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April 7, 2019 4:26 AM Subscribe
I‘m trying to stay informed about the gilets jaunes protests in France, but coverage in English and German language newspapers is not very extensive or deep. I would like to read reliable French sources. Can you recommend some?
I know about Le Figaro and Le Monde. Almost everything there is paywalled, and although I‘m not adverse to paying for journalism, $10 a month just to read about this specific topic seems like a lot (would be fine with paying per article).
Are there any other reliable sources? I follow a few pages on Facebook but would prefer actual journalism. My french is passable enough to read a newspaper story but never having lived in France, I lack cultural knowledge and references so something super inside baseball or biased is not that helpful.
I know about Le Figaro and Le Monde. Almost everything there is paywalled, and although I‘m not adverse to paying for journalism, $10 a month just to read about this specific topic seems like a lot (would be fine with paying per article).
Are there any other reliable sources? I follow a few pages on Facebook but would prefer actual journalism. My french is passable enough to read a newspaper story but never having lived in France, I lack cultural knowledge and references so something super inside baseball or biased is not that helpful.
If you don’t mind English, The Guardian is a very reliable European news source.
posted by yclipse at 6:57 AM on April 7, 2019
posted by yclipse at 6:57 AM on April 7, 2019
Best answer: Second vote for France 24's English feed. It streams live 24/7 on Youtube, so easy to access. I watch it frequently. It is surprisingly centrist most of the time, has much more science and environmental coverage than any US network, and is almost the only outlet where I can get wide-ranging and frequent coverage of events in Africa.
posted by seasparrow at 7:12 AM on April 7, 2019 [6 favorites]
posted by seasparrow at 7:12 AM on April 7, 2019 [6 favorites]
Best answer: Libération has plenty of non-paywalled coverage available.
posted by mandolin conspiracy at 11:40 AM on April 7, 2019 [1 favorite]
posted by mandolin conspiracy at 11:40 AM on April 7, 2019 [1 favorite]
Best answer: I listen to RFI (Radio France Internationale) in the car a lot. It's a bit hit or miss, there's an hour about news from Africa, etc - that is, it's not all regional/local news all the time, but about once a week I'll hit on something about the filets jaunts including fora with a couple voices from different walks of life. English link to RFI.
posted by From Bklyn at 2:03 AM on April 8, 2019 [2 favorites]
posted by From Bklyn at 2:03 AM on April 8, 2019 [2 favorites]
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posted by ellieBOA at 6:34 AM on April 7, 2019 [4 favorites]