Bouygues false death: an internal note of the AFP reveals … – Liberation

“ A second error of a comparable order in the next few weeks would be fatal. ” Atmosphere Monday morning to AFP, where the CEO Emmanuel Hoog recalled its teams to order, two days after the announcement of the death of erroneous Martin Bouygues. In an internal memo – Libération has procured – broadcast its journalists following the drafting morning conference, the agency returns to the sequence that led to broadcast a dispatch based on “ a source as small as the mayor of a nearby town instead of the supposed death of the industrial “

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The note reveals that “ writing in Central Head ” and “ editor-in Head France were not associated with the decision to disseminate information, nor the Department of Information . ” In sum, “ too few people were in the loop ,” noted Michele Léridon, director of information of the agency, Emmanuel Hoog reaffirming her otherwise “ confidence “

The note also details the sequence of events:” S amedi early in the afternoon, a reporter general information reported a current rumor in town La Roche-Mabile the death of Martin Bouygues, which has a house. The source is a family connection of the journalist and it is clear that while this is a rumor. “

First,” Chief Editor France gets under way the services concerned: the office of Rennes (La Roche-Mabile is located in the west of France), politics (because of political friendships Mr. Bouygues) and eco are requested, but not [office] corporation (which could usefully examine TF1) nor the leaders of Rennes Office . “

Then” in Rennes, the duty journalist asked firefighters confirm he got well be dead Saturday morning in La Roche-Mabile. Asked about Martin Bouygues, the doctor of the emergency services responded that “it’s not that name” . ” The same journalist then seeks “ to contact the mayor of La Roche-Mabile. Without success. He then contacts the mayor of the neighboring town, Saint-Denis-sur-Sarthon, who chairs the urban community. He specifically asked if he could confirm the death of Martin Bouygues. “Yes, I can confirm that,” he replies. Some other of his remarks included in the canceled copy. The reporter then asked the chief editor France whether to give information and gets the nod . “

The mayor of Saint-Denis-sur-Sarthon in effect explained he “confirmed to [AFP] that Mr. Martin had died,” believed to be asked about a man other than Martin Bouygues.

The information is immediately picked up by many media, including Libération before the denial of TF1 and the amending of AFP. Will there sanctions? “In this case, there has been a lot of rain, not enough collective work. Management will act with determination, without haste, “ said Michèle Léridon, cited in note.

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