Two French journalists detained in Togo on visa charges after filming near restricted zone

Questions about this coverage

How did the left and right cover Two French journalists detained in Togo on visa charges after filming…?

Of the 6 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 83% are rated left, 0% are rated centre, 17% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 8. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.

Is Two French journalists detained in Togo on visa charges after filming… left or right?

Too few of the outlets on this story carry a published leaning rating to say. 6 of them do, and this site does not characterise a field under 12: at that size one newsroom filing moves the share by ten points. The percentages above are the count as it stands.

Is the coverage of Two French journalists detained in Togo on visa charges after filming… biased?

Two French journalists detained in Togo on visa charges after filming near restricted zone is one event reported by 8 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.

Which side is not reporting Two French journalists detained in Togo on visa charges after filming…?

When we first saw this story, outlets rated right had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.

Which outlets covered Two French journalists detained in Togo on visa charges after filming…?

8 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.

Why were the two French journalists arrested in Togo?

The journalists were arrested on 27 July while filming in northern Togo for France 5’s 'Les routes de l’impossible'. Togolese authorities charged them with 'false statements' regarding their visas. Their production company claims they unknowingly entered a restricted zone near Kara and that their permits were valid.

What charges do the journalists face?

The journalists face charges of 'false statements' related to their visas, according to the Togolese authorities. Their production company insists their visas and filming permits were in order. The French foreign ministry confirmed they are subject to a judicial investigation.

Which outlets reported on the journalists’ health?

Libération’s digest reported that the condition of Sebastian Perez-Pezzani is 'worrying', according to his family. Le Figaro’s digest, the only right-rated report, quoted the production company saying one journalist is sick, though it did not specify the illness.

Did any centre-rated outlet cover this story?

No centre-rated outlet ran this story. The reports were published by left-rated and right-rated outlets, as well as two unrated ones. The absence of centre-rated coverage is noted in the omissions section.