Asked about the possibility, for a journalist, of ending a live broadcast when the conditions for a genuine exchange are no longer met, Richard Place answered in the affirmative.
The interview was nonetheless described as very complicated. An interview, Richard Place explained, rests on rules: interviewers and a person who agrees to answer the questions.
Richard Place recalled the obligation to keep democratic debate alive and to allow all political parties to speak on air.
All opinions must be able to be heard on franceinfo, he maintained, but one must still be willing to play by the rules of the interview.
In this segment, the newsroom considers that it was unable to hear enough substance, the exchange having unfolded in a way it had not imagined.
After the broadcast, listeners wanted to know why franceinfo had given the floor to Sarah Knafo.
He reaffirmed that all political positions must be able to be expressed, and are expressed, on air.
The interview was part of the 8:30 a.m. slot, during which the newsroom questions political representatives from all sides.
According to the newsroom, the journalists sought that morning to ask questions and do their job, as they do every day. He states that this obligation is exercised under the oversight of Arcom, without contravening the law, according to franceinfo.