- Source: RT France
RT en Français, also known as RT France between December 2017 to April 2023, is the French version of the Russian state-controlled news channel RT, funded by the Russian government. Before the production activities relocated to Moscow in April 2023, The channel was based in the Paris suburb of Boulogne-Billancourt.
Similar to other RT channels, the accuracy and objectivity of RT France's information was regularly questioned.
History
RT revealed in late 2015 it was planning to develop a network for the French-speaking audience in countries such as France, Belgium and Switzerland.
The channel was launched on December 18, 2017, broadcasting in France, Belgium, Canada, Switzerland and the Mediterranean. The channel, like other RT channels, cycled around 30 minutes of news and 30 minutes of other features, 24/7, and was able to provide rolling coverage on breaking news events when warranted.
Following the beginning of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, RT France's activities were banned in the European Union and in Canada. However, the channel continued to broadcast online and via the Russian satellite Ekspress AM8, which covers EMEA countries.
On 8 March 2022, RT France challenged the EU ban of its activities in the General Court of the Court of Justice of the European Union. After refusing to "urgently" consider the case on 30 March, the General Court dismissed the case on 27 July 2022, ruling that the ban against RT was justified.
In January 2023, following the freezing of their bank accounts by the Direction générale du Trésor, its president Xenia Fedorova announced the closure of the French branch of the channel. The last news bulletin live from Boulogne-Billancourt was broadcast on 19 January 2023, before the channel began to rebroadcast archived programs throughout the day.
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The new channel is still a mix of the newscasts and rolling-broadcast documentaries with some regular programs.
Assessments and responses
The political science researcher Maxime Audinet discussed on L'Express the neutrality of RT France by stating: "Today it's not easy at all to find "fake news", or at least gross attempts at misinformation on the sites of RT, for example. They certainly have a conspiratorial past, but it definitely seems more interesting to observe the nature of their editorial line, which is highly selective and consistent with the Moscow-based view of the world."
In 2017, French president Emmanuel Macron accused RT France of spreading "propaganda" during his 2017 presidential campaign and banned RT reporters from his campaign headquarters. He described the channel as a tool for "influence-peddling."
On June 28, 2018, RT France was found in breach by the CSA for "failures of honesty, the rigor of the information and the diversity of the viewpoints" in a subject on the Syria. In a topic broadcast on April 13, "disputing the reality of chemical weapons attacks in the Syrian city of Douma", the CSA observed that the channel "had not faithfully translated comments of Syrian witnesses". The CSA imposed no sanctions on RT, but the regulator has the authority to fine a broadcaster or suspend its licence. However, RT acknowledged that these actual words were spoken by the witness, but in a longer version of the interview that was not broadcast on air. RT France then apologized for the technical error, claiming "not to have invented a piece of evidence by means of a deliberately fraudulent translation as many media believe" with evidence as full testimony. Its president Xenia Fedorova claimed that "RT France covers all subjects, including the Syrian conflict, in a totally balanced manner, by giving all sides a chance to comment." As a result, RT France appealed a week later to the Conseil d'État to overturn the decision of the CSA.
On July 18, 2018, the Syndicat national des journalistes (SNJ) wrote a blog stating that RT France journalists were denied access on numerous occasions to cover major events, such as presidential elections. The main reason was that "RT is regularly blamed at the highest level as a tool for propaganda and misinformation."
On October 17, 2018, during an interview with a Puremedia journalist, French government spokesperson Benjamin Griveaux re-affirmed the state's refusal to open its press room to RT France and Sputnik, saying: "They are not news organizations. They are propaganda funded by a foreign state."
In November 2018, RT France was accredited to allow access to some Elysée press conferences. But in February 2019, LREM refused to allow the channel to cover its European campaigns, on the basis that RT and Sputnik, "are not news organizations but propaganda in the service of the Kremlin. They should not be considered to be media, since they do not verify or cross-check information".
On 23 February 2022, Frédéric Taddeï stopped hosting the show Interdit d'interdire in response to Russia's recognition of the Donetsk and Luhansk breakaway states immediately prior to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.
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On 27 February 2022, the European Union (EU) announced that in response to the invasion of Ukraine RT and Sputnik (another Russian state-run propaganda outlet) were banned in all languages throughout all their member states. RT France appealed the ban to the European Court of Justice for a temporary suspension on 30 March 2022 which was rejected. A subsequent appeal to the General Court was also rejected.
On 16 March 2022, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission removed RT networks, including the French version, from its list of non-Canadian programming services authorized for distribution. To circumvent the ban, the channel continued to broadcast online and via the Russian satellite Ekspress AM8, which covers EMEA countries.
On 8 March 2022, RT France challenged the EU ban of its activities in the General Court of the Court of Justice of the European Union. After refusing to "urgently" consider the case on 30 March, the General Court dismissed the case on 27 July 2022, ruling that the ban against RT was justified.
In January 2023, following the freezing of their bank accounts by the Direction générale du Trésor, its president Xenia Fedorova announced the closure of the French branch of the channel.
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Official website- Source: R. T. France
Richard Thomas France (1938–2012), known as R. T. France or Dick France, was a New Testament scholar and Anglican cleric. He was Principal of Wycliffe Hall, Oxford, from 1989 to 1995. He also worked for the London School of Theology.
Biography
Richard T. (Dick) France was born on 2 April 1938. He was educated at Bradford Grammar School and Balliol College, Oxford (BA, 1960; MA 1963). He earned his BD at Tyndale Hall, University of London (1963), and his PhD at Tyndale Hall, Bristol (1967). He served pastoral charges in England and Wales from 1995 until his retirement in 1999. He died on 10 February 2012.
Lecturer in Biblical Studies, University of Ife, Nigeria (1969–1973)
Librarian, Tyndale House, Cambridge (1973–1976)
Senior Lecturer in Religious Studies, Ahmadu Bello University (1976–1977)
Warden, Tyndale House (1978–1981)
Senior Lecturer, New Testament Studies (1981–1988); Vice-Principal (1983–1988) London Bible College
Principal, Wycliffe Hall, Oxford University (1989–1995)
Rector of Wentnor, Ratlinghope, Myndtown, Norbury, More, Lydham and Snead (1995–1999)
Hon Canon Theologian of Ibadan Cathedral, Nigeria (1994–2012)
Hon. Research Fellow, Bangor University (2004–2012)
He had been a member (since 1989; vice-chairman since 2005) of the Committee on Bible Translation responsible for the New International Version of the Bible (NIV), and for Today's New International Version (2005).
Works
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France, R. T. (1970). The Living God. London: Inter-Varsity Press. ISBN 0-87784-697-9.
——— (1971). Jesus and the Old Testament: His Application of Old Testament Passages to Himself and His Mission (1st ed.). London; Downers Grove, IL: Tyndale Press; Inter-Varsity Press. ISBN 0-85111-727-9.
——— (1975). The Man They Crucified: a Portrait of Jesus. London/Chicago: Inter-Varsity Press.
——— (1975). I Came to Set the Earth on Fire: a Portrait of Jesus. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press. ISBN 0-87784-642-1.
———; Wenham, David (1980–1983). Gospel Perspectives, vols 1-3. Sheffield, UK: Sheffield: JSOT Press. ISBN 978-1-59244-289-8.
——— (1982). Jesus and the Old Testament: His Application of Old Testament Passages to Himself and His Mission (re-issue ed.). Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Book House. ISBN 0-8010-3508-2.
——— (1985). The Gospel According to Matthew: An Introduction and Commentary. Tyndale New Testament Commentary. Vol. 1. Leicester, UK: Inter-Varsity Press. ISBN 0-8028-0063-7.
——— (1986). The Evidence for Jesus. London; Downers Grove, IL: Hodder & Stoughton; InterVarsity Press. ISBN 0-340-38172-8.
——— (1989). Matthew: Evangelist and Teacher. Exeter, UK: Paternoster. ISBN 1-59244-936-0.
——— (1989). The Man They Crucified: a Portrait of Jesus (revised ed.). Vancouver, BC: Inter-Varsity Press. ISBN 1-57383-236-7.
——— (1990). Divine Government: The Kingship of God in the Gospel of Mark. London: SPCK. ISBN 0-281-04471-6.
———; Carson, D. A.; Motyer, J. Alec; Wenham, Gordon J., eds. (1994). The New Bible Commentary: 21st-Century Edition (revised ed.). Leicester, UK; Downers Grove, IL: Inter-Varsity Press. ISBN 978-0851106489.
——— (1995). Women in the Church's Ministry: a Test-case for Biblical Interpretation. Didsbury Lectures. Carlisle, UK: Paternoster Press.
——— (1997). Women in the Church's Ministry: a Test-case for Biblical Interpretation. Didsbury Lectures (reissue ed.). Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans. ISBN 0-8028-4172-4.
——— (1998). The Gospel of Mark. Doubleday Bible Commentary series (1st ed.). New York: Doubleday. ISBN 0-385-49017-8.
——— (2000). Jesus and the Old Testament: His Application of Old Testament Passages to Himself and His Mission (republication ed.). Vancouver, BC: Regent College Publishing. ISBN 1-57383-006-2.
——— (2002). The Gospel of Mark: A Commentary on the Greek Text. New International Greek Testament Commentary. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans. ISBN 0-8028-2446-3.
——— (2003). Divine Government: The Kingship of God in the Gospel of Mark (re-issue ed.). Vancouver, BC: Regent College Publishing. ISBN 1-57383-244-8.
——— (2007). The Gospel of Matthew. New International Commentary on the New Testament. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans. ISBN 978-0-8028-2501-8.
——— (2007). Mark. Peabody, MA: Hendrickson Publishers. ISBN 978-1-59856-186-9.
——— (2007). Matthew: An Introduction and Commentary. Tyndale New Testament Commentaries. Vol. 1 (reissue ed.). Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press. ISBN 978-0-8308-2980-4.
——— (2007). Timothy, Titus, and Hebrews. Peabody, MA: Hendrickson Publishers. ISBN 978-1-59856-195-1.
——— (2013). Luke. Teach the Text Commentary Series. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic. ISBN 978-0-8010-9235-0.
= Articles and chapters
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——— (1965). "Henry Martyn". Five Pioneer Missionaries. London: Banner of Truth Trust. ISBN 978-0-851-51117-7. - Award-winning competition entry published in a collection of biographies.
——— (Autumn 1975). "Inerrancy and New Testament Exegesis". Themelios. 1 (1): 12–18.
——— (January 1989). "Matthew's Gospel in Recent Study". Themelios. 14 (2): 41–46.
——— (October 1992). "Development in New Testament Christology". Themelios. 18 (1): 4–8.
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