French journalist killed in Ukraine
Frédéric Leclerc-Imhoff, 32 years old, a reporter for BFM-TV, was killed by shrapnel in the Donbass. This is the second French journalist killed in this war between Russia and Ukraine.
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Anti-Covid Vaccines : Response to AFP fact-checking
In order to fight against misinformation, social networks and major media have decided to tackle “fake news”. But the “verifiers” don’t necessarily have the skills and talent to distinguish between the true and the false. Fact-checking with a Pfizer twist.
Journalist killed in Djenine: “end impunity for killers
The National Union of Journalists (SNJ) denounces this heinous crime and the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) files a complaint with the International Criminal Court.
The unbearable dictatorship of algorithms
Under the pretext of preventing all kinds of abuse, are social network algorithms gradually taking control of our ideas and opinions ? Example with Covid-19.
A young chess player upsets LinkedIn’s algorithms
Elliot Papadiamandis, 16, International Chess Master, posted an ad on LinkedIn looking for a sponsor. His post, which went viral, was seen 1.5 million times in a few hours. Record broken. But his account was deleted. Why was this?
Ukraine: The economic damage to come
The head of the World Trade Organization warned Tuesday against splitting the global economy into rival blocs amid the war in Ukraine, calling on countries not to restrict trade at this time of crisis.
Ukraine : For the impartiality of the press. And for the honor of journalists !
Fourteen journalists, former war correspondents of major Italian media, have just written an open letter to denounce the bias of the international press in covering the war in Ukraine.
Big discomfort in the Lorraine newspapers
A 48-hour strike was voted at Le Républicain Lorrain (Metz), a 24-hour walkout at L’Est Républicain (Nancy, Besançon) and at Vosges Matin (Epinal), all three of which belong to the EBRA group (Crédit Mutuel).
Manuel Valls : “We must prepare for war”
Point of view. Interviewed by Apolline de Malherbe on BFMTV, the former Prime Minister mentioned the idea of a possible conflict with Russia. But he remains vague about the state of our army.
France offers political asylum to some, not to others…
Emmanuel Macron wants to offer France’s protection to Marina Ovsyannilova who presented an anti-war sign on Russian television. But still not to Julian Assange, under threat of extradition to the United States.
For the freedom of Olivier Dubois the French hostage in the world since April 8, 2021
A few months before the French and Malian presidential elections, the family and friends of Olivier Dubois, a French journalist who has been held hostage in Mali since 8/04/21, are calling for a citizen’s mobilization to urge the heads of state of these two nations to make Olivier the priority of these two states and obtain his release.
The lie, a formidable weapon of war!
Disinformation is a weapon of mass destruction. Relayed indiscriminately by the press and social media, it allows to justify unspeakable acts and to manipulate the opinion.