Trust in media at all-time low in France

MEDIAWATCH © FRANCE 24

By: James CREEDON Follow 8 min

A study for French daily La Croix shows the public's interest in news has dropped by 8 percent in the past year, to under 60 percent. On top of this, there is a growing impression that journalists are "not independent". We also look at the story of a French street cleaner who was sacked after a photo of him went viral where he is seen supposedly sleeping on the job.