A journalist attacked by squatters in Toulouse, the Dépêche du Midi reacts
A journalist from the Dépêche du Midi was the subject of repeated attacks last week in Toulouse. She realized a report on a squatted house in the Bourrassol district. The journalist went there without incident on Thursday, but was greeted with insults, throwing eggs and water the next day. More serious, on Saturday, while she is in a bar-restaurant has been visibly followed by activists who have reserved the same sorting as the day before.
It was clearly identified, undoubtedly followed, it is serious. – Lionel Laparade, editor-in-chief of the Dépêche du Midi
Violence against journalists trivialized
This assault follows a attempted arson at the headquarters of the Dépêche du Midi, last March. These were “anti-fas” activists who claimed responsibility for their action, following the dissemination of articles on another case of a squatted house in Toulouse, the highly publicized Roland. “Tomorrow, there will be subjects that we should not talk about so as not to upset this or that community.“, laments the editor.
There is a problem in society which no longer accepts debate and contradiction.
Who is responsible for this climate of hatred towards journalists? There are certain policies, recalls Lionel Laparade such as Jean-Luc Mélenchon, which justified violence against the media. There are mostly social networks, “we are in our own company on ideas, we are no longer used to hearing a contrary opinion“