France's media revolt

Jürg Altwegg reports that France's journalists are getting more courageous despite Sarkozy's "close ties with the media barons". "Other newspapers were quick to report that a dossier on Sarkozy and the media compiled by the French tabloid 'Aujourd'hui' subsequently disappeared from the editing system. An information exchange network has been established between the different newspapers, and it works very smoothly. All incidents are reported to the public... The newspapers are making headway against the demands of political power and they must now hold their own against the 'free' Internet. The pressure applied by Sarkozy makes the Internet a genuine source of information. Millions follow minor and major cover-up stories on the Internet. The suburbs are quiet and there have been no demonstrations on the streets. The revolt is rumbling in the media."

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