CGT union at RMC BFM calls for an end to normalizing far-right ideas in its media
CGT RMC BFMCGT union section at RMC BFM, sharing its joint statement with the SNJ union
The CGT section at RMC BFM shares the statement it issued with the SNJ union, which Puremédias reports says racism now has a place on the channel's air with direct consequences for society, and lists remarks broadcast after the October 17 protests.
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In the week after the October 17 protests, racist remarks and false information were broadcast on BFMTV without objection from its management or its presenters, and this racism has direct consequences for society.
“Let us take our responsibilities. Let us stop normalizing far-right ideas in our media. (Translated from French. Original: Prenons nos responsabilités. Arrêtons de banaliser les idées d'extrême droite dans nos médias.)”
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Critics say BFMTV let racist remarks go unchallenged before the Trappes attack; the channel calls the accusations unfounded
On October 23, 2026, a gunman killed one person and wounded five in Trappes and La Verrière, west of Paris. France's anti-terrorism prosecutors opened an investigation for murder connected to a terrorist enterprise, with a racist aggravating circumstance, and Puremédias reports that according to the first findings the suspect wanted to avenge the looting of October 17 and chose his victims by skin color. That day, Trappes mayor Ali Rabeh said on BFMTV that the ideological discourse behind such attacks is also made on television sets. BFMTV cancelled an interview with Éric Zemmour planned for October 24. On October 24, Jean-Luc Mélenchon told a BFMTV reporter to calm down on racist remarks, and on October 25 deputy Louis Boyard said on the channel that politicians make racist remarks daily and that media give an unjust image of working-class neighborhoods. The SNJ and CGT unions at RMC BFM said racism now had a place on the channel's air. BFMTV said it would not accept being the target of pressure and denounced unfounded accusations against its journalists as a public smear campaign.
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Post on X by the CGT union section at RMC BFM, in French, sharing an image of the statement it issued with the SNJ union on October 25, 2026, about the channel's on-air treatment of far-right remarks.
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Puremédias report, in French, on the joint statement of October 25, 2026, by the SNJ and CGT unions at RMC BFM. It lists the on-air remarks the unions cite, including Éric Zemmour's reference to a "racaille arabo-musulmane" on Sonia Mabrouk's program on October 18, describes the Trappes and La Verrière attack of October 23, and summarizes BFMTV's response.
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Puremédias reports that the joint statement followed the October 23 attack in Trappes and La Verrière, in which a man killed one person and wounded five.
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Puremédias reports that BFMTV's management published a statement the same day denouncing unfounded accusations against its air and journalists.
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Why this label?
The case concerns whether BFMTV let racist remarks go unchallenged on air before the Trappes attack, as its critics say. The unions at the channel's parent company say far-right ideas have been normalized on its air, which condemns the conduct under scrutiny.
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Read the full caseBFMTV calls the accusations against its journalists unfounded
BFMTV
“denounces the unfounded accusations made over the past 48 hours against its air and its journalists, victims of a public smear campaign, notably around Sonia Mabrouk (Translated from French. Original: dénonce les accusations sans fondement proférées depuis 48 heures contre son antenne et ses journalistes, victimes d'une campagne de dénigrement publique notamment autour de Sonia Mabrouk)”Read statement
Louis Boyard faults media portrayals of working-class neighborhoods on BFMTV
“You have politicians who make racist remarks every day, but you also have media that give such an unjust image of working-class neighborhoods (Translated from French. Original: Vous avez des responsables politiques qui tiennent des propos racistes au quotidien, mais vous avez aussi des médias qui donnent une image des quartiers populaires qui est tellement injuste)”Read statement
Mélenchon tells a BFMTV reporter the channel should calm down on racist remarks
“And you, BFM, start calming down on racist remarks of every kind, because this is getting to be too much (Translated from French. Original: Et vous, BFM, commencez à vous calmer sur les remarques racistes de toute sorte, parce que ça commence à bien faire)”Read statement
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