The New Watchdogs (2012)
- Released
- Runtime 1h 40m
- Director Gilles Balbastre
- Genres Documentary
- Rating 7.4/10 (53 votes)
Synopsis
In 1932, the writer Paul Nizan published "The New Watchdogs" to denounce the philosophers and writers of his time who, sheltering behind intellectual neutrality, imposed themselves as true watchdogs of the established order. Today the watchdogs are journalists, editors, and media experts who've openly become market evangelists and guardians of the social order. In a sardonic manner, "The New Watchdogs" denounces this press that, claiming to be independent, objective and pluralist, makes out it is a democratic force of opposition. With forcefulness and precision, the film puts its finger on the increasing danger of information produced by the major industrial groups of the Paris Stock Exchange and perverted into merchandise.
Cast
- Renaud Lambert as Self
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Nicolas Sarkozy
as Self
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Laurent Joffrin
as Self
- Arnaud Lagardère as Self
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Alain Duhamel
as Self
- Michel Naudy as Self
- Frédéric Lordon as Self
- Jean Gadrey as Self
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David Pujadas
as Self
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Alain Minc
as Self
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Jacques Chirac
as Self
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Arlette Chabot
as Self
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Raphaëlle Bacqué
as Self
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Michèle Cotta
as Self
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Bernard Accoyer
as Self
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Audrey Pulvar
as Self
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Anne Sinclair
as Self
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Christine Ockrent
as Self
Crew
- Gilles Balbastre Director
- Yannick Kergoat Director
- Anne-Marie Marsaguet Producer
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Jacques Kirsner
Producer
- Serge Halimi Writer
- Pierre Rimbert Writer
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