Thursday, September 23, 2004
Bring on the French
An article on Expatica.com says a 24-hour French news channel designed to rival CNN-International and BBC World "will see the light of day." French Communications Minister Renaud Donnedieu de Vabres made the announcement yesterday though he declined to give a date for the expensive project. The French Communications Director said "he French International News Network, or CFII as it is known in France, is a "strategic necessity. The CFII, or "CNN a la francaise" as it is being called in some circles, has long been a dream of French officials keen to have their country's voice heard alongside the US and British viewpoints often presented on the two veteran global networks. French President Jacques Chirac pushed especially hard last year for the new channel to be launched after feeling France's position had been underplayed or misrepresented before and after the US and British invasion of Iraq, which he opposed. MORE
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