Madonna v. Marine

Marine Le Pen is to sue Madonna after she associated the French politician's image with fascist symbolism during a concert in Paris on Saturday. The singer already pulled the same stunt at a concert in Tel Aviv in May. Also, it's the 70th anniversary of the wartime roundup of Jews in Paris known as "La rafle du Vél'd'Hiv" - we take a look at how successfully its memory is being kept alive.

MEDIAWATCH

By James CREEDON

James Creedon

Presenter

06/03/2013 - MEDIAWATCH FRANCE

#VivaChavezporSiempre - Viva Chavez Forever

Twitter is full of tweets and twitpics glorifying Venezuela's deceased president. We take a look at some of the highlights from this online adulation, as well as looking at some critical comments.

05/03/2013 - MEDIAWATCH FRANCE

Two deaths, one body

Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb leaders Abou Zeid and Mokhtar Belmokhtar have both been identified by different media as being the dead man featured in a photo taken by a Chadian soldier with his mobile phone. So which one of them is it, or it neither of them?! Also, a map identifies deaths in Moscow under Stalin, street by street, plus other stories.

04/03/2013 - MEDIA WATCH FRANCE

Dramatic Twitter storm over use of word ‘dramatic’

Twitter users responded with satire to France 24’s Stuart Norval referring to dramatic images at a Kenyan polling station as…well… “dramatic”! We take a look at reactions. Also, fashion chain Mango is criticised for labelling a line of jewellery as “Esclave” (slave). Finally, Batman really does exist and he lives in Bradford, Northern England!

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01/03/2013 - MEDIAWATCH FRANCE

Are grandparents being replaced by Google?

An American basketball star visits North Korea - we take a look at coverage. Also, are grandparents being replaced by Google and Wikipedia? We also have more on the horsemeat scandal as it spreads to kangaroos...plus the History Channel covers the future and a man resolves a Rubik's cube while juggling it!

28/02/2013 - MEDIA WATCH FRANCE

Pontifex over and out

We take a look at the top images on social media as Pope Benedict leaves the building: popemobiles, popecopters, domes and vistas aplenty. Also some jokes and wordplay on Twitter as well as gratitude at the end of Benedict's papacy... but also some criticisms.