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LEFT BIAS

These media sources are moderately to strongly biased toward liberal causes through story selection and/or political affiliation.  They may utilize strong loaded words (wording that attempts to influence an audience by using appeal to emotion or stereotypes), publish misleading reports, and omit information reporting that may damage liberal causes. Some sources in this category may be untrustworthy. See all Left Bias sources.

• Overall, we rate Le Média as left-biased due to its editorial choices and topics that align with progressive values. We also rate them as mostly factual in reporting rather than high due to a lack of explicit sourcing in some of their non-article content.
  

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History

Founded in 2017, Le Média is a news/web television platform focusing on investigative journalism and in-depth analysis, often covering social justice, environmental issues, and global inequities. Le Média was launched to provide an alternative media voice closely aligned with the left-wing political movement France Insoumise. Co-founded by key figures including Sophia Chikirou, Gérard Miller, and Henri Poulain, the platform sought to embody the ideological tenets of France Insoumise (populist Left Party), reflecting its broader political ambitions and objectives. The involvement of Chikirou, who has a significant background in political communications and strategy within France Insoumise, indicates the channel’s deep political connections with left-wing politics.

Read our profile on France’s Media and Government.

Funded by / Ownership

The ownership of Le Média is structured around a community-oriented model where readers can become shareholders through financial contributions with revenue generated through donations and subscriptions.

Analysis / Bias

The articles from Le Média exhibit a distinctly progressive, left-leaning perspective, emphasizing themes such as social justice, environmental sustainability, and critiques of capitalist frameworks. For instance, the article “Repression and Crimes against migrants: how Europe Finances the Horror” critiques Europe’s migration policies and their outsourcing of border control, highlighting a perceived lack of empathy and responsibility towards migrants.

Another piece, “Spying on Journalists: France Stands Together Alongside Six European States,” criticizes the French government’s surveillance policies concerning journalists, describing the government’s intentions as having “repressive aims against the press” and accusing it of “actively campaigning to allow surveillance of journalists, in the name of ‘national security.'”

Le Média uses official sources such as the European Union and the European Parliament and references specific documents to support its claims about various governments’ stances on journalist surveillance. However, the credibility of these sources is difficult to assess.

In addition to articles, Le Média produces content like the “Critical Symptoms” show on societal issues, including mental health. However, the lack of explicit sourcing makes evaluating the content’s accuracy and reliability difficult without scientific or expert references. While the show’s accompanying text offers insights into the challenges faced by individuals with these disorders and mentions significant statistics, it fails to cite specific sources for the data or claims made.

In general, Le Media strongly favors the left and is reasonably fact-based.

Failed Fact Checks

• None in the Last 5 years

Overall, we rate Le Média as left-biased due to its editorial choices and topics that align with progressive values. We also rate them as mostly factual in reporting rather than high due to a lack of explicit sourcing in some of their non-article content. (M. Huitsing 03/02/2024)

Source: https://www.lemediatv.fr/

Last Updated on March 2, 2024 by Media Bias Fact Check

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