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Strike of ORTF technicians and journalists in May-June 1968

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From May to June 1968, television technicians and journalists at channel ORTF striked. This strike would play an important role in May 68 in France.

Background

The strike became as a reaction to government interference with editorial coverage of political topic on French television.

This resulted in a nationwide strike by employees of ORTF television. This affected French television as ORTF had a 65% share of the television audience at the time.

Reception

The television strike was widely condemned by the mainstream media such as Le Monde.

References

  1. "LA PREMIÈRE JOURNÉE DU DÉBAT DE CENSURE À L'ASSEMBLÉE A PORTÉ ESSENTIELLEMENT SUR L'OBJECTIVITÉ À L'O.R.T.F." Le Monde.fr. April 25, 1968 – via Le Monde.
  2. Siméone, Christine (March 20, 2018). "Mai-68 : "radios barricades" contre "voix de la France"". France Inter.
  3. "Pouvoir & Télévision, " Je t'aime, moi non plus " (2/8) : La voix de son maître, la télévision sous - OZAP.com". March 15, 2010. Archived from the original on 2010-03-15.
  4. Filiu, Jean-Pierre (December 29, 2011). Mai 68 à l'ORTF: Une radio-télévision en résistance. Nouveau Monde éditions. ISBN 9782365831178 – via Google Books.
  5. "RECIT. 10 mai 1968 : la "nuit des barricades" fait basculer la France dans la grève générale". Franceinfo. May 9, 2018.
  6. "" ONDES DE CHOC ", d'André Astoux Les désarrois d'un homme d'autorité". Le Monde.fr. May 8, 1978 – via Le Monde.
  7. "A Toulouse, Mai-68 commence le 25 avril". ladepeche.fr.
  8. "CENSURE A " PANORAMA "". Le Monde.fr. May 13, 1968 – via Le Monde.
  9. "À la télévision L'HISTOIRE D'UNE RÉVOLTE À " ZOOM "!". Le Monde.fr. May 15, 1968 – via Le Monde.
  10. "• Les étudiants renoncent à manifester rue Cognacq-Jay • Les personnels de l'Office tiennent une assemblée générale". Le Monde.fr. May 18, 1968 – via Le Monde.
  11. "Chronologie de Mai 68 à L'ORTF" (PDF). www.maisondelaradioetdelamusique.fr. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
  12. "L'intersyndicale de l'O.R.T.F. annule un préavis de grève pour mardi". Le Monde.fr. June 29, 1968 – via Le Monde.


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