AMMAN
—
France 24, the state-owned international news television network based in
France, has responded to claims on social media that it fired its
Arabic-speaking editorial staff, according to a local media outlet.
اضافة اعلان
The
network stressed its commitment to “fighting all forms of discrimination”. It
also confirmed that an internal investigation is currently underway regarding
four journalists from its Arabic-speaking editorial staff.
Suspended for ‘anti-Semitism’The
four journalists were suspended after allegedly sharing content on their
personal social media accounts, which were considered by the network as
"anti-Semitic".
The
code of ethics of France Médias Monde (France 24, RFI, MCD) stipulates that its
journalists, when publishing on blogs, forums, social networks, and any space
dedicated to the public exchange of information, must ensure "respect for
professional and ethical rules (...) and not violate the values of ethics,
independence, and impartiality of the company (...)”.
Audits ongoingFrance
24 has assured that investigations and internal audits are ongoing, and the
measures taken in this situation aim to protect the integrity of the work of
the entire Arabic-speaking editorial staff of France 24.
Previously,
several social media accounts claimed that France 24 had fired Palestinian
journalist Laila Ouda, after she was accused of anti-Semitism for supporting
the Palestinian cause.
Ouda
is a Palestinian journalist, born in Bethlehem in 1970, with over 30 years of
experience in journalism. She has a BA in English Literature from Russia and
has worked for several TV stations.
She
is also one of the prominent faces of France 24. In response to her suspension,
many Palestinian journalists and supporters expressed solidarity with Ouda on
their personal Twitter accounts.
An
on the CAMERA website (Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in
America), taken up by the Simon Wiesenthal Center, recently implicated a
journalist and three Arabic-language correspondents of France 24 regarding
certain comments they allegedly posted on their personal pages on social
networks.
In
response, France 24 opened an audit on these alleged posts, as it communicated
internally on March 10.
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