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CNews (French pronunciation:[senjuz]; 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 taken a conservative editorial stance,[1][2][3] and is often compared to the American TV channel
Fox News. It has been repeatedly warned by French regulators for its failure to honestly and rigorously report news to the public. Due to these infractions, it was fined €200,000 by the French audiovisual regulatory body in 2021.[4]
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.[5]
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 hate speech.
Éric Zemmour, in particular, was condemned on 17 September 2020 for inciting racial hatred.[7]
CNEWS is also sometimes criticised for lack of viewpoint diversity, as most of the channel's contributors espouse views of the
right-wing or are affiliated with the
far-right.[8][9][10]
Given its promotion of ideas of the
French far right, as well as for broadcasting fake news and conspiracy theories,[11][12][13][14] the channel has been described as a French version of
Fox News.[15]
Warnings and sanctions
CNews was warned by the French regulatory body
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
Ivan Rioufol [
fr], followed a record €200,000 fine levied against the channel the previous year. This fine was the result of recidivism by employee
Éric Zemmour whose statements had led to previous warnings.[4]
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)