Overseas Territories in the French Media

In this article from the left wing paper l'Humanité, Olivier Chartain reports on the vehement resistance to the French higher education minister's plans to introduce an automated application platform for master's degrees, which is clearly based on the much reviled "Parcoursup", introduced in 2015 to administer undergraduate selection.

In this blog about university life in France, a group of Lille University master's students present a range of reports from the French media concerning the debates surrounding higher education in the country. English versions of the articles, complete with glossaries and notes, provide an insight into how the French media are treating a range of controversial topics.

A report by Jérôme Val on Public talk radio station France Inter about a whale strike during a round the world yacht race reveals how international public opinion is forcing sporting events and competitors to take the issue of animal conservation increasingly seriously.

Writing for the website of the French public broadcast news service, Angélique Le Bouter reported last year on a major European ecological conservation project seeking to protect endangered species and ecosystems beyond the European continent, in France's extremely diverse overseas territories.

On the eve of the debate on the new animal protection bill, an AFP article published in l'Obs reports on the decision of one of France's biggest amusement parks to close its dolphinarium and relocate the dolphins to other dolphinariums in countries with less strict laws, rather than reintroducing them to the wild.

This article by Emilie Torgemen in the Parisien is something of a good news story, outlining the French role and French perspectives on the successful reintroduction of the European bison to its natural habitat.

This article by Brice Louvet is an interesting example of how a popular scientific publication (Science Post) can re-introduce a little extra detail and precision to a press agency text (AFP) in order to recapture some of the importance of a newsworthy research project on the topic of marine biodiversity.

Verging on the "advertorial", this summary of an interview about a new technology for protecting beehives was part of a campaign on Radio France showcasing the work of Bertrand Piccard's Solar Impulse Foundation in promoting ecological entrepreneurship. It is a perfect example of how elements of "native advertising" have been integrated into the French media's reporting on issues of biodiversity.

The first article in this year's project is a basic introduction, published by France Bleu, outlining the bill before the French parliament which is seeking to strengthen animal protection laws.

In this blog about animal rights issues and biodiversity, a group of Lille University master's students present a range of reports from the French media concerning the debates surrounding animal welfare and conservation. English versions of the articles, complete with glossaries and notes, provide an insight into how the French media are treating a range of controversial topics.