Wave of Moroccan layoffs in French media
It seems that the reports made public by some Moroccan newspapers about a "wave of dismissals among the ranks of Moroccan journalists employed by the France24 channel, as well as within Radio Monte Carlo Doualya” have been fulfilled, as reported by Hespress. The director of Radio Monte Carlo Doualya, who is considered the highest-ranking Moroccan in the FMM (France Media World) organization, which includes France24, Radio France Internationale and Radio Monte Carlo Doualya, is among the other Moroccan journalists who are allegedly facing charges.
These elections are informally justified by the FMM administration as economically sound. The same sources suggest an increase in Algerian influence in this media financed by French taxpayers. However, sources from Maghreb Intelligence the current director of France24, Vanessa Burgraff, does not seem to care about the interests of Moroccans.
Since Burgraff began her career as director of France24 in 2021, the group's Algerian journalists have felt their wings expanding. On the French public channel, some people do not hesitate to comment on a robbery that occurred in Algeria. Some of the workers anonymously claimed that“ "They took over and started a real "Moroccan manhunt!”An Algerian worker who rose quickly within France24 served as a catalyst for this total domination.
Algerians are being pushed into prominent positions on the channel as the media, which depends on the Quai d'Orsay, continues to support the president's agenda. In his speech to the ambassadors' conference in September 2022, didn't Macron himself call for "a better use of the France Media World network, which is absolutely key, which must be a strength for us"? However, that doesn't stop Macron from giving us a lecture on media independence!
The France24 management took the president's message very seriously; as a result, the channel has almost completely imitated Echourok Annahar. The interview from the previous episode with the leader of the opposition. Amira Bouraoui was permanently removed from the France24 website after only one broadcast to appease the gas companies, according to her colleagues. In light of this, the Algerians at France24 have stepped up their efforts to expel as many Moroccans as they can and replace them with compatriots.
The latest information indicates that two Algerians will take the place of the two Moroccan editors-in-chief who were dismissed. Another Algerian journalist, who replaced one of the two Moroccan editors who were fired and was also known for his links with Algerian services, has been revealed as crucial to the director of France24. He organizes a monthly "party" abroad where the entire management meets with the "Algerian clan" to improve the pro-corporate stance of the editorial line. Moroccan journalists working for France24 are having a hard time.