France

[FR] The Audiovisual Supervisory Board (CSA) Replies to TV Carton Jaune

IRIS 1995-7:1/42

Ad van Loon

European Audiovisual Observatory

The Audiovisual Supervisory Board ( Conseil supérieur de l'audiovisuel - CSA ) came under questioning by TV Carton Jaune, an association of legal experts arguing for more honesty in TV news. The association asked why Patrick Poivre D'Arvor, the presenter of the 8pm news programme was being allowed to keep his job in the wake of his being found guilty of misappropriation of funds in the recent "Botton" case. The CSA re-stated its commitment to accurate news broadcasting and its opposition to any misleading reporting, but went on to say that whatever they might think of the affair, they could not become involved in the hierarchical relationships a broadcaster had with its employees and that it could not call upon the employers to take disciplinary measures.