France Inter Boils After the Arrival of a Current Values Official as an Editorialist
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France Inter: Radio France Staff Call for Charles Sapin's Column to Be Withdrawn and Vote the Strike
In a unanimous motion, staff expressed their "absolute rejection" of the arrival of the deputy editor of the editorial board of "Current Values" on France Inter, whose magazine carries values that are not "compatible" with those of the public group.
Former journalist of the "Point", Charles Sapin joined the weekly in August as deputy editor of the editorial. He animated his first column on France Inter at the end of the summer.
In a unanimously adopted motion, staff members expressed their "categorical refusal" of Charles Sapin's arrival on air, whose program promotes values "incompatible" with those of the public broadcaster. The joint union committee at Radio France is to "file a strike notice as soon as possible" if such a withdrawal is not implemented, the text, which AFP has seen, adds. France Inter, the leading radio station in terms of audience, has been in turm…
The arrival on France Inter of the journalist, responsible for the magazine "Valeurs actuelles", caused a lifting of shields. The management defends an issue of "pluralism".
Gathered in AG on Wednesday noon, Radio France employees voted against the management of the public company and are threatening a strike, following the arrival of the journalist of "Current Values" Charles Sapin.
By entrusting the new deputy director of "Current Values" with a Sunday editorial, the management of France Inter has attracted the lightnings of the guerrillas of the public service. The latter even voted a strike on Wednesday 2 September.
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