Is media concentration a danger to democracy and pluralism of information? A commission of inquiry from the French Senate is taking up this burning subject. Indeed, while the presidential campaign is in full swing in France, the country is also seeing a mega merger between TF1 and M6 looming on the horizon.
Launched two months ago in a certain discretion, this commission is making a lot of noise this week because since Wednesday January 19 it has been hearing the billionaires who share most of the tricolor press. After Vincent Bolloré, she now hears Bernard Arnault. Xavier Niel, Patrick Drahi or even Martin Bouygues will also be heard in the days to come.
Analysis of the situation with Alexis Levrier, lecturer at the University of Reims, specialist in media history and author of the book Jupiter and Mercury: presidential power in the face of the press (The Little Mornings, 2021)