CNews (журнал)

CNews (; stylised as CNEWS, formerly i>Télé) is a French free-to-air news channel launched on 4 November 1999 by Groupe Canal+. It provides 24-hour national and global news coverage. It is the second most watched news network in France, after BFM TV and before LCI and France Info.

i>Télé was renamed CNews on 27 February 2017. Since this change, it has a conservative editorial stance, and is often compared to the American TV channel Fox News. It has been repeatedly warned and was fined €200,000 by the French audiovisual regulatory body in 2021.

The channel is under the control of the media proprietor and business magnate Vincent Bolloré, who has been accused of interfering with the editorial choices of the CNews.

Viewership

A 2021 CSA poll for the channel found that 27% of its viewers identified with the left, 9% with the centre and 24% with the right, 9% identified with Marine Le Pen far-right National Rally party. A total of 40% of viewers either did not identify with a party or did not say.

Controversy

According to satirical and investigative media ''Le Canard Enchaîné'' and leftist activist group Sleeping Giants France, CNews, owned by Groupe Bolloré and Vincent Bolloré, clearly supports conservative and far-right journalists, who are promoting racist discourse. Éric Zemmour, in particular, was condemned on 17 September 2020, for racial hatred.

With its promotion of ideas of the French far right, as well as its broadcasting of sanitary fake news and conspiracy theories, the channel has been described as a French version of Fox News.

Warnings and sanctions

CNews was warned by the Arcom in May 2022 for its failure to respect its "obligation to honesty and rigor in the presentation and treatment of the news". This warning, due to statements made by , followed a record €200,000 fine levied against the channel the preceding year. This fine was the result of recidivism by employee Éric Zemmour whose statements had led to previous warnings.

Presenters

Politics

* Julien Nény (since 2016)
* Yoan Usaï (since 2013)
* Loïc Signor (since 2016)
* Hugues Dago (since 2016)

Economy and Stock Markets

* Marie-Sophie Carpentier (2008-2012)

Culture

* Olivier Benkemoun (since 1999)
* Xavier Leherpeur (since 2013)
* Pierre Zeni, cinema specialist (since 2016)
* Laurent Weil (since 2016)

Business and Markets

* Johann Ouaki (since 2017)
* Sandy Prenois (since 2017)

Sports

* Pascal Praud (since 2010)
* Julien Pasquet (since 2009)
* Elodie Poyade (2012, since 2016)
* Sonia Carneiro (since 2013)
* Thibaud Vézirian (since 2017)
* Thibaut Geffrotin (since 2017)
* Lyès Houhou (from Infosport+)
* Paul Tchoukriel (from Infosport+)
* Virginie Ramel (since 2017)
* Arnaud Bonnin (since 2017)

Football

* Francesca Antoniotti
* Raymond Aabou
* Jean-Luc Arribart
* Pierre Ménès
* Gilles Verdez
* Alain Roche
* Bruno Ahoyo

Police-justice specialists

* Noémie Schulz (since 3/2016)
* Sandra Buisson (since 2012)

"International questions" specialist

* Harold Hyman (since 2016)

Weather

* Thierry Fréret (since 2010)
* Loïc Rousval (since 2015)
* Alexandra Blanc (2011-2013 and since 2016)
* Somaya Labidi

Political editors

* Gérard Leclerc (2017-2023)
* Yves Thréard (since 2012)
* Virginie Le Guay (since 2017)
* Jean-Claude Dassier (since 2013)
* Françoise Degois (2014-2016 and since 2017)

Regional correspondents

* Damien Deparnay (Lille and Nord-Pas de Calais)
* Olivier Madinier (Lyon and Rhône-Alpes)
* Romain Ripoteau (Languedoc-Roussillon and Midi-Pyrénées)
* Jean-Luc Thomas (Toulouse)
* Jean-Michel Decazes and Michaël Chaillou (Bretagne and Pays de La Loire)
* Sébastien Bendotti (Bureau de Lyon and Rhône-Alpes)
* David Brunet (Strasbourg)
* Stéphanie Rouquié (Marseille)
* Antoine Estève and Brice Bachon (Bordeaux)

Former presenters

Editor

* Yann Moix (2014–2015)

Staff

Present news anchors and analysts

* Claire-Élisabeth Beaufort
* Soizic Boisard
* Patrice Boisfer
* Virginie Chomicki
* Nelly Daynac
* Caroline Delage
* Romain Desarbres
* Laurence Ferrari
* Olivier Galzi
* Thomas Lequertier
* Clélie Mathias
* Marc Menant
* Isabelle Moreau
* Patrick Poivre d'Arvor
* Pascal Praud
* Audrey Pulvar
* Aïda Touihri
* Éric Zemmour

Past anchors

* Harry Roselmack (currently on TF1)
* Guillaume Durand (currently on Paris Première and Radio Classique)
* Thomas Hugues (currently on France 5)
* Maya Lauqué (currently on France 5)
* Thomas Thouroude (currently on Canal+)
* Bruce Toussaint (currently on France 5)
* Amandine Bégot (currently on LCI)
* Laurent Bazin
* Sonia Chironi
* Marie-Sophie Carpentier

Visual identity

Logos

Slogans

* 1999–2001: "i> l'info se rapproche" (i> news is getting closer)
* 2001–2002: "Là où ça se passe, 24 h sur 24" (Wherever it's happening, 24/7)
* 2002–2007: "L'info en +" (News in +)
* 2007–2008: "Toutes les infos, tout le temps" (All the news, all the time)
* 2008–2009: "Au cœur de l'actualité" (At the heart of the news)
* 2009–2010: "L'information avec un grand I" (News with a big I)
* 2010–2011: "Soyez les premiers à voir les images" (Be the first to see the images)
* 2011–2013: "Au plus près de l'actualité 24h/24" (Closer to the news 24/7)
* 2013–2014: "Au cœur de l'événement" (At the heart of the event)
* 2014–2017: "L'information ne s'arrête jamais" (The news never stops)
* February - November 2017: "La chaîne info : décryptage et opinions" (The news channel: decoding and opinions)
* November 2017 – 2021: "La chaîne info qui explique l'info" (The news channel that explains the news)
* June 2021: "Venez avec vos convictions, vous vous ferez une opinion." (Come with your convictions, you'll form an opinion.)

References

External links

*
Official website

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Canal+
Conservatism in France
Conservative media in France
Television stations in France
Television channels and stations established in 1999
1999 establishments in France
French-language television stations
24-hour television news channels in France