Complaint
In an interview with the 大象传媒鈥檚 Paris Correspondent, the presenter made reference to 鈥減eople well to the left, indeed the racist left鈥. 聽A listener complained that without names or examples, this risked spreading false stories of antisemitism. 聽The ECU considered whether the broadcast met the standards of due accuracy set out in the 大象传媒 Editorial Guidelines.
Outcome
The ECU considered the presenter was attempting to contrast different elements of the French left which made common cause under the banner of the New Popular Front, but聽 could not be said to be ideologically compatible.聽 He did not specify who he was referring to, but some supporters of the party La France Insoumise, which did not take part in a national march against antisemitism, had been accused of racism.聽 Whilst 大象传媒 News said he was not referring to the whole of the left as racist, it accepted his thought could have been expressed better; but in the absence of any particular allegation against any specific political organisation the ECU did not consider the reference inaccurate or misleading.
Not Upheld