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Le Monde tells Hollande: 'Fire Green ministers!'

Le Monde gets political with an editorial calling on François Hollande to fire his Green ministers. Meanwhile, Dominique Strauss-Kahn is tentatively making some media reappearances. And could Facebook affect your employment and health insurance prospects in the future? A Guardian article imagines a "Generation Y nightmare".

By James CREEDON
Police and rioters: the social media war
09/08/2011 - MEDIA WATCH

Police and rioters: the social media war

MEDIAWATCH, Tuesday, 9/8/2011. We look at videos and photos posted by looters in London as well as how they organise themselves using social media and mobile phones. However, the police and civil society are fighting back and are also making use of social media.
Are London's rioters "mindless"?
08/08/2011 - MEDIA WATCH

Are London's rioters "mindless"?

MEDIAWATCH, Monday, 9/8/2011: What are the motivations for the London riots? Are rioters "mindless" or are there real social causes behind the chaos? We look at some of the analysis in the British and French media.
French far-right says Breivik 'not one of us'
05/08/2011 - MEDIAWATCH

French far-right says Breivik 'not one of us'

MEDIAWATCH FRANCE, Fri. 5/8/2011. More on Christine Lagarde's legal woes; Marine Le Pen backs up her father's controversial declaration on the Norway killings; the French far-right distances itself from Breivik; and a fugitive from French justice puts a mocking video online.
Who is Bernard Tapie?
04/08/2011 - MEDIA WATCH

Who is Bernard Tapie?

MEDIAWATCH FRANCE, Thurs 4/8/2011: Who exactly is Bernard Tapie? We look at the man at the centre of the controversy surrounding Christine Lagarde. Also, lawyers dig for more witnesses to testify against Dominique Strauss-Kahn, and the last "pink triangle" passes away in France.
The Pharaoh in a cage
03/08/2011 - MEDIAWATCH

The Pharaoh in a cage

MEDIAWATCH, Wed. 3/8/2011. We look at online reaction to ousted Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak's court appearance.

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