Editorial: Le Monde

• Principles of the rule of law are under attack
• Public dialog spaces are shrinking
• Clear increase in the proliferation of fake news
• A legal proposal about the consolidation of France Télévisions, Radio France, and the Institut national de l’audiovisuel is being discussed
• Culture minister Rachida Dati supports the proposal amid controversy
• Existing challenges include an aging audience, demand for consumption over linear usages, and stiff competition from platforms and social networks
• Proposed reform implies adding a new level of governance
• A trend towards a single news director could facilitate external pressure
• There are doubts about how the creation of a holding could meet the current challenges

Conclusion: The legal proposal raised requires medium-term financing guarantees, adaptation of competition rules and securation against political interference to genuinely strengthen the public audiovisual sector. The creation of a holding, as presented, seems more like a political maneuver than an effective solution.

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