Parliamentary Inquiry Questions Reporters Without Borders' Neutrality and Soros Funding

Parliamentary Scrutiny of Media Practices

• 🔍 A parliamentary inquiry questioned the team from the investigative program "Complément d'enquête" regarding their journalistic methods.
• 🎯 The inquiry focused on the program's use of a Reporters Without Borders (RSF) study and alleged censorship.

Questions on RSF Neutrality and Funding

• 💰 The rapporteur revealed that Reporters Without Borders (RSF) received €700,000 in private funding from the Soros Foundation.
• ⚠️ RSF's apolitical charter was challenged by its public call to vote against the Rassemblement National during legislative elections.
• ⚖️ The rapporteur highlighted a "double standard" in "Complément d'enquête's" acceptance of RSF as a neutral source compared to other studies.

"Complément d'enquête" Defense

• 💡 The "Complément d'enquête" team defended their use of the RSF study, stating it's a recognized NGO whose work is commonly cited by other media.
• 💬 They asserted that citing an RSF study in a public debate does not mean they are "partie prenante" (participants/stakeholders) in the study itself.

Censorship Allegations and Explanations

• 🎬 A key point of contention was the absence of Ambassador Driancour's interview in the final broadcast, despite appearing in the trailer.
• 🚫 The "Complément d'enquête" team clarified that Driancour's interview was never mounted into the final report, and trailers are produced independently using raw footage.
• ✂️ Another incident involved a last-minute cut of a 1.5-minute segment from an episode on CNews, which the ARCOM had contested.
• ✅ This cut was explained as a technical decision to ensure "contradictory" (opposing viewpoints) could be included, not due to factual errors, as ARCOM had only expressed its view via press article close to broadcast.