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■ A large global group

The freedom to inform is like the air we

breathe: when we don’t have it we realise how

vital it is! There are many places, both online

and off line, where it is lacking, gagged, or

more and more often, manipulated. Avoiding

this is France Médias Monde’s purpose.

Through its public-service media outlets –

RFI, France 24 and MCD – its mission is to

provide free, independent, verif ied, truthful,

balanced and expert information produced

by professional journalists around the world,

in French and 19 other languages, on every

platform (radio, television, desktop and

mobile websites, social networks, and so

on). Every word matters because the f irst

line of defence against fake news is real

news. And whose thoughts and deeds,

today, are restricted to a single country?

The big issues – geopolitical, economic,

social, environmental, health-related,

scientif ic, cultural and historical – became

global issues some time ago. How can

we understand what is going on, what is

happening to us, without knowing what is

happening elsewhere? This is another one

of our international media outlets’ missions:

to overcome borders, to make what is

distant feel close, to apply our critical

thinking around the world, and expand

our knowledge and vision. Having more

than sixty nationalities at France Médias

Monde keeps us thinking outside the box