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I was surprised at France's "international" (read: English) coverage of the Ukraine war from their state broadcasting France24. https://www.youtube.com/c/FRANC
by pluc 5y ago
I was surprised at France's "international" (read: English) coverage of the Ukraine war from their state broadcasting France24.
https://www.youtube.com/c/FRANCE24English https://www.youtube.com/c/FRANCE24English
They've been live and free since at least the start of the conflict: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3MuIUNCCzI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3MuIUNCCzI
It's interesting to see France cater to anglophones when in Quebec we do the opposite and try to convert as many people to French as possible in order to "protect the French language". You'll never see a French Quebec broadcaster spin up an anglophone version..
- realusername 5y agoFrance24 is kind of alone on its purpose though, it's only meant for international audience and it's not read much domestically
- JustFinishedBSG 5y agoNot entirely true, France Info is basically France24-but-for-France. Most of the coverage is the exact same.
- noarchy 5y ago>You'll never see a French Quebec broadcaster spin up an anglophone version.. The dynamics here in Quebec are obviously much different. France is a francophone country, while Quebec is a francophone province within a largely anglophone country. The state media here has long had bilingual offerings. That aside, the French media here in Quebec doesn't really make money. They are kept afloat by government subsidies (this is true of a lot of the English media as well - most get handouts). So spinning off some sort of English version, for multiple reasons, is a non-starter. Besides, if you're an anglophone in places like Montreal or Gatineau, you've got English media anyway.
- baud147258 5y ago> They are kept afloat by government subsidies Most media (that's not already state owned) in France is the same
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- everybodyknows 5y agoThe France24 text site is a regular read for me: https://france24.com https://france24.com Videos are embedded, but they wait for you to press PLAY! Civilization does persist, even on the Internet.
- jdrc 5y agoI was gonna say the same. My french isnt great so France24 was surprisingly (?) good at the coverage of the war. They host great analysis too which helps to put everything in context instead of the usual sensationalist coverage.
- dorianmariefr 5y agoFrance 24 is great, available in French, English and Arab
- UncleSlacky 5y ago...and Spanish.