Démocratie, résistance, antifascisme : Edwy Plenel sans filtre

·1 hr 18 min·5 clips

Edwy Plenel describes Mediapart as a small fish facing big sharks in a polluted media sea.

The episode is an interview with Edwy Plenel, founder of Mediapart, conducted by the host of Les podcasts du Média. Plenel begins by framing Mediapart as a small independent outlet facing large media conglomerates in a polluted ecosystem. He recounts his 50-year journalistic career, starting in engaged press and transitioning to a radically democratic commitment to factual truth. Plenel details Mediapart's operational culture, emphasizing collective decision-making, open editorial conferences, and the importance of bringing unknown information to subscribers. He cites the outlet's coverage of sexual violence via the MeToo movement as a key example of rigorous, sensitive investigative work. The discussion turns to economic sustainability, with Plenel explaining the Fonds pour une Presse Libre, which sanctuarizes Mediapart's capital and supports other independent media. He stresses public trust through transparency and participatory engagement. Plenel then promotes his book 'La démocratie n'est pas l'élection,' arguing democracy encompasses an ecosystem of limits, separated powers, and societal self-organization beyond mere voting. He critiques French presidential absolutism from Mitterrand to Macron. The conversation explores the ethics of political violence, referencing the ANC's self-criticism and the need for an emancipatory ethic. Plenel analyzes the French far-right's roots in Vichy collaboration and Mitterrand's concealment of this history. He defends Mediapart's independence against calumnies like CIA accusations and critiques campist thinking that simplistically divides the world into good and evil camps. Plenel recounts a personal anecdote about Jean-Luc Mélenchon questioning his criticism of Mitterrand, illustrating his consistent anti-presidentialist stance. The episode concludes with lighter questions about cultural recommendations, including musicians Colette Magny and Jacques Coursil.

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