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Trierweiler: from a tweet to a tv show

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France's First Lady may host a television show for the Canal Plus network according to news reports, in what would be a first for a French President's wife. Also, the famous Spanish fresco defaced by an elderly woman is back in the news - this time the culprit wants royalties for her work!! Also, the worst restaurant review ever and How Nicolas Sarkozy feels about his fans...

MEDIAWATCH
By James CREEDON
Twitter: to censor or not to censor?
08/02/2013 - MEDIA WATCH FRANCE

Twitter: to censor or not to censor?

Twitter's top legal representative met with the French Government today, the latest in a series of communications between the microblogging site and French officials over how to manage hate speech. In the past three months, homophobic and anti-semitic hashtags have caused controversy. On 24th January, a Paris court said Twitter must provide details regarding the identity of the authors of tweets where an official complaint has been made.
'The Origin of the World'... was Irish!
07/02/2013 - MEDIAWATCH FRANCE

'The Origin of the World'... was Irish!

The subject of Gustave Courbet's controversial painting of the female genitalia has been identified! Irishwoman Joanna Hifferman was the lover of Courbet's friend James Whistler. Courbet's painting therefore did not just focus on genitalia but was a nude that included the subject's head and shoulders. First though, more reaction to the assassination of Tunisian opposition leader Shokri Belaid. Also, what is the "Streisand effect"?
Tunisia in shock after Shokri Belaïd's murder
07/02/2013 - MEDIA WATCH

Tunisia in shock after Shokri Belaïd's murder

We take a look at shocked reaction on the Tunisian and French web after the murder of opposition leader Shokri Belaïd. Also, naming the victims of CIA drones - the London-based Bureau of Investigative Journalism launches an ambitious project. Finally, why is The Sunday Times refusing to accept freelance photographers' work from Syria?
Naming the victims of US drones
06/02/2013 - MEDIAWATCH FRANCE

Naming the victims of US drones

The UK-based Bureau of Investigative Journalism has launched a project aiming to name all victims of CIA drones in Pakistan. We take a look at the project. First though, reaction to the murder of Tunisian opposition leader Shokri Belaid. We finish with The Sunday Times' decision not to use photographs taken by freelancers in Syria.
PSA workers rap their discontent
06/02/2013 - MEDIA WATCH

PSA workers rap their discontent

Aulnay-sous-Bois is a suburb of Paris where a PSA Peugeot Citron factory is to shut in 2014 with 3,000 jobs being cut. We take a look at a rap song expressing the anger of workers and local inhabitants. Also, a strange new video on the North Korean official YouTube page shows the destruction of New York City.

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