In this series, La Loupe met those who were closest to this movement: police officer, trade unionist, journalist, mayor, deputy, magistrate… They began their careers with many ideals, but what about five years later late ? Today, Charline Hurel, journalist at LCI, is interested in the role that the media had during the mobilization of the yellow vests.
The team: Charlotte Baris (presentation and writing), Jules Krot (editing and production).
Credits: Le Parisien, LCI, X (ex-Twitter)
Music and design: Emmanuel Herschon/Studio Torrent
Image credits: FRANCOIS GUILLOT/AFP
Logo: Anne-Laure Chapelain/Benjamin Chazal
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Charlotte Baris: It is barely 10 a.m. when several yellow vests approach the Arc de Triomphe in the heart of Paris. This morning in December 2018, a few demonstrators sang the Marseillaise, while the situation was already tense along the Champs-Elysées.
Around the monument, there are more and more of them surrounded by the police. Demonstrators begin to tear up paving stones from Place de l’Etoile, before throwing them at the CRS, who respond with charges and tear gas. Confusion reigns. Some try to protect the tomb of the unknown soldier, while others spray paint the feet of the Arc de Triomphe. At the end of the afternoon, we discovered the extent of the damage inside the monument.
For hours, days, all these images play in a loop on the continuous news channels. Since the start of the mobilization, the yellow vests have been constantly in the news. Journalists are increasing the number of live broadcasts during demonstrations and reporting throughout France. But they are also criticized, even targeted, by the participants. During the yellow vest movement, the entire relationship with the press was turned upside down…
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