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Gareth Cartman liveblogs the launch of France 24, the Gallic competitor to CNN, the BBC, and Al Jazeera, vying for a global crown: “9:06 – Over to the French channel now, and a fabulous wave of hair is reading the news. I mean, wow, this woman has HAIR. Really, you have to see this.” If only we could.
I turned down an invitation from the channel to fly over for the launch to blog it. Now you know the price of integrity — or stupidity.
Wouldn’t that be “Gallic,” not Gaelic? Unless they’re using Irish newscasters….
“I turned down an invitation from the channel to fly over for the launch to blog it.”
Assuming it was just because of a scheduling conflict ;) my estimation of your credibility just went up.
Assuming it wasn’t… *wasn’t* (damn dyslexia…)
jbm,
thanks. i blame last night’s nice bordeaux.
I spend 4 months a year in France and am always shocked to return here and see what passes for news on US TV. I cringe every 10 minutes when Anderson Cooper has to say “coming up next”. How can anyone take newscasts seriously? I can only bear to watch them by using the MUTE button.
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