Petition to take CNews off air passes 500,000 signatures in France
A petition demanding France's CNews channel be taken off the air passed 500,000 signatures on Monday, after a shooting by a man reported to be a regular viewer.
A petition calling for the French television channel CNews to be taken off the air passed 500,000 signatures on Monday, according to France 24.
The petition gained support after a shooting in which a Black French man of Congolese origin was killed and seven other people were wounded. France 24 calls the killing racist. It says the 39-year-old gunman, a Frenchman, is believed to have been an avid CNews viewer. Deutsche Welle also describes him as a reported avid viewer and dates the shooting to last month.
CNews is owned by billionaire Vincent Bolloré, whom France 24 describes as ultra-conservative. France 24 says the channel has been accused of regularly promoting far-right, anti-immigrant views. Deutsche Welle says critics call it a platform for anti-immigrant sentiment and often compare it to Fox News.
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- France 24Petition to ban French right-wing TV channel clears 500,000 signatures after racist killingMon, Nov 2, 11:53 AM EST
- Deutsche WelleFrance: Petition to ban TV channel gets 500,000 signaturesMon, Nov 2, 1:05 PM EST
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