Centre
estimate · not a score
France 24
🇫🇷FR ·
public broadcaster · state-funded international
· france24.com
| Spectrum |
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State / loyalist
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| Founded | 2006-12-06 no source on file — the date is not confirmed by us |
| Headquarters | Issy-les-Moulineaux, France no source on file |
| Funding | Parent group France Médias Monde (France 24, RFI, Monte Carlo Doualiya) is state-funded: since 2022 via a share of French VAT proceeds (previously via the television licence fee/redevance audiovisuelle); France Médias Monde states this funding model on its independence page. Group budget cited by France 24 as approx. €300 million/year. |
| Reach | Self-reported: broadcasts 24/7 to 533 million households worldwide in French, Arabic, English and Spanish; weekly TV audience of 99.3 million viewers; digital platforms attract 19.6 million visits and 192.5 million video views per month. |
| In its own words | Describes itself as: ""France 24 gives a French perspective on global affairs through a network of 200 correspondents located in nearly every country"." |
| Identity | Wikipedia |
Bias we have measured in their reporting
Actor label
Hezbollah is identified by its backer. — in 1 article
Adversary left to inference
the quote names independence but never who from; the report does not fill it in — in 1 article
Agency
Uses active voice for both killings. The soldiers' account of the car-ramming is credited to the military, not stated as fact — in 1 article
A price without its measure
above 100 dollars a barrel, with no benchmark named and no date for the comparison — in 1 article
From 2870 articles we hold, with the quote behind every tag.
Claims we checked that rest on their reporting:
4 misleading3 disputed27 unverified16 true
A verdict is on the sentence we checked, not on the outlet. An outlet that files a lot is checked a lot.
A verdict is on the sentence we checked, not on the outlet. An outlet that files a lot is checked a lot.
Ownership
| Holder | Type | Stake | Control | Instrument | Since | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| France Médias Monde | company | not disclosed | yes | equity | — | link |
| French State (via Agence des participations de l'État) | state body | 100% | yes | equity | — | link |
Percentages appear only where a source states them. "Not disclosed" means nobody published a number, not that we did not look.
Editorial control
President & CEO, France Médias Monde (parent group)
President-CEO of France Médias Monde since 2012, reappointed by ARCOM for a third term in April 2023; oversees France 24, RFI and Monte Carlo Doualiya.
Director, France 24
French journalist and television presenter; director of France 24 since June 2021; previously an anchor at France 24 and France 2.
Journalists
New York and United Nations Correspondent · United Nations · United States
Prime-time news anchor and correspondent for France 24 since 2008, based in New York covering the United Nations.
Presenter, WorldView and The World This Week · international affairs · migration · conflict
Joined France 24 in 2023 after 20 years at BBC News as a European and international correspondent, reporting on migration, conflict and climate.
Morning Business Editor · business · economics
France 24 journalist since 2013; formerly a correspondent in China; now covers business and economics.
Journalist · jihadism · Middle East · Africa · terrorism
France 24 journalist since 2011 covering jihadist movements in the Middle East, Sahel and Africa; also a senior research fellow at the Soufan Center.
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