French TV Anchor’s Suspension Uncovers ‘News For Hire’ Corruption Racket In International Media
deadline.comA senior journalist’s suspension at a leading French TV news channel has brought to light a system of ‘news for hire’ corruption in international media.
Veteran presenter Rachid M’Barki was suspended from his overnight duties on the BFM channel in January, and now an investigation conducted by Le Monde newspaper in partnership with campaigners Forbidden Stories has revealed the reason for his dismissal.
Le Monde reports that M’Barki ran reports planted by an organisation based in Israel, an outfit the newspaper says is Team Jorge, run by a former Israeli soldier, real name Tal Hanan.
Le Monde says Team Jorge is one of a growing number of players in the market of peddling disinformation, and paying for access to mainstream media to either slur a subject’s reputation, or even influence elections.
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