The political power and the media in France during the urban riots in 2005

Abstract

Built around the public relations and political marketing techniques, politicians’ speech is intended in order to be favorably considered by the media. So, political power and media power are naturally inter-connected. According to this ambiguous situation where it affirms a certain connivance between journalists and politicians, the French political elite assertions contributes to anticipate but also annex the French journalistic elite comments – in particular Le Monde’s discourse, France’s top newspaper. The french urban riots, in November 2005, fell under this logic.