Philippe Karsenty

Philippe Karsenty
Born 25 June 1966
Issy-les-Moulineaux
Residence Paris, France
Nationality French
Occupation Media analyst, founder of the watchdog, Media-Ratings, deputy mayor of Neuilly-sur-Seine
Known for Became known when he was sued by France 2 for saying they had broadcast a hoax about the shooting of Muhammad al_Durrah.
Website
http://www.m-r.fr/

Philippe Karsenty (born 25 June 1966 in Issy-les-Moulineaux, Hauts-de-Seine) is a French media analyst and the founder of Media-Ratings, which monitors the media in France for bias.

Karsenty came to public attention internationally in 2004, when he was sued for libel by the French television network, France 2, after accusing the network of having broadcast staged footage of the reported killing of a 12-year-old Palestinian boy, Muhammad al-Durrah, during a gun battle in the Gaza Strip in 2000.[1] France 2 won its case in October 2006, [2] but the judgment was overturned by the Paris Court of Appeal in May 2008, with France 2 refusing to release the full footage taken by their stringer on the day.[3] France 2 has appealed the decision to the Cour de cassation, France's highest court.[4] Subsequently, Karsenty won a case against Canal+, a French pay television channel, which broadcast a documentary film defending Enderlin's report. Karsenty said the documentary had defamed him while ignoring the facts of the case.[5]

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Early life and career

Karsenty was born into a family of Jewish immigrants from North Africa. When he was in his 20s, he set up a share-trading company on the Paris Bourse, and continued to work as a broker until 1997. In 1996, he set up a business consultancy, and in 2002, he ran for parliament on a center-right ticket, losing to Nicolas Sarkozy.[1] In 2008, he was elected a deputy mayor of Neuilly-sur-Seine.[6]

He intends to stand as a dissident right-wing candidate, against the candidate endorsed by Sarkozy's Union for a Popular Movement, in the Eighth constituency for French residents overseas (which includes French residents in Israel, as well as in Italy, Turkey, Greece and several other countries) for the 2012 legislative election.[7]

Notes

  1. ^ a b Schwartz, Adi. In the footsteps of the al-Dura controversy, Haaretz, November 8, 2007.
  2. ^ Durand-Souffland, Stéphane. "France 2 blanchie pour l'image choc de l'intifada". Le Figaro, October 20, 2006.
  3. ^ "Al-Durra case revisited", Wall Street Journal Europe, May 28, 2008.
  4. ^ "Reportage sur la mort d'un enfant palestinien: Charles Enderlin débouté en appel", Libération, May 21, 2008.
  5. ^ Lalande, Julien. "Canal+ et l'agence Tac Presse condamnés pour diffamation", Pure médias, June 11, 2010, accessed January 21, 2011.
  6. ^ "La Mairie", Neuilly-sur-Seine local council, accessed January 22, 2010.
  7. ^ "Combat sans merci à droite pour le vote des Français d'Israël", Rue 89, June 23, 2011

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