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Web users fact-check journalists over Gaza

Web users call the BBC on an erroneous retweet by their Gaza correspondent. There is also criticism over an op-ed in the Jerusalem Post calling for Gaza to be "flattened". Elsewhere, France's UMP is in turmoil over a leadership battle, echoing a similar deficit in democracy in the Socialist party during their 2008 leadership contest. Finally, naked feminists dressed as nuns get tear-gassed by right-wing Catholic demonstrators protesting against gay marriage... A busy 24 hours in France!

By James CREEDON
Goldman Sachs and Europe's 'inside job'
16/11/2011 - MEDIAWATCH FRANCE

Goldman Sachs and Europe's 'inside job'

MEDIAWATCH FRANCE, Tues. 15/11/2011. Goldman Sachs has infiltrated senior positions of power across Europe, says Le Monde's London correspondent, Marc Roche. The Prime Ministers of Greece and Italy as well as the new head of the European Central Bank all have close ties to the bank.
Mossad or not Mossad?
14/11/2011 - MEDIA WATCH

Mossad or not Mossad?

MEDIAWATCH, Mon. 14/11/2011: Speculation mounts over whether Israel was responsible for an explosion at an Iranian military site last Saturday which killed at least 17 people, including a top missile defence expert. We take a look at the coverage.
Babar vs. Asterix
14/11/2011 - MEDIA WATCH FRANCE

Babar vs. Asterix

MEDIAWATCH FRANCE, Mon. 14/11/2011: François Hollande is likened to cartoon elephant Babar, while Nicolas Sarkozy is like the fearless Gaulish warrior: so says Education Minister Luc Chatel. Also, might Dominique Strauss-Kahn have admitted he's "ill"; and what do you call inhabitants of La Somme?
Rick Perry's big 'fail'
11/11/2011 - MEDIAWATCH

Rick Perry's big 'fail'

MEDIAWATCH, Fri., 10/11/2011: One moment of forgetfulness may well have cost Rick Perry his presidential ambitions. We take a look at the man who would be president who couldn't remember a list of three...
After Greece and Italy, is France next?
10/11/2011 - MEDIA WATCH FRANCE

After Greece and Italy, is France next?

MEDIAWATCH FRANCE: France's woes as viewed by the foreign press and the latest twist in Dominique Strauss-Kahn's legal woes.

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