FRENCH MINISTER OF CULTURE APPOINTS L FRANCESCHINI TO HANDLE ACCESS TO AID FUND

USPA NEWS - The French Minister of Culture, Roselyne Bachelot-Narquin, entrusted Ms. Laurence Franceschini, State Councilor, President of the Joint Committee for Publications and Press Agencies (CPPAP), with a task of reflection on the conditions of access to aid to the press and in particular those relating to the composition of the editorial staff. If press titles must now present a "significant editorial contribution", access to the economic regime of the press, via registration in the registers of the CPPAP, as such is not subject to any condition. as to the presence of journalists within the editorial staff.

MISSION ON THE CONDITIONS OF ACCESS TO PRESS AID----------------------------------------------------------------------- The French Minister of Culture, Roselyne Bachelot-Narquin, entrusted Ms. Laurence Fransechini, State Councilor, President of the Joint Committee for Publications and Press Agencies (CPPAP), with a task of reflection on the conditions of access to aid to the press and in particular those relating to the composition of the editorial staff. If press titles must now present a "significant editorial contribution", access to the economic regime of the press, via registration in the registers of the CPPAP, as such is not subject to any condition. as to the presence of journalists within the editorial staff. Only online political and general information press services must include at least one professional journalist within the meaning of Article L.7111-3 of the Labor Code within the editorial team.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ While the fight against the manipulation of information is today a major issue for our democratic societies and that the strengthening of ethical requirements and the clear separation between information and advertising are necessary to strengthen the bond of trust between media and the general public, the recent changes observed in the writing of certain titles call for a strengthening of journalistic requirements. They thus raise the question of the necessary presence of professional journalists to be able to access aid to the press, in particular for the political and general information press. The conclusions of this mission are expected in mid-March.SOurce: French Ministry of Culture