For July 14, 2023, TV and radio stations celebrate diversity with spots dedicated to the theme "Nous sommes la France" ("We are France").

Published on 14 July 2023

  • Social cohesion
  • Television
  • Radio
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Every year, television and radio stations produce and show messages on their airwaves as of July 14th and for a week to promote the diversity of French society and social cohesion.

This July 14, 2023 marks the eleventh edition of the "Nous sommes la France" campaign, launched at the instigation of Arcom and relayed at prime time by TV channels and radio stations.

Arcom is mandated by law to enforce a fair epresentation of French society in the audiovisual media. The Authority's mission is to ensure "[...] that the diversity of French society is represented in the programs of audiovisuel communication services, and that this representation is free from prejudice."

Each year, Arcom reports to Parliament on the actions of television and radio service editors in terms of the epresentation of French society and the fight agains discrimination, as well as the actions it has taken.

Arcom published its report on the epresentation of French society in the audiovisual media on Thursday July 13. Find below the main findings of the report.

Key findings of Arcom's 2023 report

femmes dans les médias

Perceived origin

People perceived as "non-white" were represented on television to the tune of 15% in 2022 (versus 14% in 2021). Their presence on all-news channels is still particularly low (9%).

Symbole d'égalité entre les femmes et les hommes.

Representation of women

The proportion of women expressing themselves on-screen has barely increased over the years (39% of those perceived as expressing themselves on-screen). Their proportion is higher on the historical channels (42%).

Une femme pratiquante de skate en fauteuil roulant.

Representation of disability

For the first time ever, the representation of people with disabilities reached the symbolic 1% mark, a minor increase compared to the number of people with disabilities in France. Disabled people are mostly represented in drama (71%).

Audiovisuel. Famille.

Representation by age

The underrepresentation of older and younger people persists in 2022: the over-65s represent 6% of the indexed population, even though they constitute the largest age segment in France (21%). Youngersters account for only 10% (24% of the French population).

Report 2023 on the epresentation of French society in the audiovisual media

Browse and download the latest Arcom report.

Audio and video messages shown on television and radio stations

The list of TV channels and radios that have shown a video or audio message:

Groupe Altice (BFM TV ; RMC Story ; BFM Régions ; RMC Sport ; BFM Business ; RMC Découverte)

France Télévisions

L'Equipe

France Médias Monde

TF1

NRJ12 and Chérie25

M6

M6 Jeunesse

Canal +

Radio FG

Les Indes Radio

Skyrock

Sud Radio

NRJ

Radio France

Groupe M6 and RTL