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Let's say that in the past they used to have a very clear left-wing bias, but, within that bias, the quality of their news was excellent. And they were independent. Now, they are no longer independent (the 90's and 00's good days are over..), and you can kind of feel the nonsense they are trying to push down your throat. It's not blatantly wrong, let's say, but it is a more often than not a one-side view aligned with government lines. For instance, somebody else mentioned a bit higher that they have a "fact-checking" column that was actually a piece of fact-twisting rubbish. And although they are not peddling lies there, per se, it is very "coincidental" that the "true" view being presented there as facts is always aligned with the global trending (government) narrative and other views are dismissed. It doesn't mean that they are twisting facts, as what conspiracy theorists denounce as the "global narrative" is, I believe, more often than not aligned with the facts, but it's very suspicious that a "dissident" point of view never shows up in those articles. It's the job of a true, high-quality journalist to look far beyond the facts being presented, to understand if they can be taken at face value or if, perhaps, the non-obvious or non-dominant narrative should be put forward instead. And unfortunately that's not something Le Monde can be relied on anymore. (As recent examples of "alternative facts" that have been dismissed a bit too quickly recently, one could put forward the Biden laptop hard-drive saga or the lab-made Covid story.. Both are stories with fascinating implications if they turn out to be true, and that warrants hard journalistic questions to be asked..) In France, if you want interesting news, you have to rely on Mediapart and Le Canard enchaîné. If you just want to keep up with what is happening in the country, Le Monde will do. |