“Nouvel Obs” Info: When France Inter cancels its former CEO, Mathieu Gallet
Mathieu Gallet, former CEO of Radio France, here in November 2018 during the Médias en Seine festival, in Paris. (Photo by Ilan Deutsch / Hans Lucas via AFP) ILAN DEUTSCH / HANS LUCAS VIA AFP
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Former Radio France CEO Mathieu Gallet has had his invitation to appear on the show "Zoom Zoom Zen" revoked. He supports Rachida Dati's broadcasting reform, which many Radio France employees oppose.
The story reached the office of Culture Minister Rachida Dati. She didn't need this to be constantly criticizing Radio France. Let's summarize the facts: on June 25, Mathieu Gallet, who chaired the Maison Ronde from 2014 to 2018, was a guest on the show "Zoom Zoom Zen," hosted by Matthieu Noël. The invitation was canceled very late, that very morning.
The case comes in a unique context: just days before the vote in the National Assembly (on June 30) on the law introduced by Rachida Dati. This law would profoundly reform the structure of public broadcasting: a holding company would be created, encompassing France Télévisions and Radio France, and headed by a single boss who would decide the strategy of the whole and the distribution of the budget. The Radio France unions, believing that they...
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