France's new sports minister: a misogynist and a homophobe?

MEDIAWATCH FRANCE, Tues. 27/9/2011: France's new sports minister is under fire for controversial statements he's made about women in the past. Also, a storm in a tea cup over a photo of Martine Aubry, and French feminists call for the abolition of "Mademoiselle" (Miss) on official forms, saying women should not have to identify themselves on the basis of their marital status.

MEDIAWATCH

By James CREEDON

James Creedon

Presenter

26/08/2011 - MEDIA WATCH

France and Italy battle for business in Libya

MEDIAWATCH FRANCE, Fri. 26/8/2011: With it's infrastructure in ruins, French and Italian companies vie for contracts in the "new Libya". Also, are there Islamists in the NTC ranks? A look too at Obama's "Yes We Can" campaign and how it's inspired French Socialists.

25/08/2011 - MEDIA WATCH

Who is looking for Gaddafi?

MEDIAWATCH, Thurs. 25/8/2011: Where is Gaddafi and who is joining the effort to track him down? We analyse the articles claiming that the French and British secret services aided rebels in the Battle of Tripoli and are now leading efforts to locate Gaddafi.

24/08/2011 - MEDIA WATCH

How neutral was the media in Libya?

MEDIAWATCH, Wed. 24/8/2011: We look at the role of the media in the Libyan conflict: neutral observers or 'actors' in the outcome? Also, there has been a huge reaction in the French press to the dismissal of the Strauss-Kahn case. For one journalist, everybody was a loser in this drama - except DSK's wife, Anne Sinclair, who is the only person to have emerged with her dignity intact. Also, the New York Post continues its insults, despite the case being drawn to a close!

23/08/2011 - MEDIA WATCH

Gaddafi's compound stormed by rebels

MEDIAWATCH, Tues. 23/8/2011: We take a look at some of the most striking photos, tweets and articles charting the Battle of Tripoli, and its consequences, on the day in which Gaddafi's compound was stormed by rebels.

19/08/2011 - MEDIA WATCH

Would Jesus listen to death metal?

MEDIAWATCH FRANCE, Fri. 19/8/2011: To what extent would clamping down on social media quell riots? Is Jesus compatible with death metal? Also a Nivea ad campaign is pulled because of controversially seeking to civilise a long-haired African-American man!

(1) comment