'France 24' global news channel to launch in December

aawsat.com ^ | November 13, 2006 | Fatima el Issawi

[HAL9000]

Concerning coverage in Iraq, which constitutes a cornerstone in media coverage, I find that CNN conveys an American-directed message to a large extent, and more precisely one that is in favor of President George Bush.

France believes that CNN favors President Bush?

[ken5050]

They will also have a simultaneous translation into Arabic..

[Disturbin]

So I can watch French troops drop their weapons and run, 24 hours a day?

[billybudd]

Hmm, new French government propaganda channel. Yawn. Next!

[PBRSTREETGANG]

Surrendervision?

[MadIvan]

It could be worse. There's a satellite channel called EuroNews which is sort of like TASS for the European Union. It's absolutely dreadful.

Regards, Ivan

[james500]

"It’s a well-known fact that professional competition in the field is extensive and there are many channels with long years of experience which we greatly respect, such as CNN, BBC and Al Jazeera."



Of course they do.

[The_Republican]

Some of the shows:

1) Surrender Hour - 3-4 hours a day - discussions focused on Internations Politics and world hot-spots to figure out various surrender strategies.

2) Arabic news and viewpoint - 2-3 hours a day - discussion focused on Internations Politics and world hot-spots to figure out various surrender strategies in Arabic.

3) American Hour - Discussion of American unjust aggression and how Americans would be better of Surrendering like France.

4) Sports Hour - Discuss the Doping Strategies of American Athletes and failures of honorable non-doping French Athletes.

5) Health Hour - How to diguise body odor Food smell.

6) Economic News - How to sell bottled French Tap water to Americans and grow the multi-billion dollar industry.

Please add....

[Bosco]

Your 24 hour capitulation source...

[Proud_USA_Republican]

France believes they are still a world power as well.

[Bosco]

Vichy: We did before, we can do it again!

[The Old Hoosier]

Did someone say 24?

[Caipirabob]

Not like their market isn't already crowded with leftist blather.

[PeterFinn]

I'm sure Al Franken will be available to help them find their way into oblivion.

[Caipirabob]

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[Aikonaa]

The French don't understand modern, global mass communication. This reactive attempt, which I expect to be fully subsidized by the French government, will go down in flames. CNN et al. do have their agendas but they don't come about them in the arrogant way the French will. It's a telling sign of their insecurity that the channel is called 'France 24'. I expect more attention will paid to making sure that their guests use Officially Approved French and to faux-intellectual sneering at 'Anglo-Saxons' rather than to providing interesting, quality content.

[nickcarraway]

Proposed Motto: We Report, You Surrender

[kjo]

There's a French code of ethics?

[dead]

Hopefully, it will not be broadcast in Odorama.

[SquirrelKing]

Round-the-clock car burning coverage!