Hollande and the "Karcher moment" that wasn't

Last night's later edition of Media Watch: François Hollande is accused of copying Nicolas Sarkozy when he infamously reassured a distraught suburban resident that he'd clear her neigbourhood of trouble-making "scum". Hollande was visiting the Paris suburb of Echirolles after a fatal double shooting when a resident asked for his reaction. Was this an attempt to use Sarkozy-style communications or not?

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By James CREEDON

James Creedon

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13/12/2011 - MEDIAWATCH FRANCE

'Buy French'

MEDIAWATCH FRANCE, Tue. 13/12/11: "Buy French" is the slogan of the moment for presidential candidates looking to boost industry. Centrist François Bayrou follows the pack, but forgets to check where his car was made. Meanwhile, far-right leader Marine Le Pen attacks a documentary on her National Front party without even having seen it.

09/12/2011 - MEDIA WATCH FRANCE

"Le snub": Sarkozy ignored Cameron... except he didn't

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08/12/2011 - MEDIA WATCH FRANCE

DSK CCTV footage revealed

MEDIAWATCH FRANCE, Thurs. 8/12/2011: More intrigue surrounding Dominique Strauss-Kahn's arrest back in May. CCTV footage from the day of the alleged sexual assault on a hotel maid in New York has emerged. What is the truth surrounding an alleged "celebratory dance" by two security guards, caught on camera?

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06/12/2011 - MEDIAWATCH FRANCE

Prostitution: target the clients?

MEDIAWATCH FRANCE, Tues. 6/12/2011: On France 24's fifth birthday, we bring you a shortened MediaWatch France. We discover a new website in France which aims to stoke debate about the major stories of the day. Also, the French Parliament looks into targeting the clients of prostitution instead of the prostitutes themselves.