The New Watchdogs
Les nouveaux chiens de garde
Watch the new watchdogs soap2day. 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.
- Genre: Documentary
- Country: France
- Director: Gilles Balbastre
- Cast: Renaud Lambert, Nicolas Sarkozy, Laurent Joffrin, Arnaud Lagardère, Alain Duhamel, Michel Naudy, Frédéric Lordon, Jean Gadrey, David Pujadas, Alain Minc, Jacques Chirac, Arlette Chabot, Raphaëlle Bacqué, Michèle Cotta, Bernard Accoyer, Audrey Pulvar, Anne Sinclair, Christine Ockrent, François Bayrou, Claire Chazal, Michel Drucker,
