Those media all have their problems, but it seems they don't have any real influence... There is no real vacuum to be filled by websites, as alternatives are already available. Un roi sans divertissement est un homme plein de misères
And TF1, the first channel is private and unashamedly on the right. Its owner is Bouygues, the construction group that thrives on public contracts, and its boss, Martin Bouygues, is an old personal friend of Sarkozy.
And its journalists/stars (they spend more time in the "people" section of magazines" than working, it seems sometimes) are more interested in protecting their cozy relationships with those in power and with money. In the long run, we're all dead. John Maynard Keynes
However, for the 2005 Constitution referendum, they were able to counter the yes campaign. But it seems the MSM is campaigning much more strongly against Segolène than for the constitution. Un roi sans divertissement est un homme plein de misères
At least in America with its importance of money, fundraising has a chance of making changes - but there is no such mechanism in France that grassroots could leverage. Un roi sans divertissement est un homme plein de misères
And that can also federate the roots and give them a fresh impulse.
