In its assertion, the ESJ Paris mentioned it was seeking to “construct a brand new venture” and “strengthen its place as a benchmark in journalism training, significantly for financial [journalism].”
The ESJ Paris will not be a part of a bunch of journalism colleges that are acknowledged by the nation’s skilled physique and isn’t included in yearly rankings of French journalism colleges.
Nevertheless, information of the media-owning billionaires’ spend money on a journalism faculty has sparked concern over their dedication to editorial independence, particularly in a rustic the place increased training is essentially public or not-for-profit.
Exhausting-left parliamentarian Sophia Chikirou mentioned on X that the ESJ Paris would develop into a “manufacturing facility for troopers of caste journalism” whereas her colleague Aymeric Caron, a former reporter and well-known TV character turned politician, mentioned “the billionaires [had] purchased their journalism faculty.”
Media historian Alexis Lévrier described the funding as “regarding” and mentioned “colleges should stay impartial” from the shareholders of media empires.
Free speech advocates have in recent times voiced issues the growing focus of French information retailers within the arms of some billionaires.
