The French media crazy about the election
04 November 2008 à 22h57
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Financial crisis, what financial crisis ? US election mania has arrived in France. For the last three days, the French media have forgotten the economic crisis and have been focusing almost exclusively on the American vote. The suspense about the future American president has invaded our newspapers, our radios and especially our television stations, which have poured enormous resources into the American Election coverage.
On France2, two anchormen, David Pujadas and Laurent Delahousse are presenting the news from New York. The channel already has two permanent teams of five journalists and technicians in Washington and New York. These measures have been completed by the dispatch of three more journalists criss-crossing the States. Same thing on TF1 which has sent the two main newscasters Claire Chazal and Laurence Ferrari to the Big Apple. The channel created the surprise on Sunday evening, with a news bulletin presented by Claire Chazal: it began with a recorded section from Paris and then continued live with her in Times Square.
Canal Plus follows the movement : its daily show « Le grand journal » is broadcasting live from New York and the channel has even invited a special commentator, the IMF head’s wife, Anne Sinclair. Even the morning show is specially covering the event. On Sunday, the journalist Anne-Sophie Lapix presented her political show Dimanche + live from New York.
The German-French channel Arte proposes a special program presented by Daniel Leconte from the United States.
A lot of effects which border on overdose. For the last few days, French television stations have been broadcasting a mass of reports about the United States, its social and economic problems, the electoral process…
The problem is that too many programs are swamping the main issues of the subject. Moreover, some articles have denounced the pro-Obama opinion of the French media and a lack of analysis in several reports.
For sure, the phenomenon is not new. US election mania hits all the media, from newspapers to radio and television, every four years. But today, more than in 2004, this media passion may be justified : this polling day may change the history of the United States.
Canal Plus follows the movement : its daily show « Le grand journal » is broadcasting live from New York and the channel has even invited a special commentator, the IMF head’s wife, Anne Sinclair. Even the morning show is specially covering the event. On Sunday, the journalist Anne-Sophie Lapix presented her political show Dimanche + live from New York.
The German-French channel Arte proposes a special program presented by Daniel Leconte from the United States.
A lot of effects which border on overdose. For the last few days, French television stations have been broadcasting a mass of reports about the United States, its social and economic problems, the electoral process…
The problem is that too many programs are swamping the main issues of the subject. Moreover, some articles have denounced the pro-Obama opinion of the French media and a lack of analysis in several reports.
For sure, the phenomenon is not new. US election mania hits all the media, from newspapers to radio and television, every four years. But today, more than in 2004, this media passion may be justified : this polling day may change the history of the United States.
