Global Media Report_Ahmed Aljasmi_France by Ahmed Sahrab https://padlet.com/h00254261/8b48g0blq9ut Made with an aura of mystery en-us 2016-06-12 21:21:13 UTC 2025-10-20 19:50:42 UTC hello@padlet.com Topography of France  h00254261 https://padlet.com/h00254261/8b48g0blq9ut/wish/114427653 2016-06-12 21:31:33 UTC https://padlet.com/h00254261/8b48g0blq9ut/wish/114427653 France Demographics  h00254261 https://padlet.com/h00254261/8b48g0blq9ut/wish/114428547 2016-06-12 21:45:15 UTC https://padlet.com/h00254261/8b48g0blq9ut/wish/114428547 France GDP (Gross Domestic Product) Annaual Growth h00254261 https://padlet.com/h00254261/8b48g0blq9ut/wish/114428867 2016-06-12 21:53:16 UTC https://padlet.com/h00254261/8b48g0blq9ut/wish/114428867 Refrences h00254261 https://padlet.com/h00254261/8b48g0blq9ut/wish/114432264 BBC - Languages - Languages. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/european_languages/countries/france.shtml
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]]> 2016-06-12 23:25:44 UTC https://padlet.com/h00254261/8b48g0blq9ut/wish/114432264 * France has free press * All newspapers are not influenced by any political parties. * France media mainly aims for its domestic viewers in the country and domestic viewers in their overseas territories. h00254261 https://padlet.com/h00254261/8b48g0blq9ut/wish/115165216 2016-06-21 15:50:35 UTC https://padlet.com/h00254261/8b48g0blq9ut/wish/115165216 * France geographic features are mostly plain with not much of low hills and mountains. * France is the second largest country in Europe. * From the south France shares borders with Spain. * East of France are Switzerland, Germany and Italy. * North of France is where Belgium located. h00254261 https://padlet.com/h00254261/8b48g0blq9ut/wish/115165402 2016-06-21 15:52:59 UTC https://padlet.com/h00254261/8b48g0blq9ut/wish/115165402        According to the recorded statistics in 2014 France population was around 66 million. ·         Approximately third of the population are between 25-54 years old, fifth of the population are under 14 years old and another fifth are over the age of 65. h00254261 https://padlet.com/h00254261/8b48g0blq9ut/wish/115165916 2016-06-21 15:59:27 UTC https://padlet.com/h00254261/8b48g0blq9ut/wish/115165916 The main spoken language is French followed by German, Flemish then Italian. h00254261 https://padlet.com/h00254261/8b48g0blq9ut/wish/115165970 2016-06-21 16:00:15 UTC https://padlet.com/h00254261/8b48g0blq9ut/wish/115165970 France has a very powerful Economy, agriculture plays a large role in France economy.  France produce potatoes, sugar and wheat beside other products .Also, France is one of the lead countries in producing wine. Other than agriculture, France is considered one of the leading countries in industrial products and tourism h00254261 https://padlet.com/h00254261/8b48g0blq9ut/wish/115166077 2016-06-21 16:01:33 UTC https://padlet.com/h00254261/8b48g0blq9ut/wish/115166077      There are 45 TV Stations in France, there are 11 main radio stations in France besides the local and private ones. FM radio stations includes 3500 channels. A total of 58 million internet users in France. Technology is very advanced in France, even in the early days the French were always ahead of theirs peers when it came to technology. Anyhow, the French research mainly focuses on Transportation, Energy and sustainable development. h00254261 https://padlet.com/h00254261/8b48g0blq9ut/wish/115166227 2016-06-21 16:04:14 UTC https://padlet.com/h00254261/8b48g0blq9ut/wish/115166227 *The French government enforces certain limits on public and private broadcasters. The reasons behind enforcing such regulations are protecting the French identity and the diversity of culture.  *Some of the regulations consists of limiting the amount of advertising, protecting young viewers from inappropriate material and pluralism (approaching an event or an idea presented from different point of views). In France the media control is shared between the government and private owners, for example, commercial companies. h00254261 https://padlet.com/h00254261/8b48g0blq9ut/wish/115166372 2016-06-21 16:07:00 UTC https://padlet.com/h00254261/8b48g0blq9ut/wish/115166372 *Public broadcasters own a share of %40 in television, the rest of the share is owned by private broadcasters and industrial groups.  *TF1 channel was owned by a public broadcaster then it was privatized by a group called Bouyges. Also other examples of private channels such as M6 and CanalSatellite. h00254261 https://padlet.com/h00254261/8b48g0blq9ut/wish/115166602 2016-06-21 16:10:12 UTC https://padlet.com/h00254261/8b48g0blq9ut/wish/115166602 * The flow of information in French media is very open given the diversity of the country as long as the information presented are not harming in anyway the French identity or it is not presenting anything that is inappropriate for the young viewers. * As of a perspective matter, there are many perspectives in French media given that one of the reasons media is regulated in France is to protect the cultural diversity. * With diversity different owners come along which means different ideas, backgrounds and opinions in each matter presented. * Also, knowing that France ensures pluralism in its media proves that there are not only one point of view/perspective in French media. * The main factor that affects media freedom in France are the regulations enforced by the state. h00254261 https://padlet.com/h00254261/8b48g0blq9ut/wish/115166933 2016-06-21 16:13:46 UTC https://padlet.com/h00254261/8b48g0blq9ut/wish/115166933