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DSK + police + Bois de Boulogne = ?
05/12/2011 - MEDIAWATCH FRANCE

DSK + police + Bois de Boulogne = ?

MEDIAWATCH FRANCE, Mon. 5/12/2011: Greenpeace's nuclear break-in near Paris; DSK and Bois de Boulogne-gate; a journalist gets in trouble for mocking Norwegian-born presidential candidate Eva Joly's accent, and a look at the "Germanophobia" debate in France.
Anne Nivat, War Reporter
01/12/2011 - THE INTERVIEW

Anne Nivat, War Reporter

Marc Perelman speaks to Anne Nivat, an independent war reporter. She has reported from many places, including Chechnya, Iraq and especially Afghanistan. Her experiences in Afghanistan inspired her latest book which has just been published in French, "Les brouillards de la guerre" ("The Fogs of War").
Seeking to silence dissent?
22/11/2011 - TURKEY

Seeking to silence dissent?

Turkey has been touted as a model for the Arab Spring's fledgling democracies. Yet Turkish journalists, publishers, academics and human rights activists say they are being arrested and put on trial on charges of terrorism. They say the government has a simple message for Turks: reveal information that compromises our party, and risk being neutralised.
Libya: pushing for peace with Tuareg tribes
12/11/2011 - THE WEEK IN MAGHREB

Libya: pushing for peace with Tuareg tribes

A delegation of Libya's new leaders head south, to the Sahara, to try to forge links with Tuareg tribes. Also, our reporters in Morocco follow the campaign to free a young rapper from prison. His supporters say he is being punished for his politics. Finally, has freedom of the press flourished in Tunisia? Ten months on from the first revolution of the Arab Spring, we shine the spotlight on Tunisian journalism.
Tyler Brûlé, Editor-in-chief of Monocle
12/11/2011 - THE BUSINESS INTERVIEW

Tyler Brûlé, Editor-in-chief of Monocle

Tom Burges Watson meets Tyler Brûlé, Editor-in-chief of Monocle and a rare hybrid of journalist, entrepreneur and style guru.
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Top spy charged in French newspaper espionage scandal
18/10/2011 - FRANCE

Top spy charged in French newspaper espionage scandal

Bernard Squarcini, the head of France’s DCRI counterespionage agency, has been under inquiry for illicit data-gathering on French daily Le Monde, in connection to leaks that involved President Nicolas Sarkozy in the Bettencourt corruption scandal.
France 24 wins prize for web documentary on rape in DRC
09/10/2011 - FRANCE 24

France 24 wins prize for web documentary on rape in DRC

France 24 journalists Zoé Lamazou and Sarah Leduc have won a Bayeux-Calvados War Journalism prize in the category of web journalism for their documentary on rape in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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The World This Week - September 2nd, 2011 (part 1)
02/09/2011 - THE WORLD THIS WEEK

The World This Week - September 2nd, 2011 (part 1)

François Picard’s panel chalks up the winners and losers of the conflict in Libya, approves the IMF’s Christine Lagarde for her straight talk on European banks, and argues over the impact of Nicolas Sarkozy’s inner circle ordering the phone-tapping of two investigative journalists.
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'State liars'
02/09/2011 - IN THE FRENCH PAPERS

'State liars'

Two stories dominate today's French papers: government monitoring of a Le Monde journalist, and the use of a tram to remove Roma people from a camp. Both fuel debate about President Nicolas Sarkozy’s handling of domestic issues. That’s the focus for this review of the French press, Friday 2nd September 2011.
French secret service spied on Le Monde
01/09/2011 - MediaWatch

French secret service spied on Le Monde

MEDIAWATCH FRANCE, Thurs. 1/9/2011: Journalism appears an increasingly risky business in France: Le Monde says it was spied on last year by the French secret service, while left-leaning news website Mediapart claims one of its journalists received a death threat for investigating a political scandal known as the "Karachi affair". Also, parking meters for prostitutes in Bonn - a German solution to a German problem?
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