France 24

France 24 is a French state-funded international news television channel and website, broadcasting in several languages including French, English, and Arabic. As a public international broadcaster, it provides global news coverage aimed at international audiences and generally maintains a centrist editorial approach. It is part of the France Médias Monde group of public external media.

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France 24 at a glance

Country: France
Region: Western Europe · Europe
Kind of outlet: Public broadcaster
Editorial leaning: Centrist
Founded: 2006
Owner: France Médias Monde (state-owned)
Published from: Issy-les-Moulineaux, near Paris
Website: france24.com ↗
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How Crosswire groups France 24

Crosswire groups France 24 as Centrist for comparisons within France's directory. Center includes both centrist outlets and outlets for which the directory has no confident classification. It is not evidence that this outlet is neutral or more accurate. In France, Libération and Mediapart are listed as Left-leaning, while Le Figaro and Le Point are listed as Right-leaning — so you can open France 24 beside a title of a different orientation and compare the same day's front pages directly.

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Where France 24 sits in France's press

France 24 was founded in 2006, is published from Issy-les-Moulineaux, near Paris and is owned by France Médias Monde (state-owned). It is one of 11 outlets tracked in France and the only public broadcaster tracked there. By outlets tracked, France ranks third of the 45 countries on Crosswire's Europe hub, which lists 264 outlets in all.

Across Europe, Crosswire tracks 27 of the 59 public broadcasters in the directory. The nearest counterparts to France 24 outside France, starting with Western Europe, are RTL Today (Luxembourg), BBC News (United Kingdom), RTÉ News (Ireland) and RÚV (Iceland). Opening one of them beside France 24 is the quickest way to see what is a house style and what is a national one.