Overview

• After hearing France Télévisions’ Delphine Ernotte and Radio France’s Sibyle Veil, Arcom said it will clarify how impartiality applies to the public service and will gauge audience perceptions.
• The regulator will review internal safeguards such as charters, ethics committees and complaints systems, drawing on European precedents including Ofcom’s work on the BBC.
• Arcom reiterated it is not competent to rule on off‑air videos or to judge journalists’ professional ethics, which it says are matters for employers.
• CNews presenter Pascal Praud condemned Ernotte’s remarks as a “declaration of war” and claimed she “puts a target on our lives,” as Bolloré‑owned outlets escalated their counter‑attacks.
• The dispute stems from L’Incorrect posting an edited July video of Thomas Legrand and Patrick Cohen speaking with Socialist officials; the magazine says a bailiff authenticated the footage, a claim the journalists contest.