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Malaise in the drafting of TF1 and LCI. During these two days, a petition full of anxiety concerning the working conditions of editorial running in the first group of television. The fear expressed is that of seeing down the "information quality" of the first media of France, given the new organization that is gradually established. This should lead eventually to a complete merger of the newsrooms of the two channels.

In this document signed by all the trades the group's information, the signatories say loud and efforts on behalf of the savings plan of the chain. Nonce Paolini, CEO of the group, has promised to market savings of some 70 million euros to spare no one. Thus, the wording has already recorded a score of departures on its total to 330 journalists. Or 200 and TF1 and LCI 130.But it is also the organization of work teams worried: less time to subjects, and especially fewer people to make reports.

"Standing"

TF1 teams are restricted to two instead of three. Pell-mell added demands on the growing intensity of the pace of work and wages deemed insufficient and that some classes require to upgrade. "We do not BFMTV, whispers it in Backstage. TF1 has a luxury it must keep. The restrictions must not impair the antenna. "

A position that is far from denying Catherine Nayler, director of information of the first string of France: "This document from an Inter-five organizations including the apparent desire to maintain the quality of work. It is a concern that I share too.As a major general news channel, TF1 must absolutely and always respond to this need and keep its label. No reform will be to the detriment of the quality of the newspaper, "says she. "The questions that arise so concentrated in this text today, we talk every day together. We are facing a double challenge: that of an economic crisis affecting all media, forcing them to reorganize and that of the pooling of resources between the two antennas.The organization of TF1 was frozen for twenty years, I understand evolve is not clear. "Not to mention that November 25 will be holding elections to appoint professional staff delegates.

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Disabled people are still struggling to gain access to skills training. (AFP) Photo credits: AFP