIPA
“Editorial managers, we are concerned about the will of the Minister of the Interior, Gérald Darmanin, to undermine press freedom in the context of the demonstrations.
The expressed desire to ensure the protection of journalists amounts to supervising and controlling their work.
This device is part of a particularly worrying context with the proposed law on "global security" which provides for the restriction of the dissemination of images of police and gendarmes.
Journalists do not have to approach the police headquarters to cover a demonstration.
There is no accreditation to have to exercise our profession freely on public roads.
We will therefore refuse to accredit our journalists to cover the demonstrations.
We reaffirm our commitment to the 1881 press freedom law and will be vigilant to ensure that it is preserved.
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The signatories of the text
20 Minutes
, AFP, BFM-TV,
Le Canard enchaîné
,
Challenges
,
Charlie Hebdo
, CNews,
Courrier International
, Europe 1, the editorial staff of France Télévisions, the HuffPost,
La Croix
,
La Croix hebdo
,
La Vie
, LCI,
Le JDD
, The Days,
Le Pèlerin
,
Les Echos
,
L'Express
,
Le Figaro
,
Le Figaro-Magazine
,
Le Point
,
Le Monde
,
Le Parisien / Today in France
,
Liberation
,
L'Obs
, M6,
Marianne
, Mediapart,
Paris Match
,
Politis
, Slate,
Télérama
, RFI, the editorial staff of Radio France, RMC, RTL, TF1,
L'Alsace
,
Le Bien public
,
Le Dauphiné libéré
,
Les Latest Nouvelles d'Alsace
,
L'Est Républicain
,
Le Journal de Saône-et-Loire
,
Le Progrès
,
Le Républicain Lorrain
,
Vosges Matin
,
the New Republic of the Center-West
,
Center-Presse
,
La Montagne
,
La République du Center
,
L'Eveil de la Haute-Loire
,
L'Echo Républicain
,
L 'Yonne Républicaine
,
Le Berry Républicain
,
Le Populaire du Center
,
Le Journal du Center
,
Le Pays Roannais
,
La Ruche
,
Le Régional de Cosne
,
La Gaz
ette de Thiers
,
La Voix du Sancerrois
,
Le Courrier du Loiret
,
L'Eclaireur du Gâtinais
,
Le Journal de Gien
,
L'Eveil hebdo
,
Le Journal de la Haute-Marne
,
La Provence
,
La Marseillaise
,
Sud Ouest
,
La République des Pyrenees
,
L'Eclair
,
Charente Libre
,
Dordogne Libre
.
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