More than fifteen directors of information from the written and audiovisual press on Thursday called on the presidential candidates to respect freedom of information, after the violence that took place on Sunday during the meeting of the extreme candidate right Eric Zemmour.

"After the violence which punctuated a meeting last Sunday and which hampered the work of several journalists, we wish to solemnly recall the freedom of information in our democracy and the pressing need for our journalists to be able to exercise their profession in conditions of elementary security ”, explain the signatories of this forum.

"We appeal to the responsibility of each of the candidates"

"Faced with the multiplication of incidents hindering the work of our editorial staff in recent months, we appeal to the responsibility of each of the candidates so that the coverage of this electoral campaign can take place in an exemplary manner", they ask.

Several eruptions of violence punctuated Sunday the first campaign meeting of the former polemicist and journalist Eric Zemmour, himself injured in the wrist after a tussle.

An investigation was opened after violence committed against SOS Racism activists, who came to protest in the room against the candidate.

Two journalists from Mediapart, beaten in the head, lodged a complaint on Monday jointly with their employer for violence and threats while a team from the Quotidien program had to be briefly exfiltrated from the room by the candidate's security team. far right.

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Presidential 2022: Journalists from “Quotidien” booed and briefly “sheltered” at the Zemmour meeting

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The 19 signatories of this call: 

  • Dov Alfon, editorial director of 

    Liberation

  • Jean-Philippe Baille, director of franceinfo Radio France

  • Nicolas Barré, editorial director of 

    Les Echos

  • Hervé Beroud, Director of Information and Sports BFM / RMC

  • Nicolas Beytout, President of 

    L'Opinion

  • Arnaud Bousquet, editorial director of France Culture

  • Alexis Brézet, editorial director of 

    Le Figaro

  • Jérôme Chapuis, editorial director of 

    La Croix

  • AFP Chief Information Officer Phil Chetwynd

  • Jacques Esnous, RTL news director

  • Vincent Giret, director of news and sports for Radio France

  • Laurent Guimier, news director of France Télévisions

  • Erik Kervellec, Chief Information Officer of France Bleu

  • Caroline Monnot, editorial director of 

    Le Monde

  • Marco Nassivera, Chief Information Officer of Arte

  • Catherine Nayl, Chief Information Officer of France Inter

  • Jean-Michel Salvator, editorial director of Le 

    Parisien - Today in France

  • Thierry Thuillier, Deputy CEO of the Information Department of the TF1 Group

  • Maud Vergnol and Sébastien Crépel, co-editors of 

    L'Humanité

  • Media

  • Meeting

  • Violence

  • Eric Zemmour

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