And Laurent Guimier concludes:

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The pandemic proved to be an incubator of pre-existing trends in the profession. The French people's disinterest in the media gave way to a visceral demand for information. But the answers were not necessarily there. For the first time, journalists were no longer just witnesses but victims and just as unprepared as the public for this pandemic. An extraordinary context that helped bring them closer together.
“The pandemic has permanently changed the relationship between journalists and their audience. This proximity is positive, it is up to us to make it last over time.”

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