Public Broadcasting
Auditions at public broadcasting commission defend the sector
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During hearings on February 4 and 5, 2026, before the parliamentary inquiry commission on public broadcasting, Culture Minister Rachida Dati and former ministers unanimously defended the struggling sector. They criticized the biased questions from rapporteur Charles Alloncle, while a tense incident pitted him against the commission president. Dati called for preserving public broadcasting without weakening it.
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