An editorial of the information director of the « telegram » denounced by the editorial staff – Liberation

The journalists’ society of Telegram (SJT) published a press release on Tuesday, May 27, in which it distances itself and denounces The Pro-Bolloré editorial Published two days earlier in everyday columns. The SJT underlines that « Many editorial journalists do not recognize themselves in the remarks made ». And for good reason, Hubert Coudurier, the director of information and author of the titled publication « Stop at the Act-Proprop Anti-Bolloré » affirms from the first lines that« There is something deeply incongruous and unpleasant in the anti-bollored demonstration which happened on Saturday ».

A 67 -year -old Morlaisian position who follows the rally of nearly 70 boats, Saturday May 24, in the Glénan archipelago where Vincent Bolloré has an island. The collective lift the sails and Earth uprisings had organized this mobilization to protest against the presence of the far -right billionaire. « Wanting to attack your property right recalls the practices of totalitarian regimes to which we would not like to look like », writes Hubert Coudurier. The latter surprising that we can blame anything to that « Who has straightened, in a remarkable way, his family business (and who) embodies (…) the success of Brittany ».

The editorial too much for the SJT, relaunched two years ago by several journalists arrested in particular by the orientation of the writings of Hubert Coudurier and to which 220 journalists from the editorial staff adhere. The organization had already shared two internal press releases in 2021 and 2024 to deplore the positions of the information director. This time, she split a public press release to express her distance from the text, in particular vis-à-vis this affirmation of the editorialist according to which « Bolloré contributes to the pluralism of ideas in a country long subject to a certain media doxa ».

« The case was too serious and the fact that Hubert Coudrier is expressed in the name of the whole Telegram To take sides for Vincent Bolloré struck a large proportion of our members. They are the ones who encouraged us to react publicly, even before we discuss it ”it is specified at the SJT office with Release.

The journalists’ society replied by recalling that “The conquest strategy deployed by (Vincent Bolloré) in the media sector to serve its ideology and its interests has been largely documented. Several journalists have also denounced the intimidation and the threats that the billionaire poses on freedom of information « . The SJT by taking the opportunity to emphasize that Hubert COUDURIER « Intervenes itself as a columnist on The CNews channel« , Channel of the Vivendi group, owned by Vincent Bolloré. Information that the framework of Telegram, which appears regularly in the program 180 minutes info, does not specify in his editorial to the glory of his employer.

In the wake of the publication of the SJT, Hubert Coudurier, whose brother, Edouard, is chairman of the board of directors and owner of the Telegram group, received support from the management of the newspaper. In a statement first sent to journalists and then publicly disseminated, it ensures that the SJT « The wrong combat » :: « It is not a question (…) of defending Mr. Bolloré or his ideas, but of denouncing the totalitarian drift of certain far left movements. »

Management continues: « Yes, The telegram is independent and defends the pluralism of opinions, which is why it is useful to reaffirm that these have the right of city in the media space, even when they displease in the far left and to the SJT « . A parallel which nevertheless intervenes only a few weeks after the support provided by management to its writing, when Jean-Luc Mélenchon had described the newspaper as « Parish bulletin » Who « Manipulates its readers »in March. Far from qualifying the « far left » organization, the management had republished the SJT press release reacting to the words of the rebellious leader.

“We regret being caricatured. The object of our press release was not at all to support the demonstration but to recall that one cannot consider that a billionaire who is handling several media work for the pluralism of opinions ”deplores the SJT office with « Libé ». The latter Recalling that Vincent Bolloré is customary « Baillon procedures » (long legal proceedings aimed at exhausting a media financially) as soon as the press looks a little too close to its affairs.