The incident involving Philippe Herlin's remarks on CNews, a prominent French news channel, has stirred significant controversy and regulatory action.
Herlin, a notable economist, was given a platform to express his skepticism regarding anthropogenic global warming during a broadcast. He characterized climate change as a fabricated concept aimed at justifying state intervention, going so far as to describe it as a form of totalitarianism.
Neither the hosts of the program nor any other participants in the studio challenged his assertions. This lack of opposition on air ultimately led to repercussions for CNews.
The French media regulator, Arcom (formerly CSA), conducted an investigation and found that CNews had violated broadcasting standards by failing to ensure a balanced presentation of controversial viewpoints.
Poster Comment:
“There is something terribly wrong with this country, isn’t there? Cruelty and injustice, intolerance and oppression. And where once you had the freedom to object, to think and speak as you saw fit, you now have censors and systems of surveillance coercing your conformity and soliciting your submission. How did this happen? Who’s to blame?”— V for Vendetta