Overview

• Arcom said it will clarify the concrete scope of impartiality rules for France Télévisions and Radio France and review existing safeguards, citing European precedents such as Ofcom’s work on the BBC.
• The authority announced an independent survey to gauge public expectations and reiterated it is not competent to rule on the secretly filmed Legrand‑Cohen video or on journalists’ professional conduct.
• Delphine Ernotte described CNews as an opinion outlet and urged it to own being a far‑right channel, an unprecedented characterization by a public media chief reported on Thursday.
• CNews host Pascal Praud denounced her remarks as a “declaration of war” that “puts a target” on the channel’s reporters, and the network said she was trying to deflect questions about public media impartiality.
• Arnaud Lagardère condemned what he called “excessive attacks” on Europe 1, while the dispute stems from a L’Incorrect video that prompted accusations of collusion and led Thomas Legrand to relinquish his Sunday show.